MLA STYLE

PATHFINDER

Dine' College

by Frances K. Vitali, Instructor

This MLA STYLE PATHFINDER is a reference tool for finding quick and easy resources about citing books, journals, online sources according to the Modern Languages Association (MLA) style format. This Pathfinder provides examples of MLA documentation for General Format with Examples.

GENERAL FORMAT

BOOK - one author
Zolbrod, Paul. Diné Bahane': The Navajo Creation Story. Albuquerque,  
     New Mexico: University of New Mexico Press, 1984.


BOOK - two or three authors
Willink, Roseann, and Paul Zolbrod. Weaving a World Textiles and 
     the Navajo Way of Seeing.Santa Fe, NM: Museum of New Mexico 
     Press, 1997.     


BOOK - Unknown author
The Times Atlas of the World. 9th ed. New York: Times, 1992.


BOOK - with editor
Rodgers, Larry, ed. Chapter Images: 1996. Window Rock, 
     Navajo Nation: Division of Community Development, 1997. 


ENCYCLOPEDIA OR DICTIONARY
"Croatia." The new Encyclopedia Britannica: Micopaedia. 1991.


ARTICLE IN PERIODICAL
Wilson, Darryl. "You Must Learn to Use Words Like Bullets." 
     Winds of Change Winter 1998: 24-26.


ARTICLE IN NEWSPAPER
Velasco, Diane. "Tribes Tap into Gates Technology Fund." 
  Albuquerque Journal 19 Feb. 2000, A:1+.


CD-ROMs and ONLINE DATABASES
Kirpatrick, Elsie. "Diabetes: Type II." PRO QUEST. 
     CD-ROM. Dec. 1994.


"Luci Tapahonso." Encarta Encyclopedia. CD-ROM. 
     Seattle: Microsoft, 1999.


PERSONAL INTERVIEW
Letterman, David. Personal Interview. 20 Feb. 2000.


FILM or VIDEOTAPE
In the White Man's Image: The Annihilation of a Culture. 
     Videotape. Narr. Scott Momaday. Nbraska Committe for 
     the Humanities and Nebraskans for Public Television, 1986.


Slow Fires: On the Preservation of the Human Record.
     Dir. Terry Sanders. Narr. Robert MacNeil. Council on Library Resources,  
     1987. 33 min.


RECORD, TAPE, or CD
Turner, Tina. Twenty Four Seven. EMI Records, 1999.




OTHER EXAMPLES

DOCUMENTING SOURCES from WORLD WIDE WEB


Mitten, Lisa. "Indians on the Internet." American Indian Library    
     Newsletter. Winter 1998. Online. Internet. Available 
     http://www.pitt.edu/~lmitten/education.html (16 Nov. 1998).




Daly, Bill. Writing Essays. 1997. 30 July 1999

ONLINE RESOURCES

Authorized Modern Language Association (MLA) Website Format

Citing Information Sources

Using Modern Language Association

What is MLA Style?

On-line Resources for Documenting Electronic Sources

Suggested MLA Style Guide: Internet Resources

MLA Style Electronic Formats

Citing Online Sources

BOOK RESOURCES

Gibaldi, Joseph. MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers. 5th edition. New York: Modern Languages Association, 1999.

Gibaldi, Joseph. MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers. 5th edition. New York: Modern Languages Association, 1999.

Kennedy, Kennedy, and Jane Aaron. The Brief Bedford Reader. 6th edition. Boston: Bedford Books, 1997.

CD-ROM RESOURCE

"Research: Listing Works Cited." Encarta Encyclopedia. CD-ROM. Microsoft. 1999.

created by Frances Vitali

updated Februaruy 21, 2000

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