Directory to MLA works cited models

General guidelines for listing authors

  1. Single author
  2. Two or three authors
  3. Four or more authors
  4. Organization or company as author
  5. No author listed
    1. Article or other short work
    2. Television program
    3. Book, entire Web site, or other long work
  6. Two or more works by the same author
  7. Two or more works by the same group of authors
  8. Editor or translator
  9. Author with editor or translator
  10. Illustrated work
    1. Author first
    2. Illustrator first
    3. Author and illustrator the same person
  11. Author using a pseudonym (pen name) or screen name
  12. Author quoted by another author (indirect source)

    Articles and other short works

  13. Basic format for an article or other short work
    1. Print
    2. Web
    3. Database
  14. Article in a journal
    1. Print
    2. Online journal
    3. Database
  15. Article in a magazine
    1. Print (monthly)
    2. Print (weekly)
    3. Web
    4. Database
  16. Article in a newspaper
    1. Print
    2. Web
    3. E-reader
    4. Database
  17. Abstract or executive summary
    1. Abstract of an article
    2. Abstract of a paper
    3. Abstract of a dissertation
    4. Executive summary
  18. Article with a title in its title
  19. Editorial
  20. Unsigned article
  21. Letter to the editor
  22. Comment on an online article
  23. Paper or presentation at a conference
  24. Book review
    1. Print
    2. Web
    3. Database
  25. d. Film review or other review
    1. Print
    2. Web
  26. Performance review
  27. Interview
    1. Print
    2. Web
    3. Television or radio
    4. Personal
  28. Article in a reference work (encyclopedia, dictionary, wiki)
    1. Print
    2. Web
  29. Letter
    1. Print
    2. Web
    3. Personal

    Books and other long works

  30. Basic format for a book
    1. Print
    2. E-book
    3. Web
    4. Database
  31. Parts of a book
    1. Foreword, introduction, preface, or afterword
    2. Chapter in a book
  32. Book with a title in its title
  33. Book in a language other than English
  34. Entire anthology or collection
  35. One selection from an anthology or a collection
  36. Two or more selections from an anthology or a collection
  37. Edition other than the first
  38. Multivolume work
  39. Sacred text
  40. Book in a series
  41. Republished book
  42. Publisher's imprint
  43. Pamphlet, brochure, or newsletter
  44. Dissertation
    1. Published
    2. Unpublished
  45. Proceedings of a conference
  46. Manuscript

    Web sites and parts of Web sites

  47. An entire Web site
    1. Web site with author or editor
    2. Web site with organization as author
    3. Web site with no author
    4. Web site with no title
  48. Short work from a Web site
    1. Short work with author
    2. Short work with no author
  49. Long work from a Web site
  50. Entire blog
  51. Blog post or comment
  52. Academic course or department home page

    Audio, visual, and multimedia sources

  53. Podcast
    1. Web
    2. Downloaded
  54. Film (DVD, BD, or other format)
  55. Supplementary material accompanying a film
  56. Video or audio from the Web
  57. Video game
  58. Computer software or app
  59. Television or radio episode or program
    1. Broadcast
    2. Web
    3. Podcast
  60. Transcript
  61. Performance
  62. Lecture or public address
    1. Live
    2. Web
  63. Musical score
  64. Sound recording
    1. CD
    2. Downloaded
  65. Work of art
    1. Original
    2. Web
    3. Digital file
    4. Reproduction (print)
  66. Photograph
    1. Original
    2. Web
    3. Digital file
    4. Reproduction (print)
  67. Cartoon
  68. Advertisement
  69. Visual such as a table, a chart, or other graphic
  70. Map
  71. Digital file

    Government and legal documents

  72. Government document
  73. Testimony before a legislative body
  74. Historical document
  75. Legislative act (law)
  76. Court case

    Personal communication and social media

  77. E-mail message
  78. Text message
  79. Posting to an online discussion list
  80. Facebook post or comment
  81. Twitter post (tweet)