MLA (Modern Language Association) Format

Books:

Arnold, James R. and Roberta Wiener. Divided in Two, The Road

to Civil War 1861. New York: Lerner, 2002.

 

Magazines:

Stewart, Lois. "A Gallery of Civil War Heroes." Cobblestone

September 2001: 20-23.

 

Encyclopedias:

"The Civil War." The World Book Encyclopedia. Millennium.

2000.

 

Web Site:

The first date given is the date assigned to the document and the second one is the date you viewed the document. If there is no date assigned, then you will only include the date you viewed the document.

CNN.com. 2002. Cable News Network.15 January 2005

<http://www.cnn.com>

 

Database such as SIRS Discoverer:

Author's name. "Title of the Article." Original Source of Article Date of original source: page

numbers. Name of the Database Used. Name of the Service. Name of Library or

Library System, City, State Abbreviation. Date of access <URL of service's

homepage>.

*See SIRS Discoverer "How to cite" for more examples.