When creating an in-text citation or full citation, the authors should be listed in the original order displayed on the item (book, article, ...).
Author's Last Name, First Name. Title of Book: Subtitle if Any. Edition if given and is not first edition, Publisher Name often shortened, Year of publication.
| Works Cited List Example |
Kirsh, Steven J. Children, Adolescents, and Media Violence: A Critical Look at the Research. 2nd ed., Sage, 2006. |
| In-Text Citation Example |
(Author's Last Name Page Number) Example: (Kirsh 70) |
Last Name, First Name of First Author, and First Name Last Name of Second Author. Title of Book: Subtitle if Any. Edition if given and is not first edition, Publisher Name often shortened, Year of publication.
Note: Authors should be listed in the citation in the same order listed on the book.
Note: Only the first author listed appears in "Last Name, First Name" format. Authors' names are separated by a comma. Before the last author to be listed, add the word "and."
| Works Cited List Example |
Wykes, Maggie, and Barrie Gunter. The Media and Body Image: If Looks Could Kill. 2nd ed., Sage, 2005. |
| In-Text Citation Example |
(Author's Last Name and Author's Last Name Page Number) Example: (Wykes and Gunter 53) |
Note: and is highlighted in the in-text citation since MLA does NOT use the & symbol. Authors are listed in the order listed on the book.
Last Name, First Name of First Author, et al. Title of Book: Subtitle if Any. Edition if given and is not first edition, Publisher Name often shortened, Year of publication.
Note: If you have three or more authors list only the first author's name followed by et al. instead of listing all authors names. For example Smith, John, et al. The first author is the first name listed on the work you are citing, not the first name alphabetically.
| Works Cited List Example |
Nickels, William, et al. Understanding Canadian Business. 9th ed., McGraw-Hill Ryerson, 2016. |
| In-Text Citation Example |
(First Author's Last Name et al. Page Number) Example: (Nickels et al. 5) |
In place of the author(s) name, place the editor name followed by ed. (abbreviation for editor):
Last name, First name, Middle Initial., ed.
Goyal, Megh R., ed.
Name of Corporate Author. Title of Book: Subtitle if Any. Edition if given and is not first edition, Publisher Name often shortened, Year of Publication.
Note: When a work is published by an organization that is also its author, begin the entry with the title, skipping the author element, and list the organization only as publisher.
| Works Cited List Example |
Calgary Educational Partnership Foundation. Employability Skills: Creating My Future, Nelson, 1996. |
| In-Text Citation Example |
(Name of Corporate Author Page Number) Example: (Calgary Educational Partnership Foundation 14) |
Author's Last Name, First Name. Title of Book: Subtitle if Any. Edition if given and is not first edition, Publisher Name often shortened, Year of publication. Name of Library Database.
| Works Cited List Example |
Block, Bruce A. The Visual Story: Creating the Visual Structure of Film, TV and Digital Media. Focal P/Elsevier, 2008. eBook Collection (EBSCOhost). |
| In-Text Citation Example |
(Author's Last Name Page Number) Example: (Block 132) |
Last Name of First Author, First Name, and First Name Last Name of Second Author. Title of Book: Subtitle if Any. Edition if given and is not first edition, Publisher Name often shortened, Year of publication. Name of Library Database.
Note: Authors should be listed in the citation in the same order listed on the book.
Note: Only the first author listed appears in "Last Name, First Name" format. Authors' names are separated by a comma. Before the last author to be listed, add the word "and."
| Works Cited List Example |
Jamsa, Kris, and Andy Anderson. HTML and Web Design: Tips and Techniques. McGraw- Hill/Osborne, 2002. eBook Collection (EBSCOhost). |
| In-Text Citation Example |
(Author's Last Name and Author's Last Name Page Number) Example: (Jamsa and Anderson 22) |
Last Name of First Author, First Name, et al. Title of Book: Subtitle if Any. Edition if given and is not first edition, Publisher Name often shortened, Year of publication. Name of Library Database.
Note: If you have three or more authors you may choose to list only the first author's name followed by et al. instead of listing all authors names. For example Smith, John, et al. The first author is the first name listed on the work you are citing, not the first name alphabetically.
| Works Cited List Example |
Ziarek, Ewa Plonowska, et al. A Time for the Humanities: Futurity and the Limits of Autonomy. Fordham UP, 2008. eBook Collection (EBSCOhost). |
| In-Text Citation Example |
(First Author's Last Name et al. Page Number) Example: (Ziarek et al. 75) |
Author's Last Name, First Name. Title of Book: Subtitle if Any. Edition if given and is not first edition, Publisher Name often shortened, Year of publication. Website Name, URL.
| Works Cited List Example |
Henty, George Alfred. The Cat of Bubastes: A Tale of Ancient Egypt. Blackie and Son, 1889, HathiTrust Digital Library, babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015073478847. |
| In-Text Citation Example |
(Author's Last Name Page Number) Example: (Henty 132) |
Note: URL should be listed by deleting the first http(s)://
Author's Last Name, First Name. "Title of Short Story, Essay, or Article." Title of Book: Subtitle if Any, edited by Editor's First Name and Last Name, Edition if given and is not first, Publisher Name often shortened, Year of publication, Page numbers of the essay, article, or short story.
| Works Cited List Example |
Ross, Colin. "The Story of Grey Owl." Fiction/Non-Fiction: A Reader and Rhetoric, edited by Garry Engkent and Lucia Engkent, 2nd ed., Thomson Nelson, 2006, pp. 327-333. Note: The first author's name listed is the author of the chapter/essay/short story. Note: If there is no editor given you may leave out that part of the citation. |
| In-Text Citation Example |
(Author's Last Name Page Number) Example: (Ross 332) |
Name of Corporate Author. Title of Pamphlet: Subtitle if Any. Publisher Name, Year of Publication. Pamphlet.
Note: When a work is published by an organization that is also its author, begin the entry with the title, skipping the author element, and list the organization only as publisher.
| Works Cited List Example |
Bait and Switch Selling. Competition Bureau of Canada, 2014. Pamphlet. |
| In-Text Citation Example |
(Title) Example: (Bait and Switch Selling) |
Author's Last Name, First Name. "Title of Article." Name of Journal, vol. Volume Number, no. Issue Number, Year, pp. Page Number. Title of Course Package, compiled by Instructor's First Name Last Name, Los Angeles Harbor College, Year of Publication, pp. page numbers in course package. Course Package.
| Works Cited List Example |
Marlow, Susan. "Gender and Entrepreneurship." International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior and Research, vol.19, no.1, 2013, pp. 114-124. BUS101: Cultural Entrepreneurship: A Reader, compiled by Estelle Williams, Los Angeles Harbor College, 2015, pp. 32-42. Course Package. |
| In-Text Citation Example |
(Author's Last Name Page Number) Example: (Marlow 34) |
Author's Last Name, First Name. "Title of Short Story." Title of Course Package, compiled by Instructor's First Name Last Name, Los Angeles Harbor College, Year of Publication, pp. page numbers in course package. Course Package.
| Works Cited List Example |
Enberg, Susan. "Wednesday Rain." 2014. EAC150: College English, compiled by Walter Dey, Los Angeles Harbor College, 2015, pp. 5-32. Course Package. |
| In-Text Citation Example |
(Author's Last Name Page Number) Example: (Enberg 7) |
This guide is used/adapted with the permission of Seneca College Libraries.
