This guide is based on the MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers, 6th ed. (Modern Language Society, 2003).

Works Cited items are listed alphabetically at the end of the research paper. Parenthetical references are for items referred to in the body of the paper.

For additional examples, please refer to the MLA Handbook available in the Reference collections in Ackermen Library, Law Library, Sullivant Library, and other Ohio State University Libraries. (LB 2369 G53 2003)

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Bibliography:

Johnson, Charles Richard. Middle Passage. New York: 
	Atheneum, 1990.

Parenthetical:

(Johnson 176)

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Bibliography:

Leakey, Mary D. and Louis S. B. Leakey. Some String Figures from
	North East Angola. Lisboa: Museu do Dundo, 1949.

Parenthetical:

(Leakey and Leakey 92)

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Bibliography:

Batelle Institute. Land Use: West Central Ohio,
	Dayton Power and Light Company. Columbus:
	Battelle Institute, 1960.

Parenthetical:

(Battelle 78)

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Bibliography:

McNally, John, ed. Humor Me: An Anthology of Humor
	by Writers of Color. Iowa City: U of Iowa P, 
	2002.

Parenthetical:

(McNally xv)

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Bibliography:

James, Henry. "The Friends of the Friends." The Norton
	Book of Ghost Stories. Ed. Brad Leithauser. New 
	York: Norton, 1994. 40-60.

Parenthetical:

(James 47)

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Bibliography:

Myerson, Joel. "A Calendar of Transcendental Club Meetings." 
	American Literature 44 (1972): 197-207.

Parenthetical:

(Myerson 199)

[For articles and other items located using an online database, use the citation style under Item from a Library Database below.]

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Bibliography:

Brown, Cecelia M., and Lina Ortega. "Information-seeking
	Behavior of Physical Science Librarians: Research and
	Practice." College & Research Libraries 66 
	(2005): 231-247.

Parenthetical:

(Brown and Ortega 237)

[For articles and other items located using an online database, use the citation style under Item from a Library Database below.]

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Bibliography:

Cook, Mariana. "Cousin Kay." Victoria. Nov. 
	2001: 27-28.

Parenthetical:

(Cook 28)

[For articles and other items located using an online database, use the citation style under Item from a Library Database below.]

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Bibliography:

Johnston, David Cay. "Got Game? Got Old Game?" New
	York Times 11 July 2003, late ed., F1+.

Parenthetical:

(Johnston F1)

[For articles and other items located using an online database, use the citation style under Item from a Library Database below.]

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Work Cited:

"Magna Carta." The New Encyclopedia Britannica. 15th ed. 
	1998.

Parenthetical:

("Magna Carta" 521)

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Bibliography:

Barth, Melissa E. Rev. of The Summons, by John Grisham. 
	Magill Book Reviews 1 Nov. 2002: 221. 

Parenthetical:

(Barth 221)

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Bibliography

Scott, Jonathan. "Advanced, Repressed, and Popular:
	Langston Hughes During the Cold War." College
	Literature 33, no. 2 (Spring 2006): 
	27 August 2007. <http://web.ebscohost.com/>. 

Parenthetical:

(Scott)

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Bibliography:

Clark, Zsuzsanna. "From Saturday-Night Poetry to Big 
	Brother." New Statesman 132 (21 July 2003): 
	32. Academic Search Complete. EBSCOHost. 
	Ohio State University Libraries, Columbus. OH 
	27 Aug. 2007 <http://search.ebscohost.com>. 

Parenthetical:

(Clark)

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Bibliography:

Ryals, Douglas Wesley. Renaissance Speculation 
	Shakespeare and the Prehistory of Liberalis.
	Diss. University of California, Irvine, 2006. Proquest
	Digital Dissertations. Proquest. The Ohio State
	University LIbraries, Columbus, OH. 27 Aug. 2007
	<http://www.proquest.com/>. 

Parenthetical:

(Ryals 251)

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Bibliography:

Hartog, Hendrick. Man and Wife in America: A History.  
	2002. 27 August 2007 <http://quod.lib.uumich.edu>. 

Parenthetical:

(Hartog 2002)

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Bibliography:

Campbell, Donna. The Edith Wharton Society. 5 Aug.
	2003. Gonzaga University. 27 Aug. 2007 
	<http://guweb2.gonzaga.edu/faculty/campbell/wharton/indexa.html>.

Parenthetical:

(Edith)

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Bibliography:

"Popularity of Fur on Rise Again." Narr. Virginia Cha. 
	Sunday Today. NBC. WNBC, New York. 9 Feb. 
	2003.

Parenthetical:

("Popularity of Fur")

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Bibliography:

Copland, Aaron. Long Time Ago: American Songs.  
	Saint Paul Chamber Orch. Cond. Hugh Wolff.  
	Teldec, 1994.

Parenthetical:

(Copland)

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