Nuuanu Elementary
MLA Style Bibliographic Citation Guide
Grade 6
BOOKS
BASIC FORMAT: Author (Last Name, First Name). Title of Book (Underline).
City of Publication: Publisher, Year of Publication.
Single author
Murray, Stuart. American Revolution. New York: DK Publishing Inc., 2002.
Two authors
Author (Last Name, First Name), and Second Author (First Name Last Name).
Title of Book . City of Publication: Publisher, Year.
Berenstain, Stan, and Jan Berenstain. The Berenstain Bears Go Out for the Team.
New York: Random House, 1986.
Three authors
Randall, John E., Gerald R. Allen, and Roger C. Steene. Fishes of the Great Barrier
Reef and Coral Sea. Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press, 1997.
More than three authors
Name of First Author (Last Name, First Name), et al. Title. City of Publication:
Publisher, Year
Bailyn, Bernard, et al. The Great Republic. Lexington, MA: D. C. Heath, 1977.
Unknown author
Title. City of Publication: Publisher, Year.
The Bible, a New Translation. New York: Harper and Row, 1954.
Corporate Author
Name of Organization. Title. City of Publication: Publisher, Year.
College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources, University of Hawaii at Manoa.
Growing Plants for Hawaiian Lei. Honolulu: Coll. of Tropical Agriculture and Human
Resources, Univ. of Hawaii at Manoa, 2002.
Government Agency as Author
Name of Government. Agency. Title. City of Publication: Publisher, Year.
Hawaii. Office of the Auditor. Follow-up Audit of the Child Protective Services System.
Honolulu: State of Hawaii, 2003.
Second or Other Edition
Author. Title. Edition. City of Publication: Publisher, Year.
Castro, Peter, and Michael E. Huber. Marine Biology. 4th ed. Boston: McGraw-Hill,
2003.
Multi-volume Work
Author. Title. No. of Volumes. City of Publication: Publisher, Year.
Dorival, Bernard. Twentieth Century Painters. 2 vols. New York: Universe Books,
1958.
Editor or Compiler
Author, ed/comp. Title. City of Publication: Publisher, Year.
Carpenter, Allan, comp. Facts About the Cities. New York: Wilson, 1992.
Kreider, Jan F., ed. Handbook of Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning. Boca Raton:
CRC, 1993.
Guernsey, Otis L., Jr., and Jeffrey Sweet, eds. The Burns Mantle Theater Yearbook of
1989-90. New York: Applause, 1990.
Essay, Poem, Short Story or Chapter within a collection
Author of Story. "Title of Story." Title of Book. Name of Editor. Edition (if
given). City of Publication: Publisher, Year. Page numbers.
Purcell, Arthur H. "Better Waste Management Strategies Are Needed to Avert a
Garbage Crisis." Garbage and Recycling: Opposing Viewpoints. Ed. Helen Cothran.
San Diego: Greenhaven, 2003. 20-27.
Ebook (electronic book)
Author. Title. City of Publication: Publisher, Year. Name of Database. Name
of Sponsoring Institution Date of Access <URL>
Thornton, Chris. Truth from Trash: How Learning Makes Sense. Cambridge, MA: MIT
P, 2000. NetLibrary. Seattle Central Community College Lib. 24 Feb. 2003
<http://emedia.netlibrary.com>.
REFERENCE SOURCES
General encyclopedia article
Author of Article (if given). "Title of Article." Title of Encyclopedia. City of
Publication: Publisher, Year.
Lesko, Leonard H. "Pyramids." The World Book Encyclopedia. New York: World Book,
Inc., 2001
Subject encyclopedia article
Author of Article (if given). "Title of Article." Title of Encyclopedia. Editor (if
given). Edition (if given). No. of Volumes. City of Publication: Publisher,
Year.
.
Fagan, Jeffrey. "Gangs and Drugs." Encyclopedia of Drugs, Alcohol and Addictive
Behavior. Ed. Rosalyn Carson DeWitt. 2nd ed. 4 vols. New York: Macmillan, 2001.
Article in a multi-volume work not in alphabetical order
Author of Article (if given). "Title of Article." Title of Encyclopedia. Volume
Number. City of Publication: Publisher, Year. Page Numbers. Number of
Volumes.
Tusse, Johannes. "Education in Ethiopia." Encyclopedia of East Africa. Vol. 2. Nairobi:
Kenya Press 1992. 565-72. 3 vols.
An entire reference work
Niiya, Brian, ed. Japanese American History: An A to Z Reference from 1868 to the
Present. New York: Facts On File, 1993.
Online reference database
* Complete publication information may not be available for a
Web site: provide what is given.
Author (If given). "Title of Article." Title of Source. Date (If given). Name of
Database. Name of Sponsoring Institution (if given). Date of Access.
<URL>.
"Language." Encyclopædia Britannica. 2003. Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Seattle
Central Community College Lib. 24 Feb. 2003 <http://search.eb.com/eb/>.
PERIODICAL/MAGAZINE ARTICLES
Author(if given). "Title of Article." Title of Magazine Date: Page(s).
Talcott, Richard. "Great Comets." Astronomy May 2004: 36-41.
"Qantas Looks to Airbus for Long-Range Aircraft." Aviation Week and Space
Technology 5 Apr. 2004: 22.
Author. "Title of Article." Title of Magazine Date: Page(s).
Name of Database. EBSCOhost. Name of Sponsoring Institution (if given).
Date of Access <http://search.epnet.com/>.
Heyman, J.D., and Johnny Dodd. "New Arm, Same Spirit." People 23 Feb. 2004: 58+.
MasterFILE Premier. EBSCOhost. Honolulu Community Coll. Lib., HI. 8 May 2004
<http://search.epnet.com/>.
NEWSPAPER ARTICLES
Author. "Title of Article." Name of Newspaper Date, Edition: Page(s).
Miller, David. "Tightening the Belt." Seattle Times 5 Jan. 1992: A1.
Anonymous Articles
"Saddam's Republican Guards." Time 4 Feb. 1991: 24.
Editorials
Schmemann, Serge. "The World According to Gorbachev Disappears." Editorial. New
York Times 8 Dec. 1991: E3.
Newspaper Database accessed on the WWW
Author. "Title of Article." Name of Newspaper Date, Edition: Page(s) or
Section(s), if numbered. Date of Access <URL>.
Gima, Craig. "Whale's Body Found Near Hanalei Bay." Honolulu Star-Bulletin.com 6 July
2004. 4 Sept. 2004 <http://starbulletin.com/2004/07/06/news/story1.html>.
PAMPHLETS
Outsmarting Crime: A Guide to Safer Living. n.p.: Washington State Criminal Justice
Training Commission, 1990.
WORLD WIDE WEB SITES & SOURCES
World Wide Web Site
* Complete publication information may not be available for a
Web site: provide what is given.
Author (If given). "Title of Web Page." Title of the Site. Editor. Date and/or
Version Number. Name of Sponsoring Institution (if given). Date of
Access <URL>.
Sherman, Chris. "Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About URL."
SearchEngineWatch. Ed. Danny Sullivan. 24 Aug. 2004. 4 Sept. 2004
<http://searchenginewatch.com/searchday/article.php/3398511>.
Personal Web Page
Hull, Joe. Geology, Environmental Science, Earth Science. 2002 3 March 2003
<http://seattlecentral.org/faculty/jhull/>.
Electronic Journals
Author. "Title of Article." Title of Journal Volume number (Year): Page(s).
Name of Database. EBSCOhost. Honolulu Community Coll. Lib., HI. Date
of Access <http://search.epnet.com/>.
Nelson, Roxanne. "Smoking Outside Still Causes Second-Hand Smoke Exposure to
Children." Lancet 359 (2002): 1675. Academic Search Premier. EBSCOhost.
Honolulu Community College Lib., HI. 8 May 2004 <http://search.epnet.com/>.
Government Site
United States. Library of Congress. Copyright Office. Copyright Basics Sept. 2000.
3 March 2003 <http://www.copyright.gov/circs/circ1.html>.
E-Mail
Author. "Subject Line from Posting." Type of Medium. Posted Day Month
Year.
Lee, Linda. "Bishop Museum Field Trip." Personal e-mail. Posted 13 March 1997.
Listserv
Author (if given). "Subject Line from Posting." Posted Day Month Year. Type
of Medium. Address. Accessed Day Month Year.
Calvesbert, Jim. "Re: Computer to T.V. Screen." Posted 6 Aug. 1995. Online.
ednet@lists.umass.edu. Accessed 9 Aug. 1995.
OTHER ELECTRONIC RESOURCES
CD-ROM databases
Author/editor (if given). "Title of Article." Title of Work. Type of Medium,
Version. Place of Publication: Publisher, Date.
"Aye-aye." Mammals: a Multimedia Encyclopedia. CD-ROM, Macintosh. Washington,
D.C.: National Geographic Society, 1990.
AUDIOVISUAL MATERIALS
Videos
Title. Director, Producer, and/or Writer. Medium. Distributor, Year.
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Dir. Denise Guyen. Videocassette. SVE Inc., 1988.
Television or Radio Program
"Title of Episode or Segment." Title of Program or Series. Credit (Performer,
writer, etc). Name of Network. Call Letters (if any), City of Local Station (if
any). Broadcast Date.
"Why the Towers Fell." Nova. PBS. KHET, Honolulu. 7 Sept. 2004.
Music (song from a compact disc)
Performer/Composer (if available). “Song.” Title of Album.
Producing Company, Date.
Coltrane, John. "Giant Steps." The Last Giant: The John Coltrane Anthology. Rhino,
1993.
Music Recordings (no composer shown)
Performer (if available). “Song.” Title of Album. Format (other
than CD). Producing Company, Date.
Lewiston, David. Fiestas of Peru: Music of the High Andes. LP. Nonesuch Records,
1972.
Composer and performer different
Guthrie, Woody. Pete Seeger Sings Woody Guthrie. Perf. Pete Seeger.
Audiocassette. Folkways, 1968.
INTERVIEWS
Interview (heard or read online)
Name of Interviewee. Interview with (Interviewer) Title of Program or
Series. Name of Organization. Date of Interview. Date of Access <URL>.
Jamieson, Kathleen Hall. Interview with Renee Montagne. "Political Apologies."
Morning Edition. Natl. Public Radio. 20 Dec. 2002. 3 March 2003
<http://discover.npr.org/features/feature.jhtml?wfId=885601>.
Interview (broadcast)
Name of Interviewee. Interview with (Interviewer) Title of Program or Series.
Name of Network/Radio Station. Call Letters (if any), City of Local Station
(if any). Broadcast Date.
Clinton, Bill. Interview with Larry King. Larry King Live. CNN. 24 June 2004.
Personal Interview
Person Interviewed. Type of Interview (personal, telephone, email, etc.).
Date.
Nakamura, Michael. Personal interview. 23 July 2004.
.