LA CITATIONS QUICK GUIDE

BOOK / BOOK WITH AN EDITOR:For most books, arrange the information into three units, each followed by a period andone space: (1) the author's name; (2) the title and subtitle, underlined or italicized; and(3) the place of publication, publisher, and the date, and format.

Barker, Clive. Ararat. New York: Harper-Collins, 2002. Print.

Craig, Patricia, ed. The Oxford Book of Travel Stories. Oxford: Oxford UP, 1996. Print.

ANTHOLOGY:

Author. "Selection title." Title of Anthology. Editor. Place of Publication: Publisher,

Year of Publication. Pages. Print.

Desai, Anita. "Scholar and Gypsy." The Oxford Book of Travel Stories. Ed. Patricia

Craig. Oxford: Oxford UP, 1996.251-73. Print.

ENCYCLOPEDIA:

Author (if named). "Article title." Title of encyclopedia. Edition. Year of Publication.

Print.

"Australia." World Book Encyclopedia. 15th ed. 2000. Print.

MULTIVOLUME BOOK:

Author (if signed). "Article title." Title of collection. Editor. Volume. Place of

Publication: Publisher, Year of Publication. Print.

"India." Junior Worldmark Encyclopedia of World Cultures. Ed. Timothy 1.Gall.

Vol. 9. Detroit: UXL, 1999. Print.

For additional MLA citation information:

Hacker, Diane. Documenting Sources in MLA Style: 2009 Update JA Hacker HandbookSupplement. St. Martins: New York, 2009.http://image.mail.bjwpub.comllib/feedl c737d6c03JmJ1IHacker_MLA2009Update.pdj

ELECTRONIC SOURCES

ONLINE DATABASE:

Many databases provide citation options. Citations for sources accessed throughsubscription databases should contain the information for the original source first, thenthe name of the database, italicized; the medium; and the date of access.

Walker, Christopher 0., and Barbara A. Greene. "The relations between student

motivational beliefs and cognitive engagement in high school." The Journal of

Educational Research 102.6 (2009): 463+. Student Resource Center - Gold. Web.

22 Jan. 2010.

Hayes, Carolyn A. "Chapter 3: Inquiring Minds Want. to Know All About Detergent

Enzymes." Exemplary Science in Grades 9-12: Standards-based Success Stories.

2005: 25-32. Student Research Center. Web. 22 Jan. 2010.

WORLD WIDE WEB:

Begin with the name of the author, editor, or corporate author and the title of the shortwork with quotation marks; title of the site, italicized; sponsor of the site; the date ofpublication or last update; the medium ("Web"); and the date of access. The URL is nolonger necessary but it may be required by some instructors

Author or Corporate Author (if available). "Title of Article." Title of Site. Name of

Sponsoring Organization. Date of Publication. Web. Date of Access.

Smith, Sue. "Favorites of the Decades." Jazz in the French Quarter. New

Orleans Jazz Society. 1 July 2003. Web. 22 Jan. 2010.

ONLINE BOOK:

Milton, John. Paradise Lost: Book 1Poetryfoundation.org. Poetry Foundation, 2008.

Web. 22 Jan. 2008.