Works cited entry
Milton, John. Paradise Lost: Book I. Poetryfoundation.org. Poetry Foundation, 2008. Web. 14 Dec. 2008.
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For an online book or a book-length work, such as a play or a long poem, give these elements in the works cited entry:
the author
the title of the book or book-length work, italicized
the title, italicized, of the Web site on which the work is found
the sponsor of the site, using common MLA abbreviations (use “N.p.” if there is no sponsor)
the date of publication or most recent update the medium (“Web”)
your date of access
Online book with print information
Works cited entries
Rawlins, Gregory J. E. Moths to the Flame. Cambridge: MIT P, 1996. The MIT Press. Web. 17 Jan. 2007.
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Jacobs, Harriet A. Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl: Written by Herself. Ed. L. Maria Child. Boston, 1861. Documenting the American South. Web. 3 Feb. 2007.
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For a book or a book-length work for which print publication information is available, give these elements in the works cited entry:
the author
the title of the book or book-length work, italicized
print publication information: editor(s), edition, city of publication, publisher, print publication date
the title, italicized, of the Web site on which the work is found
the medium (“Web”)
your date of access
Note on using a URL in a works cited entry
If your instructor requires a URL for Web sources, include the URL, enclosed in angle brackets, at the end of the entry.
Shiva, Vandana. “Bioethics: A Third World Issue.” NativeWeb. NativeWeb, n.d. Web. 22 Feb. 2006. <http://www.nativeweb.org/pages/legal/shiva.html>.
When a URL in a works cited entry must be divided at the end of a line, break it after a slash. Do not insert a hyphen.
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