MLA Style Guide High School Students
MLA Style Guide For High School StudentsBy Eric P. GarciaUpdated October 28, 2010 (11:13 a.m.)This guide was created for the uses and is intended for high school students. This MLA Style Guide has been slightly modified from the MLA Handbook7th ed. For further research, please view the MLA Handbook 7th ed. Students needing further assistance please contact your Teacher, Librarian Teacher.Book/sOne AuthorTwo AuthorsThree AuthorsFour or More AuthorsAuthor(s) with Illustrator(s)Page 2Page 3Page 4Page 5Page 6Literature Resource CenterLiterary CriticismPage 15ArticlesPage 16BiographiesPage 17Electronic ResourcesAuthor/s and Editor/sWith Author/s and Editor/sPage 7Edited BookOne EditorTwo EditorsThree EditorsFour or More EditorsPage 8Page 9Page 10Page 11YouTubeWebsite (example 1)Website (example 2)Website (example 3)DictionaryPage 18Page 19Page 20Page21Page 22(online from L.A. Public Library)Encyclopedia BritannicaPage23(print)Encyclopaedia BritannicaPage 24(online from Oviatt Library)Journal Articles inan Online Database(Electronic/Online)One AuthorGeneral InformationPage 12(ex.: General OneFile)Two AuthorsPage 13(ex.: Academic Search Elite)Three Authors(ex.: ProQuest Newspapers)Page 14Created and maintained byEric P. Garcia, MLIS, MSLibrarian, CSUNQuestions or comments may be sent to:eric.garcia@csun.eduFor help with APA Citation,contact your instructor or librarianfor assistance.
BookOne Author [MLA Handbook: 5.5.1 & 5.5.2]
BookTwo Authors [MLA Handbook: 5.5.1 & 5.5.4]
BookThree Authors [MLA Handbook: 5.5.1 & 5.5.4]
Book[MLA Handbook: 5.5.1 & 5.5.4]Note: if there are 4 authors or more, you may name only the first and add et al. or give all names in full.
BookAuthor/s with Illustrator/s [MLA Handbook: 5.5.12]
Author/s and Editor/sWith Author/s and Editor/s [MLA Handbook: 5.5.6]
Edited BookOne Editor [MLA Handbook: 5.5.3 and 5.5.4]
Edited BookTwo Editors [MLA Handbook: 5.5.3 and 5.5.4]
Edited BookThree Editors [MLA Handbook: 5.5.3, 5.5.4 and 5.5.13]
Edited BookFor or More Editors [MLA Handbook: 5.5.3 and 5.5.4]Example 1Example 2*Note: if more than three authors, you may name only the first and add et al. or give all names in full.
Edited BookFor or More Editors [MLA Handbook: 5.6.4]Example 1
Journal Articles in an Online DatabaseFor or More Editors [MLA Handbook: 5.6.4]Example 1
Journal Articles in an Online Databases[MLA Handbook: 5.6.4]Three Authors:Authors: Charisse Jones, Henry Chu and Nancy RayArticle Title: Effects of Academic Coaching on Elementary and Secondary SchoolStudentsPublication Title: Journal of Educational ResearchVolume: n/aIssue and/or Number: n/aYear of Publication: May 5, 1991Page(s): A1Medium of Publication: WebDatabase Used: Proquest NewspapersDate Retrieved (viewed): 22 June 2009MLA Example:Jones, Charisse, Henry Chu and Nancy Ray. "Watts Show Diversity for Cinco de Mayo." Los AngelesTime 5 May 1991: A1. Proquest Newspapers. Web. 23 June 2009.
Literature Resource Center[MLA Handbook: 5.6.4]Literary Criticism:Author(s) or Critic(s):Title of Reference Entry:Source:Year of Publication:Page(s):Medium of Publication:Database Used:Date Retrieved (viewed):John MacCunnReligion and PoliticsThe Political Philosophy of Burke1913122-43 (a.k.a. 122-143)WebLiterature Resource CenterAugust 12, 2009MLA Example:MacCunn, John. “Religion and Politics.” The Political Philosophy of Burke. (1913): 122-43. LiteratureResource Center. Web. 12 Aug. 2009.
Literature Resource Center[MLA Handbook: 5.6.4]Articles:Author(s) or Critic(s):Title of Reference Entry:Source:Volume:Issue and/or Number:Year of Publication:Page(s):Medium of Publication:Database Used:Date Retrieved (viewed):Fraser BellThis side of the barricadesQueen’s Quarterly1094Winter 2002519 (also written as: 519-530)WebLiterature Resource CenterAugust 21, 2009MLA Example:Bell, Fraser. “This Side of the Barricades.” Queent’s Quarterly 109.4 (Winter 2002): 519-530.Literature Resource Center. Web. 21 Aug. 2009.
Literature Resource Center[MLA Handbook: 5.6.4]Biographies:Author(s): John A. LentTitle of Reference Entry: Edgar Allan PoeSource: American Magazine Journalists, 1741-1850. Ed. Sam G. Riley.Dictionary of Literary BiographyVolume: 73Issue and/or Number: not givenYear of Publication: 1988Page(s): no pages (n.p.)Reprinted in: Rpt.Medium of Publication: WebDatabase Used: Literature Resource CenterDate Retrieved (viewed): August 21, 2009MLA Example:Lent, John A. “Edgar Allan Poe.” American Journalists, 1741-1850 73 (1988): n.p. Rpt. in Dictionary ofLiterary Biography. Ed. Same G. Riley. Literature Resource Center. Web. 12 Aug. 2009.
Electronic Resource[MLA Handbook: 5.6.2]YouTube:Source*:Title:Web site (italicized):Publisher or Sponsor:Date of published:Medium of publication:Date Viewed:URL:JistaffCharacter Education Success in High SchoolYouTube.comYouTubeNovember 19, 2009WebNovember 19, 2009†No URL is needed.MLA Example:Jstaff. “Character Education Success in High School.” YouTube.com. YouTube, 6 Sept. 2007. Web. 19Nov. 2009.*Source: name of the author, compiler, director, editor, narrator, performer, or translator of the work.‡In YouTube the source is “jistaff.”† The date an electronic resource was retrieved is important if the content you are citing is likely to bechanged or updated.
Electronic Resource[MLA Handbook: 5.6.2]Website (example 1):Title:Web site (italicized):Publisher or Sponsor:Date item waspublished/modified:Medium of publication:Date Viewed:URL:Space ExplorationWikipedia.orgWikipediaNovember 18, 2009WebNovember 19, 2009†No URL is needed.MLA Example:“Space Exploration.” Wikipedia.org. Wikipedia, 18 Nov. 2009. Web. 19 Nov. 2009.
Electronic Resource[MLA Handbook: 5.6.2]Website (example 2):Source*:Title:Web site (italicized):Publisher or Sponsor:Date item waspublished/modified:Medium of publication:Date Viewed:URL:Lydia SaadU.S. Waiting for Race Relations to Improve Under ObamaGallup.comGallupNovember 9, 2009WebNovember 19, 2009†No URL is needed.MLA Example:Saad, Lydia. “U.S. Waiting for Race Relations to Improve Under Obama.” Gallup.com. Gallup, 9 Nov.2009. Web. 19 Nov. 2009.
Electronic Resource[MLA Handbook: 5.6.2]Website (example 3):Title:Web site (italicized):Publisher or Sponsor:Date item waspublished/modified:Medium of publication:Date 2000WebNovember 19, 2009†No URL is needed.MLA Example:“Mathematics.” Lausd.512.ca.us/kids. LAUSDnet, 2000. Web. 19 Nov. 2009.
Electronic Resource[MLA Handbook: 5.5.7 and 5.6.2]Dictionary (online):Title:Entry number*:Web site (italicized):Publisher or Sponsor:Date item waspublished/modified:Medium of publication:Date Viewed:URL:RenaissanceEntry 1Oxford English Dictionary†Oxford English Dictionary2009WebNovember 19, 2009No URL is needed.MLA Example:“Renaissances.” Entry 1. Oxford English Dictionary. Oxford English Dictionary, 2009. Web. 19 Nov.2009.*Citing a specific entry among several for the same word, add Entry and the appropriate designation.†The Oxford English Dictionary was accessed from the Los Angeles Public Library databases page atlapl.org.
Electronic Resource[MLA Handbook: 5.5.7]Encyclopedia (print):Title:Web site (italicized):Publisher or Sponsor:Date item waspublished/modified:Medium of publication:Date Viewed:Major Team and Individual SportsThe New Encyclopaedia BritannicaThe New Encyclopaedia Britannica1998WebNovember 19, 2009†MLA Example:“Major Team and Individual Sports.” The New Encyclopaedia Britannica. 1998. Print.
Electronic Resource[MLA Handbook: 5.6.2]Encyclopedia (online):Title:Web site (italicized):Publisher or Sponsor:Date item waspublished/modified:Medium of publication:Date Viewed:URL:Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (U.S.S.R. or Soviet Union)Encyclopaedia Britannica Online†Britannica Concise Encyclopedia2009WebNovember 28, 2009No URL is needed.MLA Example:“Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.” Encyclopaedia Britannica Online. Britannica ConciseEncyclopedia. 2009. Web. 28 Nov. 2009. http://search.eb.com/ebc/article-9381529†The Encyclopaedia Britannica Online was accessed from the Oviatt Library databases page athttp://library.csun.edu/xerxes/categories/a-z.
Oct 28, 2010 · MLA Style Guide For High School Students By Eric P. Garcia . Updated October 28, 2010 (11:13 a.m.) This guide was created for the uses and is intended for high school students. This MLA Style Guide has been slightly modified from the MLA Handbook 7th ed.
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