How
To List Sources Used in an MLA Format Research Paper
The
Modern Language Association requires a Works Cited list, an alphabetical arrangement of all sources cited in a
research project. The Works Cited list only includes sources that were cited or
“used” in the research paper final draft. The Works Cited entry formats are standard for most sources and the complete alphabetical list is the final page of
the research paper. A sample Works Cited
list for a paper revolving around feminism and world issues looks like this:
Hemingway,
Ernest. “A Clean, Well-Lighted Place.” Literature,
Abcarian and Marvin Klotz.
Smith,
Robert A. “Cloning Controversy.” Genetic Engineering 25.3 (1995):51-57.
Expanded Academic ASAP. Gale Group.
Specter,
Michael. “Control of
<http://www.nytimes.com/yr/mo/day/front/russia-chechnya.html>.
Note: Publication titles of major works, websites,
movies are shown underlined. You
may substitute italics to show titles
of publications. Be consistent. ALL titles in the research must conform to
one format choice. Titles of essays,
magazine articles, database articles, etc. are always in “quotation marks.”
The
Works Cited list has key features:
·
Titled in center: Works Cited
·
Double-spaced entries
·
Overhung left margin first line in each entry;
lines are indented five spaces to right on additional entry lines
·
Alphabetized by author’s last names or
significant first word(s) of entries.
·
Uses a “shorthand” format, standardized by
type of source
(see Common
Formats, this guide)
MLA Documentation
Guidelines
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Last edited: 4/4/2006