MLA works cited example: Dissertation (abstract). Author is given last name first: Chen, Shu-Ling. Dissertation title is “Mothers and Daughters in Morrison, Tan, Marshall, and Kincaid.” Label is Diss. Institution is U of Washington. Year is 2000. Volume, issue: DAI 61.6. Year is (2000). Item number is ATT9975963. Database is ProQuest Dissertations and Theses. It is italicized. Medium is Web. Date of access is inverted: 22 Feb. 2009.