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Helpful Information
MLA entries are double spaced. If an entry runs more than one line, indent the next line(s) five spaces (MLA p. 145)
If information asked for (author, editor, etc.) is not available, leave it out and begin with the next item needed.
Books With Author (MLA pp. 147-54)
Author's last name, first name. Title of Book. City of publication: Publisher, year.
Webb, George E. The Evolution Controversy in America. Lexington: U of Kentucky P, 1994.Books With Two or More Authors (MLA pp. 147-56)
First author's last name, first name, and second author's name in regular order. Title of Book. City of publication: Publisher, year.
Polk, Milbry, and Mary Tiegreen. Women of Discovery. New York: Potter, 2001.
Note: For more than 3 authors, see MLA p. 154-55 for the 2 options
Books With an Editor Instead of an Author (MLA pp. 152-53)
Editor's last name, first name, ed. Title of Book. City of publication: Publisher, year.
Agre, Philip E., ed. Technology and Privacy: The New Landscape. Cambridge: MIT, 1997.
Chapter or Article from a Collection of Essays, Poems or Stories (MLA pp. 158-60)
Author's last name, first name. "Title of Essay, Chapter or Article." Title of Book. Ed. Editor's name. Edition ed. Vol. Volume number. City of publication: Publisher, year. page number(s).
Haddam, Jane. "Welfare Should be Expanded." Welfare: Opposing Viewpoints. Ed. Charles P. Cozic and Paul A. Winters. San Diego: Greenhaven, 1997. 29-34.
Author’s last name, first name. “Title of Entry.” Title of Book. Edition information. Year.
Brodsky, Arthur F. "Telegraph." The World Book Encyclopedia. 1995.
"Noon." The Oxford English Dictionary. 2nd ed. 1989.
Author's last name, first name. "Title of Entry.” Title of Book. Ed. Editor's name. Edition ed. Vol. Volume number. City of publication: Publisher, year. page number(s).
Note: Include page number(s) if entries are not in alphabetical order.Hennessy, Michael. “W. H. Auden.” Critical Survey of Poetry. Ed. Frank N. Magill. Rev. ed. Vol. 1. Pasadena: Salem, 1991. 80-89.
“Large Intestine.” Merriam-Webster’s Medical Desk Dictionary. Rev. ed. Springfield: Merriam-Webster, 2002.
“To His Coy Mistress.” Poetry for Students. Ed. Mary K. Ruby. Vol. 5. Farmington Hills: Gale, 1999. 275-83.
Previously Published Scholarly Article in a Collection of Essays or Articles (MLA p. 160)
Author’s last name, first name. “Title of Essay or Article.” Name and publication information about book or journal where article was originally published. Rpt. in Title of Book. Ed. Editor’s name. Edition ed. Vol. Volume number. City of Publication: Publisher, year. Page numbers.
Hussman, Frederick. “William Carlos Williams: Imagery, Rhythm, Form.” The Sewanee Review 55.4 (1947): 675-90. Rpt. in Poetry for Students. Ed. Drew Kalasky. Vol. 7. Detroit: Gale, 2002. 351-55.
Morgan, Lawrence E. “The Marriage Group.” Dreiser and His Fiction: A Twentieth Century Quest. U of Penn., 1983. 113-25. Rpt. in Short Story Criticism. Ed. Anna J. Sheets. Vol. 30. Detroit: Gale, 1999. 142-47.
Note: For information on how to site an article from a journal, see the section on Articles (paper) below.
Journal Article (paper) (MLA pp. 180-85)
Author's last name, first name. "Title of Article." Title of Journal Volume number.issue number (year): page number(s).
Johnson, Gabriel N. "Treatment of Liver Cancer." The New England Journal of Medicine 339.14 (1998): 974-84.
Magazine or Newspaper Article (paper) (MLA pp. 185-88)
Author's last name, first name. "Title of Article." Title of Magazine or Newspaper Day Month Year of article: page number(s).
Beschloss, Michael R. "Eavesdropping at the Highest Levels." Newsweek 5 Oct. 1998: 40.
Davenport, Jim. "Good Drivers to Pay More." The State 26 Oct. 1998: 1A+.
Articles, Books, Pamphlets and other Material from Library’s Electronic Databases
Note: Grouped alphabetically by company that puts out databaseBook or Periodical Article from a Database (MLA pp. 229-30)
Author’s last name, first name. “Title of Essay or Article.” Name and publication information of book or periodical. Database Name. Database Vendor Name. Name of library or library system. Day Month Year of access <URL of database homepage if known>.
Note: For specific examples of SCC Library’s electronic databases, see next page.
Credo Reference: Reference Book Article (MLA pp. 229-30)
Author's last name, first name. "Article Title." Book Title. Edition info. City of Publication: Publisher, year. Page #(s). CredoReference. CredoReference. Spartanburg Community Coll. Lib. Day Month Year of access <URL>.
"Red." Dictionary of Literary Symbols. 2003. CredoReference. CredoReference. Spartanburg Community Coll. Lib. 15 Aug. 2007 <http:// www.xreferplus.com>.
EBSCO Database Journal Article (MLA pp. 229-230, pp. 180-85)
Author’s last name, first name. "Title of Article." Name of Journal Volume number.issue number (year): page number(s). Database Name. EBSCO. Spartanburg Community Coll. Lib. Day Month Year of access <URL>.
Reebs, Stephan. "Neptune’s Farms." Natural History 116.6 (2007): 16. Academic Search Premier. EBSCO. Spartanburg Community Coll. Lib. 15 Aug. 2007 <http://search.ebscohost.com>.
Note: SCC Library’s EBSCO databases are Academic Search Premier, MagillonLiterature Plus, Business Source Premier, Regional Business News, CINAHL, MEDLINE, ERIC, MLA International Biography, Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition, Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection, Primary Search, Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia, EBSCO Animals, MAS Ultra, Military and Government Collection, and Computer Source.
EBSCO Database Magazine or Newspaper Article (MLA pp. 229-230, pp. 185-88)
Author’s last name, first name. "Title of Article." Name of Magazine or Newspaper Day Month Year of article: page number(s). Database Name. EBSCO. Spartanburg Community Coll. Lib. Day Month Year of access <URL>.
Mary, Henry. "Both the Cows and the Cheeses are a Bit Sassy Here." 24 Mar. 2004: 11. Academic Search Premier. EBSCO. Spartanburg Community Coll. Lib. 22 July 2003 <http://search.ebscohost.com>.
Note: SCC Library’s EBSCO databases are Academic Search Premier, MagillOnLiterature Plus, Business Source Premier, Regional Business News, CINAHL, MEDLINE, ERIC, MLA International Biography, Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition, Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection, Primary Search, Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia , EBSCO Animals, MAS Ultra Military and Government Collection, and Computer Source.
EBSCO: MagillOnLiterature Book Article (MLA pp. 229-30)
Author's Last Name, First Name. "Title of Article." Title of Book. Edition info. City of Publication: Publisher, year. MagillOnLiterature Plus. EBSCO. Spartanburg Community Coll. Lib. Day Month Year of access <URL>.
Grallman, Robert Edward, Jr. "Wilfred Owen." Critical Survey of Poetry. Rev. ed. Salem, 1992. MagillOnLiterature Plus. EBSCO. Spartanburg Community Coll. Lib. 18 July 2002 <http://search.ebscohost.com>.
Encyclopaedia Britannica Online (MLA pp. 229-30)
"Title of Article." Encyclopaedia Britannica Online. Year. Encyclopaedia Britannica. Spartanburg Community Coll. Lib. Day Month Year of access <URL>.
"Gregor Mendel." Encyclopaedia Britannica Online. 2004. Encyclopaedia Britannica. Spartanburg Community Coll. Lib. 8 Feb. 2004 <http://search.eb.com>.
FACTS.com: Issues and Controversies and Today’s Science (MLA pp. 229-30)
"Title of Article." Name of Database. Day Month Year of article. Facts.com. Facts on File News Services. Spartanburg Community Coll. Lib. Day Month Year of access <URL>.
"Update: Campaign Finance Reform." Issues and Controversies on File. 12 Nov. 1999. Facts.com. Facts on File News Services. Spartanburg Community Coll. Lib. 2 Feb. 2001 <http://www.2facts.com>.
Note: The two FACTS.com databases are Issues and Controversies and Today’s Science.
Gale Database Journal Article (MLA pp. 229-30, pp. 180-85)
Author’s last name, first name. "Title of Article." Name of Journal Volume number.issue number (year): page number(s). Name of Database. Gale. Spartanburg Community Coll. Lib. Day Month Year of access <URL>.
Goodwin, Jonathan. "Wallace’s 'Infinite Jest'." The Explicator 61.2 (2003): 122-24. General OneFile. Gale. Spartanburg Community Coll. Lib. 15 July 2007 <http://infotrac.galegroup.com>.
Note: SCC Library’s Gale databases are Academic OneFile, General OneFile, Custom Newspapers, General Reference Center, Expanded Academic, Health Reference Center Academic, General Business File, History Resource Center, Health and Wellness Resource Center, LegalTrac, Biography Resource Center, Kid's InfoBits, Junior Edition, Student Edition, Scribner Writers Series, Business and Company Resource Center, Gale Virtual Reference Library and Literature Resource Center.
Gale Database Magazine or Newspaper Article (MLA pp. 229-230, pp. 185-88)
Author’s last name, first name. "Title of Article." Name of Magazine or Newspaper Day Month Year of article: page number(s). Name of Database. Gale. Spartanburg Community Coll. Lib. Day Month Year of access <URL>.
Duffy, Michael and Viveca Novak. "Has Starr Gone Too Far?" Time 7 July 1997: 26. InfoTrac OneFile. Gale. Spartanburg Community Coll. Lib. 22 July 2003 <http://infotrac.galegroup.com>.
Romeo, Peter. “Pizza Delivery Boom Lures New Players.” Nation’s Restaurant News 6 May 1987: F2- . InfoTrac OneFile. Gale. Spartanburg Community Coll. Lib. 10 Jan. 2005 <http://infotrac.galegroup.com>.
Note: SCC Library’s Gale databases are Academic OneFile, General OneFile, Custom Newspapers, General Reference Center, Expanded Academic, Health Reference Center Academic, General Business File , History Resource Center, Health and Wellness Resource Center, LegalTrac, Biography Resource Center, Kid's InfoBits, Junior Edition, Student Edition, Scribner Writers Series, Business and Company Resource Center, Gale Virtual Reference Library and Literature Resource Center.
Gale: Book Article (MLA pp. 229-30, pp. 174)
Author’s last name, first name. “Title of Article.” Title of Book. Ed. Editor's name. Edition ed. Vol. Volume number. City of publication: Publisher, year. page number(s). Database Name. Gale. Spartanburg Community Coll. Lib. Day Month Year of access <URL>.
“Shirley Ceasar.” Almanac of Famous People. 7th ed. Gale, 2000. Biography Resource Center. Gale. Spartanburg Community Coll. Lib. 22 July 2003 <http://infotrac.galegroup.com>.
Note: SCC Library’s Gale databases are Academic OneFile, General OneFile, Custom Newspapers, General Reference Center, Expanded Academic ASAP, Health Reference Center Academic, General Business File ASAP, History Resource Center, Health and Wellness Resource Center, LegalTrac, Biography Resource Center, Kid's InfoBits, Junior Edition, Student Edition, Scribner Writers Series, Business and Company Resource Center, Gale Virtual Reference Library and Literature Resource Center.
Gale: Literature Resource Center Journal Article (MLA pp. 229-30)
Author's Last Name, First Name. "Title of Article." Title of Journal Volume number.issue number (year): page number(s). Literature Resource Center. Gale. Spartanburg Community Coll. Lib. Day month year of access <URL>.
Woodcock, George. "The Plots of Life: The Realism of Alice Munro." Queen's Quarterly 93.2 (1986): 235-50. Literature Resource Center. Gale. Spartanburg Community Coll. Lib. 28 Mar. 2006 <http:// infotrac.galegroup.com>.
Gale: Literature Resource Center Book Article (MLA pp. 229-30)
Author's last name, first name. "Title of Article." Title of Book. Ed. Editor's name. Edition ed. Vol. Volume number. City of Publication: Publisher, year. Page number(s). Literature Resource Center. Gale. Spartanburg Community Coll. Lib. Day Month Year of access <URL>.
Wiloch, Denise. "Maya Angelou: Overview." Reference Guide to American Literature. Ed. Jim Kamp. 3rd ed. St. James, 1994. Literature Resource Center. Gale. Spartanburg Community Coll. Lib. 28 Feb. 2006 <http:// infotrac.galegroup.com>.
Gale: Health Reference Center Academic Pamphlet (MLA pp. 229-30, pp. 174)
Author’s last name, first name. Name of Pamphlet. City of Publication: Publisher, year. Name of Database. Gale. Spartanburg Community Coll. Lib. Day Month Year of access <URL>.
Whelan, Elizabeth M., and Ruth Kava. Health Panel: Beef Benefits American Diet. New York: American Council on Science and Health. 2003. Health Reference Center Academic. Gale. Spartanburg Community Coll. Lib. 22 July 2003 <http://infotrac.galegroup.com>.
Grolier Online (MLA pp. 229-30)
Author’s last name, first name. "Title of Article." Name of Database. Year. Grolier Online. Spartanburg Community Coll. Lib. Day Month Year of access <URL>.
Levine, Louis. "Cloning." Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia. 2004. Grolier Online. Spartanburg Community Coll. Lib. 17 Mar. 2004 <http://gme.grolier.com>.
Note: The three databases in Grolier Online are New Book of Knowledge, Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia, and Encyclopedia Americana.
Hoover’s Online (MLA pp. 229-30)
"Title of Article." Hoover’s Online. Year. Hoover’s. Spartanburg Community Coll. Lib. Day Month Year of access <URL>.
“Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.” Hoover's Online. 2004. Hoover's. Spartanburg Community Coll. Lib. 22 May 2004 <http://premium.hoovers.com/subscribe>.
LexisNexis Academic: Newspaper or Magazine Article (MLA pp. 229-30, pp. 185-88)
Author’s last name, first name. "Title of Article." Name of Magazine or Newspaper Day Month Year of article, edition ed.: page number(s). LexisNexis Academic. LexisNexis. Spartanburg Community Coll. Lib. Day Month Year of access <URL>.
Benzle, Robin. "The Tomato Killer Meets Her Match." New York Times 27 Apr. 2006, late ed.: G6. LexisNexis Academic. LexisNexis. Spartanburg Community Coll. Lib. 30 June 2006 <http://web.lexis-nexis.com/ universe>.
LexisNexis Academic: Law Case (MLA pp. 229-30, pp. 206-207)
Last Name or Company name of 1st plaintiff. v. Last name or company name of 1st defendant. No. number of case. Name of court that decided case. Date of the decision. LexisNexis Academic. LexisNexis. Spartanburg Community Coll. Lib. Day Month Year of access <URL>.
New York Times Co. v. Tasini. No. 00-2001. Supreme Ct. of the US. 25 June 2001.LexisNexis Academic. LexisNexis. Spartanburg Community Coll. Lib. 30 June 2006 <http://web.lexis-nexis.com/universe>.
NetLibrary eBooks (MLA pp. 218-20)
Author's last name, first name. Title of Book. Ed. Name of Editor. City of Publication: Publisher, Year. NetLibrary. OCLC. Spartanburg Community Coll. Lib. Day Month Year of access <URL>.
Shakespeare, William. As You Like It. Champaign: Project Gutenberg. NetLibrary. OCLC. Spartanburg Community Coll. Lib. 2 Nov. 2000 <http://www.netlibrary.com>.
NetLibrary eBooks Chapter or Article from a Collection of Essays, Poems or Stories (MLA pp. 220-21)
Author's last name, first name. "Part of Book." Title of Book. Ed. Name of Editor. City of Publication: Publisher, Year. NetLibrary. OCLC. Spartanburg Community Coll. Lib. Day Month Year of access <URL>.
Hollander, Eric. "Obsessive Compulsive Disorder Diagnosis and Treatment." Obsessive Compulsive
Disorders. New York: Dekker, 1997. NetLibrary. OCLC. Spartanburg Community Coll. Lib. 2 Nov 2000 <http://www.netlibrary.com>.Note: Use quotations for part of book only if specific chapter or section has its own author. See MLA pp. 158-60.
Note: For Forwards or Introductions do not use quotations. See MLA p. 161.ProQuest: Career and Technical Education Magazine or Newspaper Article (MLA pp. 229-30)
Author’s last name, first name. "Title of Article." Name of Magazine or Newspaper Day Month Year of Article: page numbers. Career and Technical Education. ProQuest. Spartanburg Community Coll. Lib. Day Month Year of access <URL>.
Jordan, John M. "Preventive Maintenance Software." Modern Machine Shop Nov. 1998: 182. Career and Technical Education. ProQuest. Spartanburg Community Coll. Lib. 28 Feb. 1999 <http://proquest.umi.com/login>.
Proquest: CultureGrams (MLA pp. 229-30)
"Title of Article." CultureGrams. Year. ProQuest. Spartanburg Community Coll. Lib. Day Month Year of access <URL>.
"China." CultureGrams. 2005. ProQuest. Spartanburg Community Coll. Lib. 2 Mar. 2005 <http://online.culturegrams.com>.
ProQuest: Literature Online Chapter or Article from a Collection of Essays, Poems or Stories (MLA pp. 229-30)
Author's last name, first name. "Title of Poem, Story or Article." Title of Book. City of publication: Publisher, year. page number(s). Literature Online. ProQuest. Spartanburg Community Coll. Lib. Day Month Year of access <URL>.
Bhatt, Sujata. "The Fish Hat." Monkey Shadows. Carcanet, 1991. Literature Online. ProQuest. Spartanburg Community Coll. Lib. 2 Mar. 2005 <http://lion.chadwyck.com>.
ProQuest: Literature Online Journal Article (MLA pp. 229-30)
Author’s Last Name, First Name. "Title of Article." Title of Journal Volume number.issue number (year): Page Number(s). Literature Online. ProQuest. Spartanburg Community Coll. Lib. Day Month Year of access <URL>.
Thompson, Corey Evan. "Updike’s 'A&P'." Explicator 59.4 (2001):215-16. Literature Online. ProQuest. Spartanburg Community Coll. Lib. 30 Jan. 2002 <http://proquest.umi.com/login>.
SIRS Magazine or Newspaper Article (MLA pp. 229-30)
Author’s last name, first name. "Title of Article." Title of Magazine or Newspaper Day Month Year of article: page numbers. Name of Database. ProQuest. Spartanburg Community Coll. Lib. Day Month Year of access <URL>.
Spake, Amanda. "Adoption Gridlock." U.S. News & World Report 22 June 1998: 30. SIRS Knowledge Source. ProQuest. Spartanburg Community Coll. Lib. 2 Mar. 1999 <http://sks.sirs.com>.
Note: The two databases in SIRS are SIRS Knowledge Source and SIRS Discoverer.
Document or Article from an Internet Site (MLA pp. 207-16)
Author’s last name, first name. “Title of Document.” Title of Internet Site. Ed. Editor of project. Day Month Year of Source. Name of sponsoring institution. Day Month Year of access <internet address>.
Note: If the internet address is extremely long, give the address of the site’s main page.“Burundi: Attacks on Civilians Growing.” Human Rights Watch. 28 Feb. 2003. Human Rights Watch. 1 July 2003 <http://www.hrw.org >.
“Japan-A Country Study.” Federal Research Divisions: Country Studies. 24 Mar. 2003. Library of Congress. 1 July 2003 <http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/cshome.html#toc>.
Entire Internet Site (MLA pp. 216-18)
Title of Internet Site. Ed. Editor of project. Day Month Year of Source. Name of sponsoring institution. Day Month Year of access <internet address of site’s main page>.
ExxonMobil. 2001. Exxon Mobil Corporation. 10 Jan 2005 <http://www.exxonmobil.com>.
Person's last name, first name. Type of interview. Day month year of interview.
Smith, David. Personal interview. 24 Oct. 1998.
Note: Examples of types of interviews are “E-mail interview,” “Telephone interview” or “Personal interview.”Movie Shown in Theatre (MLA pp. 198-99)
Title of Movie. Dir. Director's Name. Perf. Performers’ Names. Distributor, Year of Release.
Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers. Dir. Peter Jackson. Perf. Elijah Woods, Sean Austin, and Ian McKellen. New Line Production, 2002.
Movie on VHS or DVD (MLA pp. 198-99)
Star Wars. Dir. George Lucas. Perf. Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, and Alec Guiness. 1977. Videocassette. Fox, 1992.
Note: Other mediums such as “DVD” can substitute for “Videocassette.”Author’s last name, first name. "Title of Work." Title of the CD. CD-ROM. Edition (if given). City of publication: Publisher, year.
Armitage, Allan M. “Dianthus.” Allan M. Armitage’s Photo-Library of Herbaceous Plants on CD-ROM. CD-ROM. Locust Valley: PlantAmerica, 1998.
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