Periodical Article:
(magazine, journal, newspaper, etc)
Books & Electronic Access to Resources
Information Literacy Resource Series for the Magnolia Library
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MLA Citation Formatting
Adapted from:
MLA Handbook for Writers of Research
Papers, 7th edition
Book or eBook with One Author:
Print Version
Wagner, Viqi. Russia. Detroit: Greenhaven
Press, 2009. Print.
[author name]. [book title]. [city of publica-
tion]: [publisher name], [year published].
Print.
Electronic Version
Peacock, Kent A. The Quantum Revolution:
A Historical Perspective. Westport,
Conn: Greenwood Press, 2008. NetLi-
brary. Web. 16 March 2009.
[author name]. [book title]. [city of publica-
tion]: [publisher name], [year published].
[method of access]. Web. [date of ac-
cess].
Major Differences from the Previous Edition:
Italics replaces all underlining
Method of access is required for both physical
(print) & electronic resources (web)
Electronic resources require inclusion of the
site name & date of access
Electronic resources retrieved from a database
also require the italicized name of the database
URLs are not required for web sources, but are
strongly recommended when the page is not
easily found
Resources without a listed publisher are so
noted with “N.p.”
Resources without page numbering must use
“n. pag.” in lieu of a page number
Print Version
Aldrich, Frederick A. and Margueritte L.
Marks. “Wyman Reed Green, American
Biologist.” Bios 23.1 (1952): 26-35. Print.
[author name]. “[article title].” [periodical
title] [volume no.].[issue no.] ([year pub-
lished]): [page range]. Print.
Electronic Version (from a database)
Berger, James D. and Helmut J. Schmidt.
“Regulation of Macronuclear DNA Con-
tent in Paramecium Tetraurelia.” The
Journal of Cell Biology 76.1 (1978): 116-
126. JSTOR. Web. 20 Nov 2008.
[author name]. “[article title].” [periodical
title] [volume no.].[issue no.] ([year pub-
lished]): [page range]. [database name].
Web. [date of access].
Web Version (from the web)
Lubell, Sam. “Of the Sea and Air and Sky.”
New York Times. New York Times, 26
Nov. 2008. Web. 1 Dec. 2008.
[author name]. “[article title].” [website
name]. [publisher name], [date of arti-
cle]. Web. [date of access].
Online-Only Resource:
(webpage, etc)
Wine Institute. “U.S. Wine Exports Surpass
$1 Billion in 2008.” WineInstitute.org.
The Wine Institute, 25 Feb. 2009. Web.
16 March 2009.
[author name]. “[article title].” [website
name/URL]. [website publisher], [date
of publication]. Web. [date of access].
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