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Homework Help MLA Footnote Guide
Homework Help MLA Footnote Guide
MLA Footnote Guide
Works Cited or a Bibliography at the end of your paper lets people know where you found your information and allows you to give credit to ideas and quotations you've used in your work. Be sure to check with your teacher/instructor as to which Style Guide to follow.
MLA Handbook
This guide is based on the 7th edition of the MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers (New York: Modern Language Association of America, 2009). The examples below are from the MLA Style Guide by McMaster University Library and are used with permission.
Citing Print Sources
Format:
Author (Last name, First name). Title. Place: Publisher, Date. Print.
Book
Magnusson, Lynne. Shakespeare's Social Dialogue. Cambridge: Cambridge UP, 1999. Print.
Book With 2 Or 3 Authors
Walton, Priscilla and Manina Jones. Title. Place: Publisher, Date. Print.
Book With An Editor
Natoli, Joseph, ed. Title. Place: Publisher, Date. Print.
Essay Or Chapter In A Book
Bewley, Marius. "The True Heir of the American Dream." Readings on the Great Gatsby. Ed. Katie Koster. San Diego: Greenhaven, 1998. 1-20. Print.
Signed Article Daily Newspaper
Christie, James. "All-Star Game Marries Glitz and Ghosts." Globe and Mail [Toronto] 5 Feb 2000: S1+. Print.
Government Publications:
Canada. Library of Parliament, Research Branch. Homelessness in Canada. Ottawa: Library of Parliament, Research Branch, 1989. Print.
This guide is based on the 7th edition of the MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers (New York: Modern Language Association of America, 2009). The examples below are from the MLA Style Guide by McMaster University Library and are used with permission.Citing Print Sources
Format:
Author (Last name, First name). Title. Place: Publisher, Date. Print.
Book
Magnusson, Lynne. Shakespeare's Social Dialogue. Cambridge: Cambridge UP, 1999. Print.
Book With 2 Or 3 Authors
Walton, Priscilla and Manina Jones. Title. Place: Publisher, Date. Print.
Book With An Editor
Natoli, Joseph, ed. Title. Place: Publisher, Date. Print.
Essay Or Chapter In A Book
Bewley, Marius. "The True Heir of the American Dream." Readings on the Great Gatsby. Ed. Katie Koster. San Diego: Greenhaven, 1998. 1-20. Print.
Signed Article Daily Newspaper
Christie, James. "All-Star Game Marries Glitz and Ghosts." Globe and Mail [Toronto] 5 Feb 2000: S1+. Print.
Government Publications:
Canada. Library of Parliament, Research Branch. Homelessness in Canada. Ottawa: Library of Parliament, Research Branch, 1989. Print.
Citing Electronic Sources
Format:
Author (if given). "Title of document or page in website" (if given). Title of Site. Version or edition used (if given). Publisher or sponsor of site (if not given, use N.p.), Date of publication or date of latest update (if not given use n.d.). Web. Date of access.
Website
Rubio, Mary. "Montgomery, Lucy Maud." The Canadian Encyclopedia. Historica Foundation of Canada, 2005. Web. 13 July 2005.
Article from Online Database (accessed through library website, print version may be available)
Greene, Ellen. "Refiguring the Feminine Voice: Catullus Translating Sappho." Arethusa 32.1 (1999): 1-18. Project Muse. Web. 5 June 2009.
Online Newspaper:
Stelter, Brian. "A Tearful Winfrey Explains Her Departure." New York Times. New York Times, 20 Nov. 2009. Web. 20 Nov. 2009.
Blogs and Wikis
Byford, Phil. "Networking." Phil Byford's Website. N.p., 26 July 2006. Web. 28 Nov. 2008.
Podcast:
Fink, Sheri. "AIDS in Papua New Guinea." BBC World News: Health/HIV AIDS. BBC, 29 May 2006. Web. 1 Aug. 2006.
Video Weblog Post (YouTube)
"Skateboarding Dog." YouTube. YouTube, 28 June 2007. Web. 2 Feb. 2008.
Citing Other Sources
Interview:
Graaf, Vera. Personal Interview. 19 Dec. 1993.
Television Program
"Swift Kick in the Year End." With Bob Robertson and Linda Cullen. Double Exposure. CBC. Vancouver. 31 Dec. 1995. Television.
Film Or Video Recording:
The Royal Tenenbaums. Dir. Wes Anderson. Buena Vista Pictures, 2001. Film.
Format:
Author (if given). "Title of document or page in website" (if given). Title of Site. Version or edition used (if given). Publisher or sponsor of site (if not given, use N.p.), Date of publication or date of latest update (if not given use n.d.). Web. Date of access.
Website
Rubio, Mary. "Montgomery, Lucy Maud." The Canadian Encyclopedia. Historica Foundation of Canada, 2005. Web. 13 July 2005.
Article from Online Database (accessed through library website, print version may be available)
Greene, Ellen. "Refiguring the Feminine Voice: Catullus Translating Sappho." Arethusa 32.1 (1999): 1-18. Project Muse. Web. 5 June 2009.
Online Newspaper:
Stelter, Brian. "A Tearful Winfrey Explains Her Departure." New York Times. New York Times, 20 Nov. 2009. Web. 20 Nov. 2009.
Blogs and Wikis
Byford, Phil. "Networking." Phil Byford's Website. N.p., 26 July 2006. Web. 28 Nov. 2008.
Podcast:
Fink, Sheri. "AIDS in Papua New Guinea." BBC World News: Health/HIV AIDS. BBC, 29 May 2006. Web. 1 Aug. 2006.
Video Weblog Post (YouTube)
"Skateboarding Dog." YouTube. YouTube, 28 June 2007. Web. 2 Feb. 2008.
Citing Other Sources
Interview:
Graaf, Vera. Personal Interview. 19 Dec. 1993.
Television Program
"Swift Kick in the Year End." With Bob Robertson and Linda Cullen. Double Exposure. CBC. Vancouver. 31 Dec. 1995. Television.
Film Or Video Recording:
The Royal Tenenbaums. Dir. Wes Anderson. Buena Vista Pictures, 2001. Film.
