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Works
Cited Page 
Every paper, project, or essay
that you prepare should include a works cited page. This page lets
your teacher know where you found the information for your report.
This includes books, software, websites, encyclopedias, pictures,
magazines, and newspapers. Basically, if you used it for your
assignment, it should be included on your works cited page. Below is a
list of examples of how to cite the most commonly used resources for
assignments in MLA
format and with correct punctuation.
Author's last name, First name. Book Title. City of Publication: Publisher, Date of publication.
ex: Kerrod, Robin. Stars and Planets. New York: Arco Publishing, 1995.
First author's last name, first name and Second author's first name and last name. Book Title. City of publication: Publisher, date of publication.
ex: Bloom, Harold and Albert Hunter. The Renaissance. New York: Chelsea House Publishers, 1994.
Editor's last name, first name, ed. Book Title. Place of publication: Publisher, date of
publication.
ex: Franklin, George, ed. The Voyages of Christopher Columbus. Chicago: MacMillan, 1998.
"Article Title." Encyclopedia Title. Edition date.
ex: "Fire Fighting." World Book Encyclopedia. 2000 ed.
Author's last name, first name. "Article title." Encyclopedia Title. Edition date.
ex: Anderson, David. "Anthony, Susan B." Encyclopedia Britannica. 1998 ed.
Author's last name, first name. "Article title." Magazine title. Date of publication: pages.
ex: Green, Rose. "Flower Gardens." Fine Gardening. July 2000: 16-21.
Author's last name, first name. "Article title." Title of newspaper. Date of publication,
Section: pages.
ex: Smith, James. "Money Saving Tips." New York Times. 10 Jan 2001,
Section B: 12-15.
Author's last name, first name. "Article title." CR-ROM title. CD-ROM. Place of
publication: publisher, date of publication.
ex: Jones, John. "Reagan, Ronald." Discovering Biography. CD-ROM.
New York: Gale Research, 1999.
Author's last name, first name. "Title of document." Date document was created or last updated. (Date you access the web page).<Full address of the web page>
ex: Black, Bob. "The Proper Care of Lizards." September 11, 1998. (Viewed October 12, 2000). <http://www.reptilesandamphibians.com>.