Works cited entries
Johnson, Kirk. “The Mountain Lions of Michigan.” Endangered Species Update 19.2 (2002): 27-31. Expanded Academic Index. Web. 26 Nov. 2005.
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Barrera, Rebeca María. “A Case for Bilingual Education.” Scholastic Parent and Child Nov.-Dec. 2004: 72-73. Academic Search Premier. Web. 1 Feb. 2006.
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Kolata, Gina. “Scientists Debating Future of Hormone Replacement.” New York Times 23 Oct. 2002, late ed.: A20. LexisNexis Academic. Web. 26 Nov. 2005.
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Explain
Give as much of the following information as is available:
publication information for the source (see magazine article, journal article, or newspaper article)
the name of the database, italicized
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.
Directory to MLA works cited models
Citation at a glance: Article from a database (MLA)
Citation at a glance: Article in a periodical (MLA)
Exercise: MLA documentation: identifying elements of sources
Exercise: MLA documentation: Works cited 1
Exercise: MLA documentation: Works cited 2
Exercise: MLA documentation: Works cited 3
Exercise: MLA documentation