When you are creating your works cited list, make sure that:
All the sources you cited in the main body of your essay are on this list (your in-text citations)
The sources are in alphabetical order
Each source is formatted with a hanging indent
Each source is formatted correctly for the source type
Last Name, First Name. Title of Book. Publisher, Publication Date.
Example) Butler, Octavia. Mind of My Mind. Grand Central Publishing, 1994.
*Include the city of publication if the book was published before 1900, if the publisher has offices in more than one country, or if the publisher is not known in North America. Add the city after the book's title and before the publisher's name.
*If a publisher name and imprint name are both available, use the imprint name
Write the authors' names in the same order as they appear on the book. List the first author's name in last name, first name format. The second author's name should be in normal order (first name, last name).
Example) El-Mohtar, Amal, and Max Gladstone. This is How You Lose the Time War. Saga Press,
2019.
List only the first author, followed by the phrase "et al." Do not list all authors' names.
Example) Wysocki, Anne Frances, et al. Writing New Media: Theory and Applications for
Expanding the Teaching of Composition. Utah State UP, 2004.
Cite as you would any other book, but add “translated by” and the translator’s name after the book’s title.
Example) Liu, Cixin. The Three-Body Problem. Translated by Ken Liu, Tor, 2014.
Last name, First name. "Title of Essay." Title of Collection, edited by Editor's Name(s) (if applicable). # ed. (if applicable), Publisher, Year, Page range of entry.
Example) Smith, Zadie. “The Lazy River.” Grand Union: Stories, Hamish Hamilton, 2019,
pp. 25-34.
Example) Ford, Kelli Jo. "Heart-Shaped Clock." Never Whistle at Night, edited by Shane
Hawk and Theodore C. Van Alst Jr., McClelland & Stewart, 2023, pp. 175-192.
Author(s). "Title of Article." Title of Journal, Volume, Issue, Year, pages. DOI or URL (if available)
Example) Biles, Zachary. “Perils of Song in Homer’s “Odyssey.”” Phoenix, vol. 57, no. 3-4, 2003,
pp. 191–208, https://doi.org/10.2307/3648513
2 Authors: Format the same as with a book. List the first author's name in last name, first name format. The second author's name should be in normal order (first name, last name).
Example) Serrano, Francisco J., and Luis M. Chiappe. “Independent Origins of Powered Flight in
Paravian Dinosaurs?” Current Biology, vol. 31, no. 8, 2021, pp. R370–72,
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2021.03.058.
3+ Authors: List the first author, followed by the phrase "et al." Do not list all authors' names.
Example) Dunne, Emma M., et al. “Climatic Controls on the Ecological Ascendancy of Dinosaurs.”
Current Biology, vol. 33, no. 1, 2023, pp. 206–14,
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2022.11.064.
Film title. Directed by First Name Last Name, performances by First Name Last Name and First Name Last Name, Production Company, Year Released.
Example) Arrival. Directed by Denis Villeneuve, performances by Amy Adams and Jeremy
Renner, Paramount Pictures, 2016.
Last Name, First Name. “Title of Page.” Name of Website. Name of institution/organization affiliated with the site (sponsor or publisher), Date of resource creation (if available), URL. Accessed Date.
Example) Horrocks, Dana. “Evaluating Storytime.” Jbrary, www.jbrary.com/evaluating-storytime.
Accessed 9 November 2023.
Example) “Vitamin D.” Health Canada. Government of Canada, 2 May 2022,
www.canada.ca/en/healthcanada/services/nutrients/vitamin-d.html.
Accessed 5 April 2024.
*Include as much information as you can find.
*If the publisher is the same as the website name, only list it once.
Instructor’s Last Name, First Name. “Title of Presentation or Document.” Title of Course, Brightspace, date posted, Northern Lakes College, page url. Document Format.
Example 1) Laboucan, Ingrid. “Power and Privilege.” Models and Practice of Social Work from an
Anti-Oppressive Perspective, Brightspace, February 2024, Northern Lakes College,
learn.northernlakescollege.ca/d2l/le/content/1436/viewContent. PowerPoint
presentation.
Example 2) Campbell, Jeff. “The Mesozoic Era.” Introduction to Dinosaurs, Brightspace,
October 2024, Northern Lakes College,
https://learn.northernlakescollege.ca/d2l/le/content/13749/viewContent/47821/View.
PDF.
“Title of Page.” Title of Course, taught by Instructor’s First Name Last Name. Brightspace, Northern Lakes College, term date, page url.
Example) “How Stress Affects Your Body.” Health Education-Personal Health and
Wellness, taught by Chris Ouellette. Brightspace, Northern Lakes College, fall 2023,
https://learn.northernlakescollege.ca/d2l/le/content/11648/viewContent/52407/View.
Instructor’s Last Name, First Name. Lecture. “Title of Lecture.” Title of Course, Day Month Year, Northern Lakes College.
Example) Cardinal, Sandra. Lecture. “Critical Reading.” Introduction to English Literature,
19 Mar. 2024, Northern Lakes College.
*If you are citing a source that doesn't fit to these standard citation rules, consult your MLA handbook or another reputable source, such as Purdue University's MLA Guide. They provide more in-depth details on how to create in-text citations for a variety of source types.