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How to Write a Bibliography Using MLA Style

When you gather information for a report or other project, you should keep track of the sources you used to give credit to the person or persons who wrote or produced the material. A good way to give credit is in a bibliography. The following examples will help you create your bibliography:

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Grades 4-5 Grades 2-3 Books   Books Print Encyclopedias and other Reference Books   Print Encyclopedias and other Reference Books Magazines   Magazines CD-ROM and other Computer Programs   CD-ROM and other Computer Programs Videotapes, DVD's   Videotapes, DVD's Online Sources (Internet)   Online Sources (Internet) Interviews   Interviews

Grades 4-5

BOOKS

Format: 1. Author IF available (last name first). 2. Title (underlined). 3. City where the book is published: 4. Publisher, 5. latest copyright date of text. Examples: Book by one author: Fradin, Dennis. Astronomy. Chicago: Childrens Press, 1983. Book by two or more authors: Harris, Alan and Paul Weissman. The Great Voyager Adventure. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Messner,1990. Edited book: Smith, Carter, ed. Governing and Teaching: A Sourcebook on Colonial America. Brookfield, CT.: Millbrook, 1991. Book with no author:Visual Dictionary of Animals. New York: Dorling Kindersley, 1991. Return to Top

PRINT ENCYCLOPEDIAS and other REFERENCE BOOKS

Format: 1. Author IF available (last name first). 2. "Title of article" (in quotation marks). 3. Title of encyclopedia or reference book (underlined). 4. Latest copyright date. Examples: Article with author: Bluford, Jr., Guion."Astronaut." World Book Encyclopedia.1993. Article without author: "Deer." Compton's Encyclopedia and Fact Index. 1993. Return to Top

MAGAZINES

Format:< 1. Author (last name first). 2. "Title of the article" (in quotation marks). 3. Title of the magazine (underlined). 4. Date (day month year): 5. Page numbers of the article. Example: Bowman, Rebecca. "Westward Stop and Go." Cobblestone. October 1998: 8-12. Return to Top

CD-ROM and other COMPUTER PROGRAMS

Format: 1. Author name IF article is signed (last name first). 2. "Title of article" (in quotation marks). 3. Title of program (underlined). 4. Medium. 5. Production company, 6. copyright date. Examples: Article with author: Bluford, Jr., Guion."Astronaut." World Book Multimedia Encyclopedia. CD-ROM. World Book, Inc., 1994. Article without author: "Aardvark: Totally Tubular." San Diego Zoo Presents ... THE ANIMALS! 2.0. CD-ROM. Arnowitz Studios, 1994.  Return to Top

VIDEOTAPES, DVD's

Format: 1. Title (underlined). 2. Medium (videocassette, etc). 3. Production company, 4. Copyright date. 5. Time length. Example: Seeds of Liberty. Videocassette. Rainbow Educational Video, 1993. 22 min. Return to Top

ONLINE SOURCES (Internet)

Format: 1. Author (last name first) IF article is signed. 2. Title of item (underlined). 3. Date posted. 4. Sponsoring organization. 5. Date of access. 6. Electronic address. Examples: Article with author: Dejoie, Joyce and Elizabeth Truelove. StarChild Project. 1997. NASA. September 25, 1997. <http://heasarc.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/StarChild.html Article without author: Benjamin Franklin: Glimpses of the Man. 1996. The Franklin Institute. 13 Jan. 1997. http://sln.fi.edu/franklin/rotten.html Return to Top

INTERVIEWS

Format: 1. Name of person interviewed (last name first). 2. Type of interview. 3. Date. Examples: Cruise, Tom. Personal interview. 25 Sept. 1997. Return to Top

Grades 2-3

BOOKS

Format: 1. Author IF available (last name first). 2. Title (underlined). 3. latest copyright date of text. Examples: Book by one author: Fradin, Dennis. Astronomy.1983. Book by two or more authors: Harris, Alan and Paul Weissman. The Great Voyager Adventure. 1990. Edited book: Smith, Carter, ed. Governing and Teaching: A Sourcebook on Colonial America. 1991. Book with no author:Visual Dictionary of Animals. 1991. Return to Top

PRINT ENCYCLOPEDIAS and other REFERENCE BOOKS

Format: 1. "Title of article" (in quotation marks). 2. Title of encyclopedia or reference book (underlined). 3. Latest copyright date. Example: "Deer." Compton's Encyclopedia and Fact Index. 1993. Return to Top

MAGAZINES

Format: 1. Title of the magazine (underlined). 2. Date (day month year): Example: Cobblestone. October 1998. Return to Top

CD-ROM and other COMPUTER PROGRAMS

Format: 1. "Title of program (underlined). 2. Medium (CD-ROM). Example: San Diego Zoo Presents ... THE ANIMALS! 2.0. CD-ROM.  Return to Top

VIDEOTAPES, DVD's

Format: 1. Title (underlined). 2. Medium (videocassette, filmstrip, etc). Example: Seeds of Liberty. Videocassette.  Return to Top

ONLINE SOURCES (Internet)

Format: 1. Title of item (underlined). 2. Date of access. 3. Electronic address. Example: Benjamin Franklin: Glimpses of the Man. 13 Jan. 1997. http://sln.fi.edu/franklin/rotten.html Return to Top

INTERVIEWS

Format: 1. Name of person interviewed (last name first). 2. Type of interview. 3. Date. Examples: Cruise, Tom. Personal interview. 25 Sept. 1997. Return to Top Sources consulted: Electronic Sources: MLA Style. 26 March 2003. The Write Source Web Site. 28 April 2003. http://www.classroom.com/community/connection/howto/citeresources.jhtml Kemper, Dave, et al. Writer's Express: A Handbook for Young Writers, Thinkers and Learners. New York: Write Source, 1995. Valenza, Joyce. Power Tools: 100+ Essential Forms and Presentations for Your School Library Information Program. Chicago: American Library Association, 1998.