MLA FORMAT
Bibliographies come in many different styles for different subject areas. One of the most-used bibliographic styles is that of the Modern Language Association (MLA).
Book Sources
Gibaldi, Joseph. MLA Style Manual and Guide to Scholarly Publishing, 2nd edition. New York: Modern Language Association of America, 1998. [DANA REF DESK PN 147 .G444 1998]Gibaldi, Joseph. MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers, 6th edition. New York: MLA, 2003. [DANA REF LB2369.G53 2003].
Web Sources
- MLA Formatting and Style Guide (Purdue University Online Writing Laboratory)
- Based on the print MLA Style Manual and Guide to Scholarly Publishing, 2nd edition [Dana Reference Desk #276] and the MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers, 6th edition.
[http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/557/01/]
- dianahacker.com (Website to accompany Bedford St. Martin's guides)
- Excellent, clear information about MLA style.
[http://www.dianahacker.com/resdoc/p04_c08_o.html]
- Frequently Asked Questions about MLA Style
- Up-to-date information from the Modern Language Association itself.
[http://www.mla.org/style_faq]
- MLA Citation Style
- Color-coded MLA guide from Long Island University.
[http://www.liu.edu/cwis/cwp/library/workshop/citmla.htm]
- Cite Source - MLA Style
- MLA guide from Trinity College in Hartford, CT.
[http://citesource.trincoll.edu/mla/index.html]
Examples
Book
Hinton, Alexander Laban, ed. Biocultural Approaches to the Emotions.
Cambridge and New York: Cambridge University Press, 1999.
Work from a Library Subscription Service (Online Journal Article)
Hartmann, Douglas, and Gerteis, Joseph. "Dealing with Diversity: Mapping
Multiculturalism in Sociological Terms." Sociological Theory
23 (2005): 218-240. Academic Search Premier. Ebsco Information
Services. Rutgers University Libraries, Newark, NJ. 30 Jun. 2005
<http://search.epnet.com>.
Article from a Scholarly Journal (Print)
Watson, James D., and Crick, Francis H.C. "A Structure for Deoxyribose
Nucleic Acid." Nature 171 (1953): 737-38.
Article from Newspaper
Watkins, Paul. "A Promise of Redemption: A Memoir by a Young Lawyer, the
Son of a White American Mother and a Black Kenyan Father." New York Times
6 Aug. 1995: BR 17. ProQuest Historical Newspapers: The New York Times.
ProQuest. Rutgers University Libraries, Newark, NJ. 20 Jun. 2006
<http://proquest.umi.com>.
Scholarly Project on the Web
Literary Resources on the Net. Ed. Jack Lynch. 15 Jun. 2004. Rutgers
University. 29 Jun. 2005 <http://andromeda.rutgers.edu/~jlynch/Lit/>.