Sample Bibliography or Works Cited in MLA Style - A Research Guide for Students

Sample Bibliography or Works Cited
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For a sample of the First Page of a List of Works Cited, please see page 293 in:

Gibaldi, Joseph. MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers. 6th ed. New York: MLA, 2003.

See The Mountain Lion by John Garcia for a sample essay including Parenthetical References and Works Cited using MLA style.

Please note: A new edition of the MLA Handbook is now available. MLA citation information in A Research Guide for Students will be updated soon based on the 7th ed.

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Works Cited

2007 Andex Chart. Windsor, ON: Andex Associates, 2007.

Ashoona, Kiawak. Smiling Family. 1966. McMichael Canadian Art Collection, Kleinburg, ON.

"Beginner Tip: Presenting Your Page with Style." Webmaster Tips Newsletter.

July 2000. NetMechanic. 12 May 2007 <http://www.netmechanic.com/>.

Collins, Ronald K.L., and David M. Skover. The Trials of Lenny Bruce: The Fall

and Rise of an American Icon. Naperville, IL: Sourcebooks, 2002.

Continelli, Louise. "A Place for Owls to Heal." Buffalo News 12 Jan. 2003: C2.

"E-Money Slips Quietly into Oblivion." Nikkei Weekly [Tokyo] 22 Jan. 2001: 4.

Gordin, Michael D. "The Science of Vodka." Letter. New Yorker 13 Jan. 2003: 7.

Gorrie, Peter. "Ethanol Is a Red Herring, Not a Green Cure for Fuel." Toronto Star

23 May 2009: W1+.

The Great Wall of China, Beijing, China. Personal photograph by B. Davenport. 18 May 2009.

Ho Chi Minh." Encyclopaedia Britannica. 2007. Britannica.com. 28 Apr. 2007

<http://www.britannica.com>.

Hurley, Meghan, and Tamara Cherry. "2 Paralyzed by Toxic Carrot Juice." Toronto Star.

9 Oct. 2006: A8.

Kerschbaum, Joseph. "Developing the Right PPC Bidding Strategy." Website Magazine.

Nov. 2008: 16-17.

Kesteven, George. "The $25-Billion Hammer." National Post [Toronto] 4 Nov. 2006: FP15.

King, Stephen. Black House. New York: Random, 2001.

---. From a Buick 8: A Novel. New York: Simon, 2002.

Law and Order. Prod. Wolf Film in assoc. with Universal Television. NBC Television

Network. WHEC, Rochester, NY. 13 Mar. 2003.

Longin, Hellmut. Telephone interview. 1 Jan. 2009.

Marshall, Leon. "Mandela in Retirement: Peacemaker without Rest." National

Geographic.com. 9 Feb. 2001. 30 May 2007 <http://news.nationalgeographic.com/

news/2001/02/0209_mandela.html>.

Microsoft PowerPoint Version 2002 Step by Step. CD-ROM. Redmond, WA:Microsoft, 2001.

Mitchell, Joni. Both Sides Now. CD. Reprise Records, Time Warner. Dist.Warner Music Canada,

Scarborough, ON, 2000.

"Mug." Def. 2. The New Lexicon Webster's Encyclopedic Dictionary of the English Language.

Canadian ed. 1988.

"Muslim Lords Make Plea: Brits Ask Sudan to Free Teacher in Teddy Bear Furor."

Sunday Sun [Toronto] 2 Dec. 2007:11.

NASONEX Nasal Spray, Schering. Advertisement. Newsweek. 9 Sept. 2002: 9.

"Nazi Party". New Encyclopaedia Britannica. 1997 ed.

The Nutcracker. By Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky. Chor. and Libretto James Kudelka.

Cond. Ormsby Wilkins and Uri Mayer. National Ballet of Canada. Hummingbird Centre,

Toronto. 30 Dec. 1999.

O'Keefe, Mark. "Definition of 'Rich' Is Elusive." Detroit Free Press 12 Jan. 2003: 1E+.

Penny, Nicholas B. "Sculpture, The History of Western." New Encyclopaedia Britannica.

1998 ed.

PicoSearch. "Your PicoSearch Account is Reindexed." E-mail to I. Lee. 16 June 2007.

Pulda, Arnold. "Handling Hate Sites." Classroom Connect Newsletter May 2003: 18-19.

Rai, Arti K., and Rebecca S. Eisenberg. "Bayh-Dole Reform and the Progress of Biomedicine."

American Scientist Jan.-Feb. 2003: 52-59.

RAMeSize. Vers. 1.04. 15K. 24 Sept. 2000. Blue Dice Software. 13 Mar. 2003

<http://www.pcworld.com/downloads/file_download.asp?fid=7605>.

Schubach, Erik. "Bugs Bunny." Cartoon. Cartoon World! 1998. 12 Oct. 2004

<http://www.cet.com/~rascal/graphics/bugsbun.gif>.

Svitil, Kathy A. "Can I Pour You a Pint of Light?" Discover Nov. 2002: 12.

---. "The 50 Most Important Women in Science." Discover Nov.2002: 52-57.

"Thanks a Bunch!" Electronic card. Blue Mountain Arts. 2000. Kersten Brothers Studios.

16 May 2004 <http://www1.bluemountain.com/eng3/kersten/TUbunch.html>.

Thomas, Cathy Booth, and Tim Padgett. "Life among the Ruins." Time 19 Sept. 2005: 28+.

Thomason, Larisa. "HTML Tip: The Renewed Importance of META Tags." Webmaster

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Note: "The Tuxedo" is filed alphabetically by title with the article "The" being ignored.

The Tuxedo. Dir. Kevin Donovan. Prod. John H. Williams, and Adam Schroeder,

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Sample Bibliography or Works Cited in MLA Style 6th ed.