 Writing Guides
Citations
Writing Guides
 Citations
To begin, check out the guide below to MLA formatting for your citations. You can also download and print the MLA Format Guide for Works Cited.
This guide will help you figure out what information you need for your citation based on the type of source - book, magazine/newspaper/journal article, database article, website. Plus, it will show you what your citation should look like.
Sources in Print
Sources Online
Sources in Print
Book
Author's last name, first name. Title of book. City of publication: Publisher, Date of
publication. Medium of publication [Print].
Example:
Tyson, Neil deGrasse. The Pluto Files: the Rise and Fall of America's Favorite Planet. New
York: W. W. Norton, 2009. Print.
Book with More Than One Author
Author's last name, first name, author's first name and last name [for as many authors as
are listed]. "Title of the essay." Title of book. Editor's name. City of publication:
Publisher, Date of publication. Medium of publication [Print].
Example:
Lippson, Alice J., and Robert L. Lippson. Life in the Chesapeake Bay. 3rd ed. Baltimore:
Johns Hopkins University Press, 2006. Print.
Periodical (Newspaper, Magazine, Journal)
NOTE: Some periodicals (like newspapers and magazines) have a date (Day Month Year), while others (like journals) have volume and issue numbers.
Author's last name, first name. "Title of article." Title of Newspaper/Magazine. Day Month
Year: Page numbers. Medium of publication [Print].
Example:
Martin, Patti. "Teen-Age Blues Might Be More." Asbury Park Press. 16 August 2001: 3-4.
Print.
OR
Author's last name, first name. "Title of article." Title of Journal. Volume number. Issue
number (date if given): Page numbers. Medium of publication [Print].
Example:
Bufkin, E.C. "Lord of the Flies: An Analysis." Georgia Review. 19.1 (Spring 1965):
40-57.
Print.
Sources Online
Website
Author's last name, first name [if given]. "Title of page within the website." Title of
website. Publisher or sponsor of the website [write "N.p." if none given], Date of
publication [write "n.d." if none given]. Medium of publication [Web]. Date website
accessed .
Example:
Dryden-Edwards, Roxanne. "Teen Drug Abuse." MedicineNet. MedicineNet, Inc., 21
June
2007. Web. 31 Oct. 2008 .
Full-text Article through an Online Database
NOTE: The citation is EXACTLY the same as the citation for the print version of the source, just adding on information about the database used.
Author's last name, first name [if given]. "Title of article." Title of Periodical. Day Month
Year [of original publication]: Page numbers from original print source [if given].
Name of database. Medium of publication [Web]. Date article accessed in database [if
required by teacher].
Example:
Martin, Patti. "Teen-Age Blues Might Be More." Asbury Park Press. 16 August 2001: 3-4.
SIRS Researcher. Web. 6 Nov. 2008 .
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NoodleTools
Noodle what? Or maybe you are familiar with this super handy tool that helps you generate citations for your papers in the proper MLA format. You can also use it as a way to organize your notes with the Note Cards feature.
Click here for a guide to using NoodleTools.
Purdue Online Writing Lab (OWL)
Here you'll find guides for organizing your entire paper in MLA format, plus how to cite various sources including:
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 Writing Guides
The Purdue Online Writing Lab
Here you'll find tons of free writing resources. Included are formatting and style guides, grammar and mechanics, internet literacy, ESL, job search and technical writing, and research. There are sections geared to writing for specific disciplines (e.g. experimental report writing in psychology) and forms (e.g. writing about poetry). This site provides the nuts and bolts needed to jump start any writing project.
HCPSS Writing Manual
Click on the link below to view/download the Howard County Public School's High School Writing Manual.
HCPSS Writing Manual
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