When filling out this citation form by hand, titles should be underlined where indicated.  

When citations are typed, those titles should be italicized.

MLA 7 Style

Book with 1 author

_________, _________. ___________________________________________________________________.

Last Name, First Name.                                   Title of Book Underlined (or italicized when typed).

            _______________________: _____________________________, _____________. Print.

            Place of Publication:                  Publisher,                                           Year of Publication. Format.

Example:

Last, First. Title of the Book I Used. City, State: Publisher, 1900. Print.

 

 

MLA 7 Style

Book with 2 or 3 authors

____________, ____________, _____________  _____________, _____________  ____________.

Last Name, First Name of First Author, 2nd Author’s and 3rd Author's Names in Normal Order.

______________________________________________. ________________: ______________, ________. Print.

Title of Book Underlined.                                              Place of Publication:      Publisher,         Year of Publication. Format.

Example:

Last, First, First2 Last 2, and First 3 Last3. Title of the Book I Used. City, State: Publisher, 1900. Print.

 

 

MLA 7 Style

Book with more than 3 authors

_________, _________, et al. ________________________________________________________________.

Last Name, First Name of First Author, et al.    Title of Book Underlined.

________________: _________________________, ________. Print.

Place of Publication:                  Publisher,            Year of Publication. Format.

Example:

Last, First, et al. Title of the Book I Used. City, State: Publisher, 1900. Print.

 

 

MLA 7 Style

Book with Corporate Author

____________________________. __________________________________________________________.

Organization Name.                              Title of Book Underlined.

________________: __________________________, ________. Print.

Place of Publication:                  Publisher,              Year of Publication.  Format.

 

 

Example:

Organization Name. Title of the Book I Used. City, State: Publisher, 1900. Print.

 

 

MLA 7 Style

Book with no author

_____________________________________________. ______________________:

          Title of Book Underlined.                                                  Place of Publication:

_____________________________, ________. Print.

Publisher,                                  Year of Publication.   Format.

Example:

Title of the Book I Used. City, State: Publisher, 1900. Print.

 

 

MLA 7 Style

Encyclopedia

____________, ______________. "________________________________." ________________________________.

Last Name,      First Name (if given).       "Title of Article in Quotation Marks.”        Title of an Edited Anthology Underlined.

___________ ed. ____. Print.

# of edition ed.     Year.  Format.         

Example:

Last, First. "Title of the Article I Used." Title of the Encyclopedia I Used. 1st ed. 2010. Print.

MLA 7 Style

Newspaper From an Online Database

______________, ________________. "_____________________________________________________________."

Last Name,                  First Name.                              "Title of Specific Article."

__________________________________________________________ _____ ______ ________: _____. 

Name of Publication Page is a Part Of (underlined)                                          Day    Mon.     Year of Posting: Page Number.

_______________________ Web. ____ _____ ______. <http://____________________________________ ____________________________>.

 Database Name (underlined). Format.  Day Mon. Year You Accessed the Site.                         <http://www.URL.com>.

Example:

Last, First. "Title of the Article." Name of the Periodical the Article Came From. 01 Oct. 2006: A1. Database Name. Web. 02 Feb. 2007. <http://www.URL.com>.

 

MLA 7 Style

Interview Conducted by the Researcher

_________________, _______________. __________________________________. _____ ____________ ________.

Last Name,                  First Name.                  Type of Interview (personal, telephone, email etc.)        Day Month       Year.   

Example:

Last, First. Personal Interview. 02 Mar. 2007.

 

MLA 7 Style

Journal Article

________ ___________. "_______________________________________________________________."

Last Name, First Name.                       “Title of Journal Article in Quotation Marks.”

_________________________________________________________ _____.______ (______): ________. Print.

Title of Professional Journal underlined                                                              Vol. Issue # (Year):      page #s.  Format.

Example:

Last, First. "Title of the Journal Article I’m Going to Use." Title of Professional Journal. 3.12 (1900): 130-156.

MLA 7 Style

Magazine or newspaper

__________, __________. "____________________________________________________."

Last Name,      First Name.                  “Title of Newspaper or Magazine Article.”

_____________________________________________. ______ ______ ______: _________. Print.

Title of Magazine or Newspaper Underlined.                             Day    Month   Year:    page #s.     Format.

 

Example:

Last, First. "Title of the Article I’m Going to Use." Title of the Newspaper or Magazine. 01 Nov. 2006: 12-15. Print.

 

MLA 7 Style

Online Newspaper or Magazine, not from a database

____________,  _______________. "________________________________________________________________."

Last Name,      First Name.                              "Title of Web Article." 

_________________________________________________________. _________________ ____ ______ _________. Web.

Title of Online Newspaper or Magazine the Page is a Part Of (underlined)  Web Publisher/Sponsor, Day Mon. Year of Posting/Revision. Format. 

 ____ ______ _________.  <http://__________________________________________________________________________________>.

Day Month Year You Accessed the Site                       <http://www.URL.com>.

     

Example:

Last, First. "Title of the Online Article I Used." Name of Online Magazine or Newspaper. Web Sponsor, 04 May 2006. Web. 25 Mar. 2007. <http://www.URL.com>.

 

MLA 7 Style

Online Journal Article

________ ___________. "_______________________________________________________________."

Last Name, First Name.                       “Title of Journal Article in Quotation Marks.”

_________________________________________________________ _____.______ (______): ________. Web.

Title of Publication the Page Is Part of underlined                                               Vol.Issue # (Year):       page #s.    Format.

___________________________________________________________________. ____ ______ _________.

Name of institution/organization affiliated (if any).                                               Day Month Year You Accessed the Site

<http://__________________________________________________________________________________>.

                                   <http://www.URL.com>.

Example:

Last, First. "Title of Journal Article." Name of Journal. 3.3 (2000): 232-323. Web. Name of Institution Affiliated. 23 July 2006. <http://www.URL.com>.

 

MLA 7 Style

Web Page

________ _________. "________________________________________." _____________________________________.

Author(s) Last, First if Given.                Name of Web Page.                                Title of Website Underlined.  

__________________________________. _____ ____ _______. Web. ____ ______ _________.

Name of organization affiliated (if any).      Day Month Year of Posting. Format. Day Month Year You Accessed the Site.

<http://____________________________________________________________________________________>.

<electronic address or URL>.

Example:

Last, First. "Name of Web Page." Title of Website. Name of Institution Affiliated. 16 Jan. 2005. Web. 11 Aug. 2006. <http://www.URL.com>.

 

MLA 7 Style

Pamphlet

_________, _________. ___________________________________________________________________.

Last Name, First Name.                                   Title of Pamphlet Underlined.

            _______________________: _____________________________, _____________. Print.

            Place of Publication:                  Publisher,                                         Year of Publication. Format.

Example:

Last, First. Title of Pamphlet. New York, NY: Publisher, 2002. Print.

 

MLA 7 Style

Television or Radio Program

"_______________________________________________________." _____________________________________

"Title of Episode or Segment."                                                                       Title of Program or Series(underlined).

___________________________: ________________________________. ____ ______ _________. ________

                  Name of Network                    Call Letters/City of Local Station.        Day Mon. Year of Broadcast. Format (Television, Radio)

Example:

"Title of Episode or Statement." Title of Program. Name of Network: WQUO, Albany, 01 Aug. 2006. Television.

MLA 7 Style

A Film or Video Recording

_______________________________________________.  Dir. ___________________________________________.

Title (Underlined).                                                                     Dir. Director.               

___________________________________, ______________. __________________.

Distributor.                                           Year of Release.     Format (DVD, Videocassette, Film).

Example:

Some Really Great Movie. Dir. John Smith. MGM Studios, 2004. DVD.