FORMAT

    1. Never number entries.
    2. Alphabetize the list by the author's 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 below.
    4. When you start a new entry, go back to the left margin for the first line.
    5. Double space.

TO CREATE THE HANGING INDENT Go to Format, then Paragraph, then change indentation (under Special) to Hanging

PRINT MATERIALS

Book  Single Author
Author Last name, First name. Title of Book. Edition [if listed]. Place of Publication: Publisher, Date of publication.
Example:
Weatherly, Myra. Ecstasy and Other Designer Drug Dangers. Berkeley Heights: Enslow, 2000.
 
Book  Two or More Authors
Author Last name, First name, and First name Last name. Title of Book. Edition [if listed]. Place of Publication: Publisher, Date of
      publication.
Example:
Frankel, Bernard, and Rachel Kranz. Straight Talk About Teenage Suicide. New York: Facts On File, 1994.
 
Book  Editor instead of Author
Editor Last name, First name, ed. Title of Book. Edition [if listed]. Place of Publication: Publisher, Date of publication.
Example:
Brett-Surman, Michael K., ed. Dinosaurs. New York: Time Life, 2000.

Encyclopedias, Biographical Dictionaries and Alphabetized Works
Author Last name, First name [if listed]. Title of article. Title of the Book. Editor(s). Edition [if any]. Volume number [if any].
      Place of Publication: Publisher, Date of publication. Page number(s).
Examples:
Signed Article
Dreier, David. Frozen in Time. Science Year 1998: The World Book Annual Science Supplement. Ed. Darline R. Stille. Chicago:
      World Book, 1997. 88-99.
 
Unsigned Article
Velociraptor. The Dinosaur Society's Dinosaur Encyclopedia. Eds. Don Lessen and Donald F. Glut. New York: Random, 1993.
      508-09.
 
Article in a Multi-Volume Set
Petechuk, David. Clone and cloning. The Gale Encyclopedia of Science. Ed. Bridget Travers. Vol. 2. New York: Gale, 1996.
      832-34.

Well-known works need only the edition and the year of publication
Eve, Raymond A. Creationism. The World Book Encyclopedia. 2000 ed.

Essay in a Collection
Author Last name, First name. Title of Chapter or Essay. Title of the Collection of Essays. Editor(s). Place of Publication:
      Publisher, Date of publication. Page number(s).
Example:
Berger, Peter L. The Death Penalty Is Cruel and Unusual. The Death Penalty. Ed. Mary E. Williams. San Diego: Greenhaven,
      2002. 92-5.

Newspaper Article [not found online]
Author. Title of article. Title of the Newspaper. Date: Page(s).
Example:
Weise, Elizabeth. The Creme of the Clone Crop. USA Today. 29 Sept. 2003: 5D.

ONLINE MATERIALS
American History  Online Database
Author Last name, First name [if given]. Title of Article. Date of Publication. Name of Database. Name of Subscription Service
      Name and city of library that subscribes to it. Date of Access <URL Internet Address>.
Example:
World War II. American History. ABC-CLIO. Hoffman Estates High School Media Center, Hoffman Estates. 3 May 2005
      <http://www.americanhistory.abc-clio.com>.

Biography Plus Illustrated/Wilson Web-Online Database
Author Last name, First name [if given]. Title of Article. Journal/Reference Title. Date of Publication [if given]. Name of
      Database. Name of Database Publisher. Name and city of library that subscribes to it. Date of Access <URL Internet
      Address>.
Example:
Dunbar, Paul Lawrence. American Authors 1600-1900. 1938. Wilson Biographies Plus Illustrated. H.W. Wilson. Hoffman Estates
      High School Media Center, Hoffman Estates. 7 Sept. 2004 <http://www.hwwilsonweb.com>.

CQ Researcher - Online Database
Author Last name, First name. Title of Article. Date of publication. Name of Database. Name of Subsciption Service. Name and
      city of library that subscribes to it. Date of Access <URL Internet Address>.
Example:
Masci, David. Reparations Movement. 22 June 2001. CQ Researcher. CQ Press. Hoffman Estates High School Media Center,
      Hoffman Estates. 27 Sept. 2004 <http://library.cqpress.com/>.

EBSCO MAS Ultra School Edition  Online Database
Author Last name, First name [if given]. Title of Article. Name of Magazine Volume Number.Issue Number (Date of Publication):
      Number of pages or sections. Name of Database. Name of Subscription Service. Name and city of library that subscribes to it.
      Date of Access. <URL Internet Address>.
Example:
Featherstone, Liza. Fighting the War at Home. Nation 274.12 (2002): 4 pp. MAS Ultra  School Edition. EBSCO. Hoffman Estates
      High School Media Center, Hoffman Estates. 17 Aug. 2004 <http://search.epnet.com/>.

Gale Virtual Reference Library  Online Database - This is a database of electronic book publications.                                                  You will find a citation at the bottom of the entry.  (1) Add the City of the library to conform with MLA format.  (2) You may shorten the URL.

Given: 
Magner, Lois N. "Overview: Medicine 1800-1899." Science and Its Times. Ed. Neil Schlager and Josh Lauer. Vol. 5: 1800 to 1899. Detroit: Gale, 2000. 280-282. Gale Virtual Reference Library. Gale. HOFFMAN ESTATES HIGH SCHOOL. 8 Feb. 2008 <http://go.galegroup.com/ps/start.do?p=GVRL&u=hoffman_ehs>.

Example:                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Magner, Lois N. "Overview: Medicine 1800-1899." Science and Its Times. Ed. Neil Schlager and Josh Lauer. Vol. 5: 1800 to 1899. Detroit:
      Gale, 2000. 280-282. Gale Virtual Reference Library. Gale. Hoffman Estates High School Media Center, Hoffman Estates.
      8 Feb. 2008 <http://go.galegroup.com>.

Facts.com - Online Database
Title of the Article. Name of Publication, Date of Publication. Name of Database. Name and city of library that subscribes to it.
      Date of Access <URL Internet Address>.
Example:
"National High School Debate Topic: U.N. Peacekeeping." Issues and Controversies, 03 Sept. 2004. FACTS.com. Hoffman Estates
      High School Media Center, Hoffman Estates. 27 Sept. 2004 <http://www.2facts.com/>
 
Internet - Web Site
Author Last name, First name[if given]. Document Title. Title of Web site. Date of publication or posting. Name of Institution or
      sponsoring organization. Date of access <URL Internet address>.
Example:
Chavez, Linda. Rein in Affirmative Action. Center For Equal Opportunity. 2003. Center For Equal Opportunity. 27 Sept. 2004
      <http://www.ceousa.org/affirmativeaction.html>.

OCLC FirstSearch  Online Database
Author Last name, First name [if given]. Title of Article. Name of Periodical Volume Number.Issue Number Date of Publication:
      Number of pages or sections. Name of Database. Name of the database service. Name and city of library that subscribes to
      it. Date of Access < URL Internet Address>.
Example:
Castillo, Susan. Stones in the Quarry: George Cable's Strange True Stories of Louisiana. The Southern Literary Journal 31.2
      (1999): 19-34. WilsonSelectPlus. OCLC FirstSearch. Hoffman Estates High School Media Center, Hoffman Estates. 3 Mar. 2004
      < http://www.firstsearch.org/>.

Newsbank  Online Database
Author Last name, First name [if given]. Title of Article. Name of Periodical. Date of Publication, Edition [if given], Section [if
      given]: Page [if given]. Name of Database. Name of subscription service. Name and city of library that subscribes to it. Date
      of Access <URL Internet Address>.
Example:
Newbart, Dave. UIC Med School Revamps Affirmative Action System. Chicago Sun-Times. 7 Sept. 2004, News sec.: 20. Illinois,
      US. Newsbank. Hoffman Estates High School Media Center, Hoffman Estates. 5 Oct. 2004 <http://infoweb.newsbank.com/>.

State Geography  Online Database
Author Last name, First name [if given]. Title of Article. Date of Publication. Name of Database. Name of Subscription Service.
      Name and city of library that subscribes to it. Date of Access <URL Internet Address>.
Example:
Indiana Governor in Grave Condition, State Geography. ABC-CLIO. Hoffman Estates High School Media Center, Hoffman
      Estates. 20 Sept 2005 <http://www.stategeography.abc-clio.com>.

World Geography  Online Database
Author Last name, First name [if given]. Title of Article. Date of Publication. Name of Database. Name of Subscription Service.
      Name and city of library that subscribes to it. Date of Access <URL Internet Address>.
Example:
Argentina: Culture. World Geography: Understanding a Changing World. ABC-CLIO. Hoffman Estates High School Media Center,
      Hoffman Estates. 26 Jan. 2004 <http://www.worldgeography.abc-clio.com>.

World History  Online Database
Author Last name, First name [if given]. Title of Article. Date of Publication. Name of Database. Name of Subscription Service.
      Name and city of library that subscribes to it. Date of Access <URL Internet Address>.
Example:
Latin American Music. World Geography: The Modern Era. ABC-CLIO. Hoffman Estates High School Media Center, Hoffman
      Estates. 20 Sept 2005 <http://www.worldhistory.abc-clio.com>

OTHER SOURCES
Interview  Published or Recorded
Begin with the name of the person being interviewed. If the interview is part of a publication, recording or program, enclose the title of the interview, if any, in quotation marks; if the interview was published independently, underline the title. If the
interview is untitled, use the descriptive label Interview, neither underlined nor enclosed in quotation marks. The interviewers  name may be added if know and pertinent to your paper. Conclude with the appropriate bibliographic information.
Examples:
Fellini, Federico. The Long Interview. Juliet of the Spirits. Ed. Tulio Kezich. Trans. Howard Greenfield. New York, Ballantine,
      1966. 17-64.

Wiesel, Elie. Interview with Ted Koppel. Nightline. ABC. WABC, New York, 18 Apr. 2002.

Wolfe, Tom. Interview. The Wrong Stuff: American Architecture. Dir. Tom Bettag. Videocasette. Carousel, 1983.

Personal interview, Telephone interview, Email interview
To cite an interview that you conducted, give the name of the person interviewed, the kind of interview and the date or dates.
Example:
Smith, Bessie. Telephone interview. 1-2 Dec. 2004.

Videocassette or DVD
Title. Director. Performers. Original Release Date. Medium. Distributor, Year of Release.
Examples:
Saving Private Ryan. Dir. Steven Spielberg. Perf. Tom Hanks, Edward Burns, Matt Damon, and Tom Sizemore. 1998.
      Videocassette. DreamWorks, 1999.

The Longest Day. Dir. Ken Annakin and Andrew Marton. Perf. John Wayne, Henry Fonda and Robert Mitchum. 1962. DVD. 20th
      Century Fox, 2001.
 
Letter or Diary
Treat a published letter like a work in a collection adding the date of the letter and the number (if the editor assigned one).
Example:
Woolf, Virginia. To T.S. Eliot. 28 July 1920. Letter 1138 of The Letters of Virginia Woolf. Ed. Nigel Nicolson and Joanne
      Trautmann. Vol. 2. New York: Harcourt, 1976. 437-38.
 
 

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