For complete guidelines on MLA Style, consult:

Reference Desk LB 2369. G53 2003

Gibaldi, Joseph. MLA Handbook for writers of research papers. New York: Moderm Language Association of America, 2003.

Sample MLA Citations:

Book:

Lastname, Firstname. Title of Book. Place of Publication: Publisher, Year of Publication.

Hemingway, Ernest. True at first light. New York: Scribner, 1999.

Schwinger, Julian Seymour. Particles, sources and fields. Reading, MA: Addison-Wesley Publishing, 1970.

Magazine or Journal Article:

Author(s). "Title of Article." Title of Periodical Day Month Year: pages.

Alsen, Eberhard. "New Light on the Nervous Breakdowns of Salinger's Sergeant X and Seymour Glass." CLA Journal 45.3 (2002): 379-87.

Online Source:

Name of Site. Date of Posting/Revision. Name of institution/organization affiliated with the site (sometimes found in copyright statements). Date you accessed the site .

Red Book Online: the report of the Committee on Infectious Diseases. 8/28/2006. American Academy of Pediatrics. Accessed 9/1/2006. http://aapredbook.aappublications.org/.