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MLA Works Cited Formatting Guide

Learn how to create a Works Cited list in MLA format with proper indentation, font size, and organization. Includes examples for books and web pages.

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MLA Works Cited Formatting Guide

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  1. MLA Format How to create your Works Cited list…

  2. Works Cited Set Up • Title “Works Cited” is centered • Typed, size 12 font (Times New Roman or Calibri) • 1 inch left & right margins • Double-spaced • Resources listed alphabetically • Each entry should have hanging indents if it goes over one line • Article titles in quotations/ book & magazines in italics

  3. What is a hanging indent? • A hanging indent is when the second and every subsequent line is indented. (For example, this bullet has a hanging indent). Hanging indent

  4. MLA: Book entry Set up: Last name author, first name author. Title (in italics). Place of publication: Publisher, year published. Format.

  5. MLA: Book entry • Example: Smith, Jean Edwards. FDR. New York, NY: Random House, 2007. Print.

  6. MLA: Web page entry • Set up: Author Last, First (if available). "Title of the work if it is part of a larger work." Title of the Overall Web Site. Publisher or sponsor of the site. Date of publication. Format. Date accessed. <Web address>.

  7. MLA: Web page entry • Example: "Cancer Survivor Provides Free Health Care for Uninsured." CNN.com. Cable News Network. 21 Aug. 2009. Web. 21 Aug. 2009. <http://www.cnn.com/entry18463>.

  8. MLA: Reference Book or Edited Collection (Print) • Set up: Author Last, First. “Title of Article.” Title of Book. Editor. Volume. City of Publication: Publisher, Year. Pages used. Format.

  9. MLA: Reference Book or Edited Collection (Print) • Example: Bewley, Marius. “The True Heir of the American Dream.” Readings on The Great Gatsby. Ed. Katie de Koster. San Diego: Greenhaven, 1998. 96-103. Print.

  10. MLA: Picture Citation Artist’s last name, first name. Title of artwork. Year. Name of institution/private collection housing artwork. Title of database or website. Publisher/sponsor of database or website. Medium consulted. Date of access. <URL (optional)>.

  11. Picture Citation Example Riguard, Hyacinthe. Louis XIV. c. 1701. Louvre Museum. Wikipedia.org. Wikimedia Foundation. Web. 25 March 2013.

  12. Helpful websites • These websites may help you, but remember to check that your setup is correct. • http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/01/ • http://secondary.oslis.org/resources/cm/mlacitationss • http://www2.estrellamountain.edu/library/mla.htm • http://www.andyspinks.com/mla • http://elmo.academyart.edu/referencehelp/mla_citation_guide.html#digimage

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