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Find examples for citing your resources using MLA style. These examples represent the most common types of citations. Many more examples are available using the MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers, 6th ed.
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MLA STYLE CITATION EXAMPLES:
Book:
Cooper, Gregory M. and Michael R. King. Predators: Who They Are and How to Stop Them.
Amherst: Prometheus Books, 2007.
Dempsay, Dave. Ruin and Recovery: Michigan's Rise as a Conservation Leader. Ann Arbor: U
of Michigan, 2001.
Hinton, Susan Eloise. The Outsiders. New York: Viking, 1967.
Book: (When author is not given)
The Internship Bible. New York: Random House, 1995.
Encyclopedia:
Barry, Roger D "Amber." The World Book Encyclopedia. 2003 ed.
Korab, Harry Edward. "Beverage Production." The New Encyclopaedia Britannica:
Macropaedia. 15th ed. 2003.
Newspapers:
“Carmaker Idles Plant.” The Detroit News 22 Aug. 2003: 9B.
Douglas, John. “Horror, History Highlights Films at Flint Festival.” The Flint Journal 10 Sept.
2003: C4+.
Magazines and Journals:
“FUBU: Urban Clothes for Now People.” Time 23 Aug. 2003: 76
Maiorana, Andrew. “Exercise Training, Vascular Function, and Functional Capacity in Middle-Aged
Subjects.” Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise 33 (2001): 2022-28.
Scaggs, A. “Chris Cornell: Bob Dylan's first album is like punk rock.” Rolling Stone July 28, 2005:
28.
Electronic Databases: Magazines, Newspapers and Journals
(General Reference Center Gold, OCLC FirstSearch, Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center, etc.)
Armstrong, Julie Cantwell. “Delphi Urges Suppliers to Open Plants in Flint.” Automotive News 28
Apr. 2003: 42+. General Reference Center Gold. Thomson Gale. Mott Comm. College Lib.,
Flint, MI. 12 Aug. 2003 <http://web3.infotrac.galegroup.com/>.
Bartholet, Elizabeth. "Adoption Should Be Encouraged." Opposing Viewpoints: Adoption. Ed.
Roman Espejo. San Diego: Greenhaven Press, 2002. Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center.
Thomson Gale. Mott Comm. College Lib., Flint, MI. 1 Sept. 2003 <http://find.galegroup.com/ovrc/>.
Ratso, Larry. “The Forests of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula.” The Environmentalist Aug. 2003: 76-
98. Wilson Select Plus. OCLC FirstSearch. Mott Comm. College Lib., Flint, MI. 2 Sept.
2003 <http://newfirstsearch.oclc.org/>.
Zanzinger, William D. “Identity Theft Is Among Fastest Growing White-Collar Crimes, FBI Says.”
Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News 12 Aug. 2003: K2602. GeneralReference Center
Gold. Thomson Gale. Mott Comm. College Lib., Flint, MI. 2 Sept. 2003
<http://web3.infotrac.galegroup.com/>.
Websites:
The City of Flint. 2003. The City of Flint, Michigan. 12 Sept. 2003 <http://www.ci.flint.mi.us/>.
"Pop Culture Lures Audience into Museums." Foxnews.com. 2003. Fox News Channel.
27 Aug. 2003 <http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,93267,00.html/>.
"This Day in World War II History: March 1." History Channel.com. 2003. History
Channel. 2 Sept. 2003 <http://historychannel.com/>.
Prepared by members of the
Mott Library staff, January 2008.