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What to put in an MLA citation and where:. Name. 1. Start with the author’s last name. 2. Next type a Comma . 3. Finally, type the author’s first name. Last name , First name . Smith, Jane. Last name , First name . Title/works name . 1. Italicize a major work’s title
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Name 1. Start with the author’s last name. 2. Next type a Comma. 3. Finally, type the author’s first name. Last name, First name.
Smith, Jane. Last name, First name.
Title/works name 1. Italicize a major work’s title 2. Capitalize each main word 3. Period at end Italicize Capitalize Period.
Smith, Jane. Time Used Up. Last , First . Title .
Publication Information for Books • Full name of City then comma • State for U.S. locations or the country for foreign publishers. • Colon then space • Short version of the publisher’s name. • After name type a comma, then give publishing year followed by a period. City, State/Country: Publisher, year.
1. City in full 2. State or country, if not a major city 3. Colon and space New York or Hampton, VA:
Smith, Jane. Time Used Up. New York:
1. Short version of publisher’s name. 2. After name, type a comma. 3. Give publishing year followed by a period. Smith, Jane. Time Used Up. New York: Norton, 2007.
Smith, Jane. Time Used Up. New York: Norton, 2007.
Citation Templates Book: Last, First. Italicized Capitalized Title. City, State/Foreign Country: Publisher, Date of publication. Webpage: Last Name, First Name. "Page Title." Site Title. Publishing Date. Organization/Publisher (if needed). Date Accessed <Link to webpage>.
Works Cited: Glenn, Cheryl, Robert Keith Miller, Suzanne Strobeck Webb, and Loretta Gray. The Writer's Harbrace Handbook. 2nd ed. Boston: Thomson, 2004.