Bibliography Examples (MLA Style)
The purpose of a bibliography is to give credit to an author and to help the reader find the material that was used in the report. Begin each entry flush with the left margin; if an entry runs more than one line, indent the subsequent line or lines one-half inch (or five spaces) from the left margin.
Alphabetize entries by author's last name, or if none, by first significant word in title.
Book with One Author AuthorLastname, AuthorFirstname. Book Title. Publication City: Publishing Company, Year Published. Maculay, David. The New Way Things Work. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1998. Professional Website (if no author is listed, begin with page title) AuthorLastname, AuthorFirstname. Page Title. Date Published or revised if known. Organization associated with the site (if given). <URL>. Taylor, Jennifer. Ancient Greek Civilizations. 1999. eMuseum Minnesota State University Mankato. <http://emuseum.mankato.msus.edu/prehistory/aegean/>. |
Encyclopedia Article (if no author is listed, begin with article title) AuthorLastname, AuthorFirstname. "Article Title." Encyclopedia Name. Year Published ed. Weishampel, David B. "Dinosaur." The World Book Encyclopedia. 2000 ed. Encyclopedia Article from the Internet (if no author is listed, begin with article title) AuthorLastname, AuthorFirstname. "Article Title." Encyclopedia Name. Date Published (if known). <URL>. Beasley, Maurine H . "Roosevelt, Eleanor ." World Book Online Resource Center. <http://www.worldbookonline.com>. |
Newspaper Article (if no author is listed, begin with article title) AuthorLastname, AuthorFirstname. "Article Title." Newspaper Name Date Month Year: section and page(s). Kavanaugh, Jennifer. "Drawing Pictures of the Future." Palo Alto Weekly 6 Dec. 2000: 7. Magazine or Newspaper Article from the Internet (if no author is listed, begin with article title) AuthorLastname, AuthorFirstname. "Article Title." Newspaper or Magazine Title Date Published. <URL>. Tedeschi, Bob. "Pet Supplies Find Sales on Internet." New York Times on the Web 28 Oct. 2002. <http://www.nytimes.com/2002/10/28/technology/28ECOM.html>. |
Image, Photo, Map or Graphic from the Internet Description or title of image. [Online image] Available http://address/filename, Date. Two beluga whales. [Online image] Available http://www.seaworld.org/beluga_whales/beluga_col.gif, January 5, 2000. |