The Working Bibliography (or Works Cited) is meant to be an overview, a selection of 15 sources. They can be for multiple topics, this is just supposed to be the list of resources you are working with.
See below for some guidance on citation in MLA. MLA citation style is different from APA and Chicago style.
With MLA style, you must include a Works Cited page at the end of your paper. A Works Cited page is an alphabetical listing of the resources cited in your paper. Below are some examples of MLA style citations. Note: Some instructors may require access dates for websites or other pieces of information. Please check with your instructor if you have any questions.
| Material Type | Works Cited |
|---|---|
| A book in print |
Card, Claudia. The Atrocity Paradigm: A Theory of Evil. Oxford UP, 2005. |
|
eBook |
Gaither, Milton. Homeschool: An American History. Palgrave Macmillan, 2017. SpringerLink, doi-org.pitt.idm.oclc.org/10.1057/978-1-349-95056-0 |
| An article in a print journal |
Doggart, Julia. "Minding the Gap: Realizing Our Ideal Community Writing Assistance Program." The Community Literacy Journal, vol. 2, no. 1, 2007, pp. 71-80. |
| An article in an electronic journal |
Sherrard-Johnson, Cherene. "'A Plea for Color': Nella Larsen's Iconography of the Mulatta." American Literature, vol. 76, no. 4, 2004, pp. 833-869, doi: 10.1215/00029831-76-4-833. |
| An encyclopedia entry |
“Patanjali.” Benét’s Reader’s Encyclopedia, edited by Bruce Murphy, 4th ed., HarperCollins Publishers, 1996, p. 782. |
| A government publication |
United States, Federal Maritime Commission. Hawaiian Trade Study: An Economic Analysis. Government Printing Office, 1978. |
| An interview you conducted | Brandt, Deborah. Personal interview. 28 May 2008. (Note: List the interview under the name of the interviewee) |
| A film or DVD | Note: This depends on the focus of your work. Please see the MLA Style blog for a detailed explanation. |
| A page on a website with no author |
"Stunning Lakeside View on Lake Erie." VisitPA, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, 7 June 2018, www.visitpa.com/article/stunning-lakeside-views-lake-erie. |
| A page on a website with an author |
Del Castillo, Inigo. "How Not to Kill Your Houseplants, According to Botanists." Apartment Therapy, 29 Jan. 2020, www.apartmenttherapy.com/houseplant-tips-botanists-36710191. |
| Artwork accessed from a website |
Sherald, Amy. Former First Lady, Michelle Obama. 2018. National Portrait Gallery, npg.si.edu/object/npg_NPG.2018.15. |
| Material Type | In-Text Citation |
|---|---|
| Author's name in text | Magny develops this argument (67-69). |
| Author's name in reference | This argument has been developed elsewhere (Magny 67-69). |
| Two authors' names in reference | The most notorious foreign lobby in Washington is the "Sugar Mafia" (Howe and Trott 134). |
| Quotation found in indirect or "secondhand" source | The philosopher Alain states that "admiration is not pleasure but a kind of attention. . ." (qtd. in Magny 66). |
These examples provided with permission from the University Library System, University of Pittsburgh.