Early/Middle College Stokes Center: MLA

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Print Book (One Author):  Author Last Name, First Name. Title of Book. Publisher, Year of Publication.

• Example: Lawrence-Mathers, Anne. The True History of Merlin the Magician. Yale University Press, 2012.

Book (Two Authors): Author Last Name, First Name, and Author First Name Last Name. Title of Book. Publisher, Year of Publication.

• Example: Gillespie, Paula, and Neal Lerner. The Allyn and Bacon Guide to Peer Tutoring. Allyn, 2000.

Chapter from a Book:  Author Last Name, First Name. "Title of Chapter." Title of Book. edited by First Name Last Name. Publisher, Year of Publication. 

• Example: Swanson, Gunnar. "Graphic Design Education as a Liberal Art: Design and Knowledge in the University and The 'Real World.'" The Education of a Graphic Designer. edited by Steven Heller. Allworth Press, 1998.

Electronic Book (eBook): 

• Example: Toby Miller. A COVID Charter, A Better World. Rutgers University Press, 2021. EBSCOhost, search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=nlebk&AN=2685302&site=ehost-live.

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Journal Article from library database: Author Last Name, First Name. "Title of Article." Title of Journal, vol. number, issue no. #, Year of Publication, Page Numbers. Title of Database, URL or DOI.

• Example with URL: Nehls, Kimberly, and Brandy D. Smith. "The Role of Facebook in Fostering Transfer Student Integration." Journal of Student Affairs Research and Practice, vol. 51, no. 4, 2014, pp. 392-406. ProQuest, http://nclive.org/cgi-bin/nclsm?url=http://search.proquest.com/scholarly-journals/role-facebook-fostering-transfer-student/docview/1702665446/se-2

• Example with DOI: Nehls, Kimberly and Brandy Smith. "The Role of Facebook in Fostering Transfer Student Integration." Journal of Student Affairs Research and Practice, vol. 51, no.4, 2014, pp. 392-406. ProQuest Central,

  http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/jsarp-2014-0040.

Website:

This format is intended for documents that are NOT accessed through library databases.

Include the following information if available:

Editor, author, or compiler name. "Title of Web Resource." Name of Web Site, Name of institution/organization affiliated with the site, date of resource creation, URL. Date of access (if applicable).

• Example: Felluga, Dino. Guide to Literary and Critical Theory. Purdue U, 28 Nov. 2003, www.cla.purdue.edu/english/theory/. Accessed 10 May 2006.

• Example: "Athlete's Foot - Topic Overview." WebMD, 25 Sept. 2014, www.webmd.com/skin-problems-and-treatments/tc/athletes-foot-topic-overview.