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This guide is based on the MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers 6th ed. (Modern Language Association 2003). Works Cited items are listed alphabetically at the end of the research paper. Parenthetical references is for items referred to in the body of the paper.

For additional examples, please refer to the MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers available in the Reference collections of the Ackerman Library, Law Library, and other Ohio State University Library locations or refer to the MLA Frequently Asked Questions About MLA Style

Book (One author)

Works Cited:
Johnson, Charles Richard. Middle Passage. New York: Atheneum, 1990.

Parenthetical:
(Johnson 176)

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Books (Two to three authors)

Works Cited:
Leakey, Mary D. and Louis S.B. Leakey. Some String Figures from North East Angola. Lisboa: Museu do Dundo, 1949.

Parenthetical:
(Leakey and Leakey 92)

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Books (Corporate author)

Works Cited:
Batelle Institute. Land Use: West Central Ohio, Dayton Power and Light Company. Columbus: Battelle Institute, 1960.

Parenthetical:
(Batelle 78)

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Books (Anthology)

Works Cited:
McNally, John, ed. Humor Me: An Anthology of Humor by Writers of Color. Iowa City: U. of Iowa P, 2002.

Parenthetical:
(McNally xv)

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Books (Works in an Anthology)

Works Cited:
James, Henry. "The Friends of the Friends." The Norton Book of Ghost Stories. Ed. Brad Leithauser. New York: Norton, 1994. 40-60.

Parenthetical:
(James 47)

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Scholarly Journal Article (One author)

Works Cited:
Myerson, Joel. "A Calendar of Transcendental Club Meetings." American Literature 44 (1972): 197-207.

Parenthetical:
(Myerson 199)

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Scholarly Journal Article (Two authors)

Works Cited:
Brown, Cecelia M., and Lina Ortega. "Information-seeking Behavior of Physical Science Librarians: Research and Practice." College & Research Libraries 66 (2005): 231-247.

Parenthetical:
(Brown and Ortega 237)

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Magazine Article (One author)

Works Cited:
Cook, Mariana. "Cousin Kay." Victoria. Nov. 2001: 27-28.

Parenthetical:
(Cook 28)

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Newspaper Article

Works Cited:
Johnston, David Cay. "Got Game? Got Old Game?" New York Times 11 July 2003, late ed.:F1+.

Parenthetical:
(Johnston F1)

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Encyclopedia Article

Works Cited:
"Magna Carta." The New Encyclopedia Britannica. 15th ed. 1998.

Parenthetical:
("Magna Carta" 521)

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Review

Works Cited:
Barth, Melissa E. Rev. of The Summons, by John Grisham. Magill Book Reviews 1 Nov. 2002: 221.

Parenthetical:
(Barth 221)

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Electronic Scholarly Journal Article

Works Cited:
Scott, Jonathan. "Advanced, Repressed, and Popular: Langston Hughes During the Cold War." College Literature 33, no. 2 (Spring 2006): 27 August 2007 <http://web.ebscohost.com>.

Parenthetical:
(Scott)

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Item from a Library Database

Works Cited:
Clark, Zsuzsanna. "From Saturday-Night Poetry to Big Brother." New Statesman 132 (21 July 2003): 32. Academic Search Complete EBSCOHost. The Ohio State University Libraries, Columbus, OH 27 Aug. 2007 <http://search.ebscohost.com/>.

Parenthetical:
(Clark)

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Thesis or Dissertation (Digital)

Works Cited:
Ryals, Douglas Wesley. Renaissance Speculation: Shakespeare and the Prehistory of Liberalis. Diss. University of California, Irvine, 2006. Proquest Digital Dissertations. Proquest. The Ohio State University Libraries, Columbus, OH. 27 Aug. 2007 <http://www.proquest.com/>.

Parenthetical:
(Ryals 251)

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Electronic Book

Works Cited:
Hartog, Hendrick. Man and Wife in America: A History. 2002. 27 August 2007. <http://quod.lib.umich.edu/>.

Parenthetical:
(Hartog 2002)

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Web Site

Works Cited:
Campbell, Donna. The Edith Wharton Society 5 Aug. 2003. Gonzaga University. 27 Aug. 2007 <http://guweb2.gonzaga.edu/faculty/campbell/wharton/indexa.html>.

Parenthetical:
(Campbell)

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Television Program

Works Cited:
"Popularity of Fur on Rise Again." Narr. Virginia Cha. Sunday Today NBC. WNBC, New York. 9 Feb. 2003.

Parenthetical:
("Popularity of Fur")

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Sound Recording

Works Cited:
Copland, Aaron. Long Time Ago: American Songs. Saint Paul Chamber Orch. Cond. Hugh Wolff. Teldec, 1994.

Parenthetical:
(Copland)

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