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Books

This list shows most of the possible components of a book entry and the order in which I would like them arranged. Not all components are appropriate for every source.

Type of Citation Sample Citation
Book by a Single Author Kaku, Michio. Hyperspace: A Scientific Odyssey through Parallel Universes, Time Warps, and the Tenth Dimension. New York: Oxford, 1994.
Book by Two or More Authors Jakobson, Roman, & Linda R. Waugh. The Sound Shape of Language. Bloomington, IN: Indiana University Press, 1979.
Book by a Corporate or Government Author American Medical Association. The American Medical Association Encyclopedia of Medicine. New York: Random House, 1989.
Book with an Anonymous Author New York Public Library Student's Desk Reference. New York: Prentice Hall, 1993.
Work in an Anthology Allende, Isabel. "Toad's Mouth." A Hammock beneath the Mangoes: Stories from Latin America. Ed. Thomas Colchie. New York: Anchor Doubleday, 1994: 83-88.
Article in a Reference Book "Azimuth." Random House Dictionary. 9th ed. New York: Random House, 1984.

Periodicals

This list shows most of the possible components of a periodical entry and the order in which I would like them arranged. Not all components are appropriate for every source.

Type of Citation Sample Citation
Article in a Journal Craner, Paul M. "New Tool for an Ancient Art: The Computer and Music." Computers and the Humanities. 25, 2 (February 1991): 303-13.
Article in a Newspaper Feder, Barnaby. "For Job Seekers, a Toll-Free Gift of Expert Advice." New York Times. (30 December 1993): D1.
Article in a Magazine Bazell, Robert. "Science and Society: Growth Industry." New Republic. (15 March 1993): 13-14.

Electronic Resources

This list shows most of the possible components of an electronic resource entry and the order in which I would like them arranged. Not all components are appropriate for every source.

Type of Citation Sample Citation
CD-ROM "Albatross." The Oxford English Dictionary. 2nd ed. CD-ROM. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1992.

Human Resources

This list shows most of the possible components of a human resource entry and the order in which I would like them arranged. Not all components are appropriate for every source.

Type of Citation Sample Citation
Personal Interview Smith, Jane. Board of Education, City of New York. Personal Interview. 3 May 2000.
Telephone Interview Blough, Joeseph. Chef de Cuisine, Teachers College Cafeteria. Telephone Interview. 12 June 2001.
Email Elert, Glenn. Electronic Mail. 31 July 1998.

Internet Resources

This list shows most of the possible components of an Internet resource entry and the order in which I would like them arranged. Not all components are appropriate for every source.

Type of Citation Sample Citation
Webpage: Author but no Affiliation Elert, Glenn. The SAT: Aptitude or Demographics. 5 May 1992.
Webpage: Affiliation but no Author Element 112 Discovered at GSI. Gesellschaft für Schwerionenforschung (GSI), 9 February 1996.
Webpage: Author & Affiliation Ryan, Nancy. Voltage through an Electric Chair. The Physics Factbook, 1996.

Adapted from MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers. 4th ed. New York: Modern Language Association of America, 1995.

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