Works Cited Entries
(see MLA Core Elements Note Outline)
What are they?
Works Cited entries are the full citations. Formatting them allows everyone to read citations in the same way. Below, every piece of an entry is in order and explained.
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1. Author./Last name, First name.
the creator/s of the work
2. Title of Source. / “Title of Source.”
italics if it stands on its own
books, movies, TV shows, paintings, albums, etc.
shows, paintings, albums, etc.
“quotation marks” if it does not stand on its own
articles, chapters, episodes, songs, etc.
3. Title of Container.
If the work does not stand on its own, this is what it is in.
A journal is a common example.
4. Other contributors,
editors, translators, illustrators, etc.
5. Version,
i.e., the edition of a book, the volume number of a journal
6. Number,
i.e., the issue number of a journal
7. Publisher,
the organization or company that published the work
8. Publication date,
the date the work was published (if available)
9. Location.
the page numbers, styled as "pp. 1-34" (if there are any)
10. Title of Container #2,
the online database the source is from (if used)
11. Location #2.
the link (if there is one)