MLA Bibliography Documentation


Salisbury Central School will be using MLA (Modern Language Association) documentation for citing bibliography sources. Below is a bibliography with various types of sources students in an elementary/middle school might use. After the bibliography there are examples for each source. If you use a source that is not on this page consult the style manual in either the elementary or middle school library/media center, or see Mrs. Allyn.

BIBLIOGRAPHY
(Each source begins at the left margin of your paper.
If the title is longer than one line you must indent all of the other lines.)

Bell, Paul. Animals Found in the Wild. Chicago: Viking, 1990.

Burch, Allen and Smith, Diane. Animals From the Far East. New York:
Scholastic, 1997.

Carpenter, Ben. Bird Guide for Children. Animals From Around the World Ser. New York: Dutton, 1998.

"Cats." Britannica Student Encyclopedia. 2004. Encyclopedia Britannica Online School Edition. 13 Oct. 2004. <http://school.eb.com/ebi/article?tocId=9273297>.

"Cats." The Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia. CD-ROM. 1997.

"Cats." The World Book Encyclopedia. 15 ed. 1996.

Davanport, Chris R. "Catching Butterflies." Ranger Rick Feb. 1997: 21+.

Denver, Charles. "Butterflies and Moths." Newsweek 17 Mar. 1998: 25-27.

"Dogs and Cats." National Geographic World May 1998: 15-17.

Eisen, Jennifer. " Keep Our Animals Safe." Hartford Courant 9 Jan. 1999: A1+.

Field, Robert. Whale Watches. Feb. 1998 <http://www.whalewatch.com>.

From North to South: The Flight of the Butterfly. Dir. Sam Lee. Videocassette, National Geographic, 1999.

Krommer, Jeb. Personal interview. 21 Apr. 1998.

National Wildlife Animals. Boston, MA: Learning Media, 1997. SBN 0-7849-0219-4. Windows CD ROM.

United States Dept. of Wildlife.Animals in Danger and How We Can Help Them Survive. Washington: GPO, 1996.

Rules to Remember

Always put the word BIBLIOGRAPHY in capital letters, and write in the center of your paper.

Always put your sources in alphabetical order.

Each source begins at the left margin of your paper. If the title is longer than one line you must indent all of the other lines.

Skip a space after each source entry.

Be mindful of your punctuation.

Author's names are always written last name, then their first name.

Always italicize titles of books, encyclopedias, magazines, and newspapers.

Examples Of Sources

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Updated 09-25-02