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MLA Citation Guide
Introduction
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)
Book(one author)
Johnson, Charles Richard. Middle Passage. New York: Atheneum, 1990. Parenthetical:
Book(two or three authors)
Leakey, Mary D. and Louis S. B. Leakey. Some String Figures from North East Angola. Lisboa: Museu do Dundo, 1949. Parenthetical:
Book(corporate author
Batelle Institute. Land Use: West Central Ohio, Dayton Power and Light Company. Columbus: Battelle Institute, 1960. Parenthetical:
Books(anthology)
McNally, John, ed. Humor Me: An Anthology of Humor by Writers of Color. Iowa City: U of Iowa P, 2002. Parenthetical:
Bookswork in an anthology
James, Henry. "The Friends of the Friends." The Norton Book of Ghost Stories. Ed. Brad Leithauser. New York: Norton, 1994. 40-60. Parenthetical:
Journal Article(one author)
Myerson, Joel. "A Calendar of Transcendental Club Meetings." American Literature 44 (1972): 197-207. Parenthetical:
Journal Article(two authors)
Brown, Cecelia M., and Lina Ortega. "Information-seeking Behavior of Physical Science Librarians: Research and Practice." College & Research Libraries 66 (2005): 231-247. Parenthetical:
Magazine Article
Cook, Mariana. "Cousin Kay." Victoria. Nov. 2001: 27-28. Parenthetical:
Newspaper Article
Johnston, David Cay. "Got Game? Got Old Game?" New York Times 11 July 2003, late ed., F1+. Parenthetical:
Encyclopedia Article
"Magna Carta." The New Encyclopedia Britannica. 15th ed. 1998. Parenthetical:
Review
Barth, Melissa E. Rev. of The Summons, by John Grisham. Magill Book Reviews 1 Nov. 2002: 221. Parenthetical:
Electronic Journal Article
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:
Item from a Library Database
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:
Thesis or Dissertation(digital)
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:
Electronic Book
Hartog, Hendrick. Man and Wife in America: A History. 2002. 27 August 2007 <http://quod.lib.uumich.edu>. Parenthetical:
Web Site
Campbell, Donna. The Edith Wharton Society. 5 Aug. 2003. Gonzaga University. 27 Aug. 2007 <http://guweb2.gonzaga.edu/faculty/campbell/wharton/indexa.html>. Parenthetical:
Television Program
"Popularity of Fur on Rise Again." Narr. Virginia Cha. Sunday Today. NBC. WNBC, New York. 9 Feb. 2003. Parenthetical:
Sound Recording (CD)
Copland, Aaron. Long Time Ago: American Songs. Saint Paul Chamber Orch. Cond. Hugh Wolff. Teldec, 1994. Parenthetical:
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