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MLA WORKS CITED PAGE

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At the end of your essay, you must provide the full reference for the source you have been quoting throughout your essay. 

 

BASIC RULES:​

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  • Begin your Works Cited page on a separate page at the end of your research paper. It should have the same one-inch margins and last name, page number header as the rest of your paper.

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  • Label the page Works Cited (do not italicize the words Works Cited or put them in quotation marks) and center the words Works Cited at the top of the page.

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  • Double space all citations, but do not skip spaces between entries.

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  • Indent the second and subsequent lines of citations by 0.5 inches to create a hanging indent.

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  • Most importantly, the works cited list is organized alphabetically by author's' last names.

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FORMAT OF THE ENTRY FOR A BOOK WITH ONE AUTHOR:

 

Last Name, First Name. Title of Book. Publisher, Publication Date.
 

Neiwert, David A. Of Orcas and Men: What Killers Whales Can Teach Us. Overlook Press, 2015. 

 

FORMAT FOR A SHORT STORY FOUND IN A COURSE PACK:

 

Last Name, First Name. “Title of Short Story.” Course pack for English 101: Introduction to College English,
            compiled by Stephane Paquet, Fall 2021, Champlain College.

 

FORMAT FOR AN ONLINE ARTICLE:

 

Last Name, First Name. "Title of the article." Title of the web magazine in italics, publication date, URL. Date of
            access.

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Bernstein, Mark. “10 Tips on Writing the Living Web.” A List Apart: For People Who Make Websites, 16 Aug.

            2002, alistapart.com/article/writeliving. Accessed 4 May 2009.

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