1) A
Bibliography is a list of all texts consulted during the process of research. A
Works Cited is a list of all works quoted in the essay. Each entry in a
Bibliography or Works Cited is called a “citation.”
2) Since
a Bibliography stands alone, it needs the traditional MLA header. The Works
Cited page does not need a header, and it should be stapled after the last page
of your essay. Even if you have room to include your Works Cited on your last page, the Works Cited
should be its own page. Yes, it’s a waste of paper. Sorry.
3) Works
Cited or Bibliography is centered at the top of the page. It is not
highlighted, underlined, or quoted.
4) Works
are listed alphabetically by the first word in the citation, which is usually
the author’s last name. Numbers are alphabetized before letters.
5) Work
is formatted with a hanging indent.
6) Works
Cited and Bibliography pages are double-spaced. Do not put an empty line /
extra return between entries.
7) Beware
of using citation makers. Be sure to check any citations you’ve imported from a
citation maker for accuracy.
8) For
sources from a database, omit the Location but include the Date of Access. From
sources from the general web, include both Location and Date of Access.
Generic Format:
- Author.
|
Last name, First name.
Last name, First name,
and First name Last name (for 2 authors).
|
- Title
of source.
|
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- Title of container,
|
If the source is the container, italicize and follow
with a period.
|
- Other
contributors,
|
|
- Version,
|
|
- Number,
|
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- Publisher,
|
Websites do not require a
publisher.
|
- Publication
date,
|
Use the most recent date
for books. Look for a byline or a copyright on websites.
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- Location.
|
URL for websites; page
numbers for essays.
|
- Date
of Access. (for websites)
|
Accessed on Day Mon.
Year.
|
Required Information
for The Language of Composition:
- Author.
|
|
- Title
of source.
|
|
- Title of container,
|
The
Language of Composition
|
- Other
contributors,
|
edited by Renee H. Shea,
Lawrences Scanlo, and Robin Dissin Aufses
|
- Version,
|
2nd ed.
|
- Number,
|
|
- Publisher,
|
Bedford / St. Martin’s
|
- Publication
date,
|
2013
|
- Location.
|
|
Oates,
Joyce Carol. “The Cruelest Sport.” The
Language of Composition, edited by Renee H. Shea, Lawrence Scanlon, and
Robin Dissin Aufses, 2nd ed., Bedford / St. Martin’s, 2013, pp.
622-31.
Required Information
for 50 Essays, 3rd Edition
- Author.
|
|
- Title
of source.
|
|
- Title
of container,
|
50 Essays:
A Portable Anthology
|
- Other
contributors,
|
edited by Samuel Cohen
|
- Version,
|
3rd ed.
|
- Number,
|
|
- Publisher,
|
Bedford / St. Martin’s
|
- Publication
date,
|
2011
|
- Location.
|
|
Required Information
for 50 Essays, 2nd Edition
- Author.
|
|
- Title
of source.
|
|
- Title
of container,
|
50 Essays:
A Portable Anthology
|
- Other
contributors,
|
edited by Samuel Cohen
|
- Version,
|
2nd ed.
|
- Number,
|
|
- Publisher,
|
Bedford / St. Martin’s
|
- Publication
date,
|
2007
|
- Location.
|
|
Required Information
for 50 Essays, 1st Edition
- Author.
|
|
- Title
of source.
|
|
- Title
of container,
|
50 Essays:
A Portable Anthology
|
- Other
contributors,
|
edited by Samuel Cohen
|
- Version,
|
1st ed.
|
- Number,
|
|
- Publisher,
|
Bedford / St. Martin’s
|
- Publication
date,
|
2004
|
- Location.
|
|
Required Information for
The Prentice Hall Reader:
- Author.
|
|
- Title
of source.
|
|
- Title
of container,
|
The
Prentice Hall Reader
|
- Other
contributors,
|
edited by George Miller
|
- Version,
|
8th ed.
|
- Number,
|
|
- Publisher,
|
Pearson Education
|
- Publication
date,
|
2007
|
- Location.
|
|
Required Information
for 100 Great Essays:
- Author.
|
|
- Title
of source.
|
|
- Title
of container,
|
100 Great
Essays
|
- Other
contributors,
|
edited by Robert DiYanni
|
- Version,
|
3rd ed.
|
- Number,
|
|
- Publisher,
|
Pearson Longman
|
- Publication
date,
|
2008
|
- Location.
|
|
Required Information
for Short Takes: Model Essays for
Composition.
- Author.
|
|
- Title
of source.
|
|
- Title
of container,
|
Short
Takes: Model Essays for Composition
|
- Other
contributors,
|
edited by Elizabeth
Penfield
|
- Version,
|
|
- Number,
|
|
- Publisher,
|
Pearson Longman
|
- Publication
date,
|
2007
|
- Location.
|
|
Texts we’ve read so
far:
1)
Me Talk Pretty One Day, by David Sedaris, 50 Essays, 2nd Edition
2)
Just Walk on By: Black Men and Public Space, by Brent
Staples, 50 Essays, 3rd
Edition
4)
Shooting an Elephant, by George Orwell, 50 Essays, 2nd Edition
5)
Why Don’t We Complain?, by William F. Buckley, Jr., 50 Essays, 2nd Edition
Here’s how Buckley’s name should
look: Buckley, William F., Jr.
8)
Good Night, and
Good Luck
12) The Crucible, by Arthur Miller
