MLA Quick
Reference GuideWorks Cited Page
The purpose of the works cited page is to enable readers
to retrieve and use your sources, so the information you provide should
be complete and accurate. Entries for sources from print media and
electronic media both send readers to the source’s location,
but electronic source entries have more parts because they require
more information:
Parts of the basic print entry
Author(s). Title(s). Publication data.
Parts of the basic electronic entry
Author(s).
Title(s). Print publication data (varies
depending upon type of print
source). Electronic
publication data (including name of
website, date of
last
update, publishing organization). Access data
(including date of retrieval
and URL).
The specific components of the parts of electronic entries are
so varied we can’t
provide them all in this guide. For more specific information see sections 5.9.1 –5.9.9
in the sixth edition of the MLA handbook, available for your use in the Academic
Center and the library.
A sample reference page, including sample references
of both print and electronic sources, are included at the link below. The works
cited page contains all the works that you’ve cited in your text. The works cited
page will be at the end of the paper, and you will need to begin the works cited
page on a new page. You will continue your pagination (for example, if your paper
ends on page 5, your works cited page(s) will begin with page 6). Again, your
last name and page number should appear ½ inch from the top of the page
and right justified. The title Works Cited will be centered on the page and spaced
one inch from the top. Entries will be presented in alphabetical order and double
spaced throughout. Each entry should begin flush against the left-hand margin
with second and subsequent lines of an entry indented ½ inch.
Note:
Maintain double spacing on the works cited page, with no extra spaces
between citations.
View a sample works cited page (PDF 22 KB).
Note: The bolded text in the PDF file indicates the type of source being referenced.
This text should not be included on your Works Cited page.
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