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Click on the tabs at the top of the page to see examples of MLA citations for a variety of formats. The citations are based on the MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers, Seventh Edition. For complete guidelines and information, please refer to the book; there are several copies at the ZSR reference desk.

Here are a few guidelines to get you started:

• All MLA citations should be double spaced.
• The first line should be flush with the left margin. All other lines should be indented.
• Use the form of the author's name used on the title page, not an abbreviation.
• Capitalize every important word in the title.
• Italicize titles of books and names of journals; put article titles in quotation marks. 
• If the item you are citing has a subtitle, put a colon between the main title and the subtitle. Subtitles must be included in the citation; if you are citing a book, use the title information provided on the title page of the book, not the spine or cover.
• If the place of publication lists several cities, use the first city given; do not include the state, province, or country after the city name.
• Publishers' names should be shortened by following the guidelines provided. See MLA Handbook 7.5.
• Include the medium of publication consulted such as Print, Web, Television, Radio, Interview, etc.

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