MLA Bibliography Format

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MLA Bibliography Format

• Grades 4-12 Guide

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Book with one author

• Author (Last name, First name M.I.). Title of
  the Book. City, State Publisher, date.
• Hickok, Ralph. The Whos Who of Sports
  Champions. Boston, MA Houghton Mifflin, 1995.

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Book with two authors

• Authors (Last name, First name of the first
  author and First name Last name of the second
  author). Title of the Book. City, State
  Publisher, date.
• Harris, Johns and Aleta Pahl. Endangered
  Predators. Garden City, NY Doubleday, 1976.

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General Encyclopedia

• Author (Last name, First name M.I.). Title of
  the article. Title of the Encyclopedia. Year.
• Littleton, C. Scott. Mythology. World Book.
  1987.

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Anthology

• Author (Last name, First name M.I.). Title of
  the Selection. Title of the Book. Ed. Name of
  Editor (First Name MI Last Name). City and State
  of Publication Name of Publisher, Year. Pages
  used.
• Poe, Edgar Allan. The Raven. The Top 500
  Poems. Ed. William Harmon. New York, NY
  Columbia, 1977. 625-630.

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Multivolume Set

• Title of the Article. Title of the set. Ed.
  Name of Editor (First MI Last). Vol. Number.
  City, State Publisher, date.
• Angelfish. Amazing Animals of the World. Ed.
  Molly Stratton. Vol. 1. Danbury,CT
  Grolier,1995.

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Magazine

• Author (Last name, First name M.I.). Title of
  the Article. Title of Magazine Day Month Year
  pages.
• Severy, Merle. The World of Suleyman the
  Magnificent. Time 11 Nov. 1987 21-24.

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Newspaper

• Author (Last First MI). Name of Article. Name
  of Newspaper Day Month Year Column and Page.
• Anderson, Jack. Nuclear Regulators Push Safety
  through Loophole. Rocky Mountain News 5 Jan.
  1984 B17.

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Interview

• Person Interviewed (Last name, First name
  M.I.). Personal Interview. Day Month Year.
• Smith, Tom. Personal interview. 15 Oct. 1999.

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Purchased Internet Site

• Author (Last First MI). Name of Article. Name
  of Newspaper Day Month Year Page. Subscription
  Service. Day Month Year used ltWeb Addressgt
• Koretz, Gene. Economic Trends Uh-Oh, Warm
  Water. Business Week 21 July 1997 22. Electric
  Library. 17 Oct. 1999 lthttp//www.elibrary.com/gt.

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Internet Home Page

• Designer (Last name, First name M.I.). Title of
  Page. Day Month Year accessed ltURLgt
• Lancashire, Ian. Life on the Farm. 1 May 1999
  lthttp//www.chass.utoronto.ca8080/ian/
• index.htmlgt.

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Picture from the Internet

• Photographer (Last name, First name M.I.). Name
  of Photograph. Name of Provider. Day Month
  Year accessed ltURLgt
• Jones, Chuck. Bat Flying at Night. Electric
  Library. 17 Oct. 1999 lthttp//www.elibrary.com/
  gt.