MLA Style – Citing Electronic Resources 

FORMAT

  1. Do not number items.
  2. Alphabetize the list by the authors’ last names.  If the author’s name is not given, alphabetize by the title.
  3. Start at the left margin.  After the first line, evenly indent the rest of the citation; see directions for hanging indent.
  4. When you start a new entry, go back to the left margin for the first line.   
  5. Double space. 

HANGING INDENT

     1.Click Format. 2. Click Paragraph. 3. Under “Special,” change the                                                                                             indentation to Hanging.

     4. Under “Line Spacing,” change the spacing to Double.

 

GUIDELINES

Electronic Sources should include the following information: 

Author’s last name, author’s first name.  “Title of the article or document.”  Name of the reference work, newspaper, or magazine. day month year of first publication.  Database. Maine Township High School East., Park Ridge, IL.  Day month year of access <URL>. 

BIOGRAPHY  RESOURCE CENTER

“Charles Robert Darwin.” Biography Resource Center. 2006. Thomson Gale. Maine Township High School East, Park Ridge, IL.   5 May 2003 <http://galenet.galegroup.com>.

BRIDGES CAREER RESOURCE

“School Librarian.” Bridges. Maine Township High School East, Park Ridge, IL.  26 Oct. 2006   <http://access.bridges.com> .

 

CAREERS

“Packer/Shipper.” Careers.  2006. Maine Township High School East, Park Ridge, IL.     26 Oct. 2004 <http://careersinternet.org>.                                                                                                                  CHICAGOLAND NEWSPAPERS: TRIBUNE, SUN-TIMES, DAILY HERALD AND OTHERS

Mihalopoulos, Dan. "Rockford Tries to Lure Fliers from O’Hare." Chicago Tribune. 4 Nov. 2003. Chicago Final Section News:  Newsbank.  Maine Township High School East, Park Ridge, IL.   30 Mar. 2004  <http://infoweb.newsbank.com>. 

 

CQ RESEARCHER

Hansen, Brian. "Hazing." CQ Researcher.  9 Jan. 2004. Maine Township High School East, Park Ridge, IL.  11 February 2004 <http://library.cqpress.com/cqresearcher>.

 

EBSCO

Miranda, Dave.  “Rap Music Genres and Deviant Behaviors in French-Canadian Adolescents.”  Journal of Youth & Adolescence. Apr. 2004. Vol. 33 Issue 2: 113-123. Professional Development Collection.  EBSCOhost.  Maine Township High School East, Park Ridge, IL.   29 Mar. 2004 <http://search.epnet.com>.       

ENCYCLOPEDIA BRITANNICA

 "Africa.”   Encyclopedia Britannica Online. 2006. Encyclopedia Britannica. Maine Township High School East, Park Ridge, IL. 30 Mar. 2004 <http://www.school.eb.com>. 

 

 

 

HISTORY  RESOURCE CENTER

Phillips, Gervase. "Warhorses of the U.S. Civil War." History Today Dec 2005: 10-18. History Resource Center : US. Thomson Gale. Maine Township High School East, Park Ridge, IL . 11 April 2006 <http://galenet.galegroup.com>.

LITERATURE RESOURCE CENTER

Eisinger, Chester E. "Herzog: Overview." Reference Guide to American Literature. 1994. Literature Resource Center . Thomson Gale. Maine Township High School East, Park Ridge, IL. 03 Mar. 2002  <http://galenet.galegroup.com>. 
 

OPPOSING VIEWPOINTS

 Craig, Larry. “America Should Admit Guest Farmworkers.”  12 May 1999. Opposing Viewpoints.   Thomson Gale.  Maine Township High School East, Park Ridge, IL. 

           7 May 2003 <http://www.galenet.galegroup.com>.

 

SCIENCE RESOURCE CENTER

Bronstein, Leona B. "Molecule." Gale Encyclopedia of Science. Ed K. Lee Lerner and Brenda Wilmoth Lerner. 3rd ed. Detroit : Thomson Gale. 2004. Science Resource Center. Maine Township High School East, Park Ridge, IL.  26 October 2004 <http://galenet.galegroup.com>.

 

 

 

STUDENT RESOURCE CENTER

“Louis Pasteur. “Discovering Biography. 1997. Student Resource Center . Thomson Gale. Maine Township High School East, Park Ridge, IL.   5 May 2003 <http://www.galenet.com>. 

WILSON  SELECT (First Search)

Mabie, Grant.  “Safe Schools.”  Wilson Select Plus. 2004.  FirstSearch. Maine Township High School East, Park Ridge, IL. 27 Feb. 2004 <http://newfirstsearch.oclc.org>.

WORLD DATA STATISTICS

“The Japanese.”  World Data Analyst . 2004. Encyclopedia Britannica. Maine Township High School East, Park Ridge, IL. 4 Nov. 2004  <http://world.eb.com>.

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

 INTERNET SITES

Author’s last name,  (if given) author’s first name. “Title of document.”  Name of site.  Date of publication.  Publisher.  Day Month Year of access  <URL>.

Bergstrom, Arthur. “Bergen.”  Norway.com.  4 Oct.2003. Norweigan American Foundation. 18 Oct. 2004  <http://www.norway.com>.

E MAIL COMMUNICATION

 

Hermsen, Richard. “Re: Graphic Arts.” E-mail to Andrew Jones. 17 Oct. 2002. 

 

 

 

PRINT RESOURCES

Book        

Author Last Name, First Name. Title. City of publication: Publisher, year. Page numbers. 

Single Author:

Sherrow, Victoria. Endangered Mammals of North America. New York: Chronicle Books, 1994. 65.

Two Authors:

Smith, John and Susan Lane.  Space Travel in the 21st Century. New York: Random House, 2002. 103.

 

 

 

Book with three or more Authors:

When there are three or more authors, you have the option of citing as shown above, OR using "et al" (which means “and others”) after listing the first author's name:

Sloan, Frank A., et al. Drinkers, Drivers, and Bartenders:  Balancing Private Choices and Public Accountability.  Chicago:  U of Chicago Press, 2000. 89.

Book that has an editor (instead of an author(s)):

Feldman, Paula R., ed.  British Women Poets of the Romantic Era. Baltimore:  Johns Hopkins University Press, 1997. 132.

 

 

Book without an Author:

The New York Public Library Desk Reference. 3rd ed.  New York:  Macmillan USA, 1998. 118.

 Reference Book:

 “Columbus Discovers America.” World Book Encyclopedia. 10th ed. 1993. 406-407.

 

Gibaldi, Joseph.  MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers.  6th Edition.  New York:  Modern Language Association of America, 2004.

M. Andersen Kwielford,  Oct. 2007