Rules for a MLA Bibliography
This web page doesn’t list the format for all the possible sources of information.  
If you use a source not listed, please see Miss Marhefka! 
I BOOK 
 One Author 
Author’s Last Name, First Name. Book Title. Place of Publication: Publisher,  Copyright date. 
 Two Authors 
1st Author’s Last Name, First Name, and 2nd Author’s First Name Last Name. Book Title. Place of Publication: Publisher, Copyright date. 
 More than 2 Authors 
1st Author’s Last Name, First Name, et al. Book Title. Place of Publication:  Publisher, Copyright date. 
 Work in an Anthology 
Author’s Last Name, First Name. “Title of Section of book.” Title of  Anthology. Comp. or Ed. Person’s name. Place of Publication: Publisher, Copyright date. Pages. 
 Editor 
Editor’s Last Name, First Name, ed. Book Title. Place of Publication:  Publisher, Copyright date.
 Multivolume work (not an encyclopedia) 
 Author’s Last Name, First Name. Book Title. Number of volumes vols. Place of Publication: Publisher, copyright. 
II PRINT ENCYCLOPEDIA
(General—examples World Book, New Book of Knowledge, etc.) 
Signed Article  
Author’s Last Name, First Name. “Article Title.” Encyclopedia Title. Copyright date ed. 
 Unsigned Article 
  “Article title. ” Encyclopedia Title. Copyright date ed. 
III  PERIODICAL 
 Magazine 
Author’s Last Name, First Name. “Article title.” Magazine Title  Date   European Style: pages. 
 Newspaper 
Author’s Last Name, First Name. “Article title.” Newspaper Title (Include  City if not in title)  Date European Style: pages. 
IV ELECTRONIC SOURCE 
CD-ROM Encyclopedia 
Author’s Last Name, First Name (of article). “Article title.” Title of Product. Vers. #. Publication format. Place of Publication: Publisher, Copyright date. 
V INTERNET 
(PLEASE NOTE:  This will be the most difficult entry to place on your bibliography. If you need help, see Miss Marhefka). 
 Web encyclopedia 
Author’s Last Name, First Name (of entry). “Article title.” Title of Site.  Date of access (European Style) <short network address>. 
 World Wide Web 
Title of Site. Name of editor or author (if given). Date of publication or update(European style). Name of organization or institution associated with the site. Date of access(European style) <full network address>.  
 E-Mail
Author’s Last Name, First Name. “Subject line of the e-mail.” E-mail to  recipient’s name. Date(European style) of message.
 Article from Online Periodical  (Magazine, Newspaper, Newswire) 
 Author’ Last Name, First Name. “Article title.” Title of periodical Date (European style). Date (European style) of access <network address>. 
 EBSCO host
Author’s Last Name, First Name. “Article title.” Title of Magazine Date  European style): pages. Name of specific EBSCOhost database  EBSCOhost. Clearview Middle School Library, Mullica Hill, NJ. Date  (European style) of access <short network address>. 
 Article from Online Periodical  (Magazine, Newspaper, Newswire) 
 Author’ Last Name, First Name. “Article title.” Title of periodical Date  (European style). Date (European style) of access <network address>.
 SIRS 
 Author’s Last Name, First Name. “Article title.” Title of periodical Date (European style). Name of specific SIRS database. SIRS Knowledge Source. Clearview Regional High School LMC, Mullica Hill, NJ.  Date of Access (European style) <short network address>. 
 Contemporary Authors 
 “Article title.” Contemporary Authors Online. Date. Contemporary Authors. Gale Group. Clearview Regional High School LMC, Mullica Hill, NJ. Date of access (European style) <network address>. 
 Discovering Collection 
“Article title.” U*X*L Junior DISCovering Authors. Date. Discovering Collection. Gale Group. Clearview Regional High School LMC, Mullica Hill, NJ. Date of access (European style) <network address>. 
 Facts On File 
 Author’s Last Name, First Name. “Article title.” Title of Source. Date (year). Name of specific database. Facts On File. Clearview Regional Middle School Library, Mullica Hill, NJ. Date of access (European style)   <short network address>. 
VI  INTERVIEW  (Personal or telephone) 
Last Name, First Name of person being interviewed. Personal or Telephone or E-mail interview. Date (European style) of interview.
VII TELEVISION or RADIO PROGRAM 
 “Title of episode.” Title of Program. Name of the Network. Call letters,  city of local station. Broadcast date. 
VIII VIDEO or DVD 
Title or Video or DVD. Dir. Name of director. Medium. (DVD or Video)Distributor, year of release. 
MLA Style Sheet