MLA Style Guide
Prepared by Pickler Memorial Library Staff - January 17, 2007
| Article from a Printed Journal | Brown, Erella.
"The Lake of Seduction: Silence, Hysteria, and the Space of Feminist Theatre." JTD: Journal of Theatre and Drama 2 (1996): 175-200. |
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Article from a Printed Journal with Multiple Authors |
Jones, Graham, Sheldon Hanton, and
Declan Connaughton. “What is This Thing Called Mental Toughness? An Investigation of Elite Sport Performers.” Journal of Applied Sport Psychology 14 (2002): 205-218. |
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Article from an Online Journal |
Evnine, Simon J. "The Universality of Logic: On the Connection between Rationality and Logical Ability." Mind 110.438 (2001): 335-367. 31 July 2001 <http://www3.oup.co.uk/mind/>. |
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Full-Text Journal Article from a Database |
Holton, Woody. "The Ohio Indians and the Coming of the American Revolution in Virginia." The Journal of Southern History 60.3 (1994): 453-478. JSTOR. Truman State University Library 31 July 1998 <http://www.jstor.org>. |
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Article from a Printed Magazine |
Gawande, Atul. "The Man Who Couldn't Stop
Eating." New Yorker 9 Jul. 2001: 66-75. |
| Article from an Online Magazine |
Saletan, William. "The Ethicist's New Clothes."
Slate 16 August 2001. 17 August 2001 <http://slate.msn.com/framegame/ entries/01-08-16_113959.asp>. |
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Full-Text Magazine Article from a Database |
Gore, Rick.
"Pharaohs of the Sun." National Geographic Apr. 2001:34. Academic Search Elite. EBSCOhost. Truman State University Library. 22 August 2001. <http://search.epnet.com/>. |
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Book with a Single Author |
Fleming, Thomas.
Liberty!: The American Revolution. New York: Viking, 1997. |
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Book with Two Authors |
Sennett, Richard, and
Jonathan Cobb. The Hidden Injuries of Class. New York: Vintage Books, 1972. |
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Book with Three or More Authors |
Schwartz, David, Steve Ryan,
and Fred Wostbrock. The Encyclopedia of TV Game Shows. New York: Facts on File, 1995. |
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Article within a Book |
Cassel, Jeris, and BethAnn
Zambella. "Without a Net: Supporting Ourselves in a Tremulous Atmosphere." "LOEX" of the West: Teaching and Learning in a Climate of Constant Change. Ed. Thomas W. Leonhardt. Greenwich, CT: JAI Press, 1996. 75-92. |
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Article in an Encyclopedias |
Lumiansky,
R.M. "Chaucer." The New Encyclopaedia Britannica: Macropaedia. 15th ed. 1998. |
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Book Reviews |
Salinger, Sharon V.
Rev. of Not All Wives: Women of Colonial Philadelphia, by Karin Wulf. The Journal of American History 88 (2001): 184-185. |
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Government Documents |
United States. Senate.
Committee on the Judiciary. Hearing on the Hate Crimes Prevention Act of 1998. 105th Cong., 2nd sess. S.J. Res. 1529. Washington: GPO, 1999. |
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Newspaper Articles |
Holden, Stephen. "Frank
Sinatra Dies at 82; Matchless Stylist of Pop." New York Times 16 May 1998, natl. ed.: A1+. |
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Online Newspaper |
Carnes, Mandy. "Bulldogs rack up votes". Truman State University Index. 22 April 2004. 26 April 2004 <http://index.truman.edu> . |
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Full-Text Newspaper Article from an Online Database |
Cowell, Alan. "Britain Faces Flurry of Illegal Migrants Using Channel Tunnel." New York Times 3 Sept. 2001, late ed. LexisNexis Academic . LexisNexis. Truman State University Library. 19 Oct. 2001. <http://www.lexisnexis.com> |
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Letter |
Miller,
Ella. Letter "to Ella V. Rinker." Mar. 1865. Ella V. Rinker and Reuben E. Hammon Papers. Rare Book, Manuscript and Special Collections Lib., Duke U, Durham. |
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Interview |
Breslin,
Jimmmy. Interview with Neal Conan. Talk of the Nation.
Natl. Public Radio. WBUR, Boston. 26 Mar. 2002. |
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Motion Picture |
Platoon.
Prod. Arnold Kopelson. Dir. Oliver Stone. Perf. Tom Berenger, Willem Dafoe, and Charlie Sheen. Hemdale Film Corporation, 1986. |
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Web Pages |
Abraham
Lincoln Birthplace National Historic Site. 11Feb. 2003. National Park Service. 13 Feb. 2003 <http://www.nps.gov/abli/>. |
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Online Posting |
Casper, Karl.
"Re: Watered Down Curricula." Online posting. 1 Oct. 2001. Math Forum. 26 Oct. 2001 <http://mathforum.org/epigone/math-teach/ wheebrelwhing/7zq2783aznop@forum.mathforum.com>. |
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Email Message |
Baker, Virginia. "Tips for
finding sources." E-mail to Jane Robinson. 28 Oct. 2002. |
This page is adapted from Lawton, Kelley A. and Laura Cousineau. "Assembling a List of Works Cited in your Paper." 3 Nov. 2003. Duke University. 22 April, 2004. <http://www.lib.duke.edu/libguide/citing.htm>.
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