MLA Citations

Choose a Citation style from the lists below.

Book, one author
Book, two or three
authors or editors
Book, four or more editors
Book, revised by a second author
Book, edited-focus
on the editor
Book, edited-focus on the
editor, more than one editor
Book, edited-focus on
the original author
Book, written by a group
Book with no author
Book, focus on a foreword,
introduction, preface or afterword
Work of more than one volume
Book, translation-focus
on the original author
Book, translation-focus
on the translator
Book in a foreign language
Book, republished
Book, part of a series
Book, a reader or anthology
Book, a second, third, or later edition
Book, a chapter in
Book published before 1900
Book, issued by a division of
a publisher-a special imprint
Dissertation or thesis-published
Dissertation or thesis-unpublished
Book review
Article in a scholarly journal
Article in a popular magazine
Article in a weekly or
bi-weekly magazine
Article in a monthly
magazine-author named
Article or selection from
a reader or anthology
Article in a newspaper
Editorial in a newspaper
Letter to the editor
Cartoon
Reference work or encyclopedia
(familiar or online)
Reference work (specialized
or less familiar)
Bulletin or pamphlet
Government document
Computer software
WWW page, generic
WWW page, online book
WWW page, online
scholarly journal
WWW page, online
popular magazine
WWW page, online
newspaper editorial
WWW page, personal home page
Listserv/Newsgroup/
Usenet newsgroup
Synchronous communication
(MOOs, MUDs) newsgroup
Email
CD-ROM/diskette database
or publication
Microfilm or microfiche
Biblical citation
Videotape
Movie
Television program
Radio program
Personal interview
Musical composition
Recording
Speech-no printed text
Speech-printed text
Lecture
Letter-published
Letter-unpublished
Artwork
Drama or play


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