MLA Style Bibliography Examples

Books

Hinton, Susan Eloise. The Outsiders. New Tork: Viking, 1967.

Dempsay, Dave. Ruin and Recovery: Michigan's Rise as a Conservation Leader. Ann Arbor: U of Michigan, 2001.

Book (when the author is not given)

The Times Atlas of the World. 8th ed. New York: Times Books, 2003.

Encyclopedia

"Amber." The World Book Encyclopedia. 2003 ed.

Korab, Harry Edward. "Beverage Production." The New Encyclopaedia Britannica: Marcopaedia. 15th ed. 2003.

Magazines, periodicals, and journal articles

Van DeLay, Art. "Bob Dylan: Still Rockin'." Rolling Stone 10 Sept. 2003: 23-27.

"FUBU: Urban Clothes for Now People." Time 23 Aug. 2003: 76.

Maiorana, Andrew. "Exercise Training, Vascular Function, and Functional Capacity in Middle-Aged Subjects." Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise 33 (2001): 2022-28.

Newspapers

Douglas, John. "Horror, History Highlights Films at Flint Festival." Flint Journal 10 Sept. 2003: C4+.

"Carmaker Idles Plant." Detroit News 22 Aug. 2003: 9B.

Magazines, Newspapers and Essays (Full-text from General Reference Center Gold, FirstSearch, Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center, etc.)

Armstrong, Julie Cantwell. "Delphi Urges Suppliers to Open Plants in Flint." Automotive News 28 Apr. 2003: 42+. General Reference Center Gold. Infotrac. Mott College Lib., Flint, MI. 12 Aug. 2003 <http://web3.infotrac.galegroup.com/>.

Bartholet, Elizabeth. "Adoption Should Be Encouraged." Adoption. 2002 Opposing Viewpoints Series. Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center. InfoTrac. Mott College Lib., Flint, MI. 1 Sept. 2003 <http://www.galenet.galegroup.com/>.

Ratso, Larry. "The Forests of Michigan's Upper Peninsula." The Enviornmentalist Aug. 2003: 76-98. Wilson Select Plus. FirstSearch. Mott College Lib., Flint, MI. 2 Sept. 2003 <http://newfirstsearch.oclc.org/>.

Zanzinger, William D. "Identity Theft Is Among Fastest Growing White-Collar Crimes, FBI Says." Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News 12 Aug. 2003: K2602. General Reference Center Gold. InfoTrac. Mott College Lib., Flint, MI. 2 Sept. 2003 <http://web3.infotrac.galegroup.com/>.

Websites

"Pop Culture Lures Audience into Museums." Foxnews.com. 2003. Fox News Channel. 27 Aug. 2003 <http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,93267,00.html/>.

The City of Flint. 2003. The City of Flint, Michigan. 12 Sept. 2003 <http://www.ci.flint.mi.us/>.

"This Day in World War II History: March 1." History Channel.com. 2003. History Channel. 2 Sept. 2003 <http://historychannel.com/>.

* These examples were taken from the Mott Library Citation Guide, which was prepared by members of the Mott Library staff is cooperation with instructors in the Writing Center in September 2003.