LIBRARY MEDIA CENTER MISS KENNEDY

How to create a bibliography or works cited page: 

MLA STYLE

• The works cited page should be arranged in ABC order by the author’s last name or by the title when there is no author.
• The whole list should be double spaced.
• The lines after the first line need to be indented.
• At the top of the page, center the title to say “Works Cited.”
• Use the first city listed for the place of publication and the most recent copyright date.

BOOKS 

One author  

Author (last name, first name). Title. Place of publication: Publisher, date. 

Masoff, Joy. Oh, Yuck! The Encyclopedia of Everything Nasty. New York:

Workman Publishing, 2000. 

 

2 or 3 authors 

Author 1 (last name, first name) and Author 2 (first name last name). Title.

Place of publication: Publisher, date. 

Snow, John and Franklin Sleet. The Complete Guide to Sleigh Riding.

Chicago: Sled Press, 2001. 

More than 3 authors 

Author 1 (last name, first name), et al. Title. Place of publication: Publisher,

date. 

Million, Marilla, et al. Counting Your Money. Denver: Coin Press, 1976. 

Editor   

Editor (last name, first name), ed. Title. Place of publication: Publisher, date. 

Starr, Ima, ed. Writing to Your Favorite Celebrity. Los Angeles: Hollywood Books, 

2004.

2 or 3 editors 

 Editor 1 (last name, first name) and Editor 2 (first name last name), eds.

Title. Place of publication: Publisher, date. 

Octopus, Henry and Dorothy Dino, eds. The Wiggles Wonderful Weather

Workbook. Sydney: Wags Publishing, 2003.  

 
 ENCYCLOPEDIA 

Author of Article (last name, first name). “Title of Article.” Title of

Encyclopedia. Edition (if given). Year. 

Frown, Engel Bert. “Name Calling.” The Students Encyclopedia of Feelings.

2002 ed. 

REFERENCE BOOKS 

Author’s name (last, first). “Title of Article.” Title of Reference Book. 

Editor’s name - if given (Ed. last, first). # of volumes (vols.).

Place of Publication: Publisher, copyright date. 

Swing, Tierre. “The History of Recess.” The Series of School Playgrounds. 15 vols.

Orlando: Kickball & Dodge ball Inc., 1998. 
 

MAGAZINE 

Author (last name, first name). “Title of Article.” Title of Magazine

Day Month Year: page(s). 

Krab, Krusty. “Burgers Under the Sea.” SpongeBob Weekly 14 Dec. 2004: 7-13. 

NEWSPAPER 

Author (last name, first name). “Title of Article.” Title of Newspaper

Day Month Year, section: page(s). 

Carey, James. “Lemony Snicket to Make Public Appearance.” The Daily Fiction

17 Dec. 2004, sec. C: 3.  

WEB SITE 

Author/Editor – if given (last name, first name). Title of Web Site. Name of

Organization (if given).  Creation Date/ Updated Date / Copyright Date.

Date you looked at the site . 

Toadd, Timothy. All About Amphibians. University Swamp Department. 2004.

14 May 2003.  usd.edu/frog&toad.html>.