Citation Links

Noodle Tools
Students at Park View are able to create an account using Noodle Tools.  Citations can be created as projects and students can continually go back to add more ciations to their projects.  There are also some excellent note-taking options while using this this citation generator.

IMSA Citation Wizard
Works much the same as Slate but make sure to select the MLA format. Several formats from which to choose. Does the best job of these three choices.

Slate Citation Machine
Type in your information and the citation machine will create the citation for you. Copy and paste the citation into your Word document and then reformat your margins. You may also have to change the font to match your document. Lake Park uses the MLA format. This leaves out some things, such as the word online, in several citations so you will need to check and correct the citations.

C.W. Post Campus--An MLA Style Citation Website that lays out examples using colors to indicate how to create citations correctly.  Very well done with excellent examples from the most recent MLA style handbook.

Purdue OWL (Online Writing Lab MLA citation)
Houses writing resources and instructional material.

Cite Source at Trinity College
Offers parenthetical examples as well as general bibliography

Sample Bibliography

Baran, Paul and Paul M. Sweezy. Monopoly Capital: An Essay on American Economics
    
     and Social Order. New York: Monthly Review, 1966.

Coats, Alfred W., and Ross M. Robertson, eds. Essays in American Economic History.
    
     London: Edward Arnold, 1969.

The Commanders: Douglas MacArthur. New York: NBC-TV. 17 March 1975.

"Dwarfed Trees." Encyclopedia Americana. 1948. 678.

"Fight Against Root Causes Violence." Editorial. USA Today 23 July 1991: 10A.

"Trudeau, Garry. "Doonesbury." Cartoon. Chicago Tribune 23 January 1988, Tempo: 6.

Note:  Remember to use underlining if you do not have the capability to print italics. 
Sources are in alphabetical order.

Works Cited call for double spacing.  Check with your teacher for preference.

MLA Version 7

Books

Author's last name, First name. Book Title . City: Publisher, date. Type of Material.

One Author

Seki, Hozen. The Great Natural Way . New York: American Buddhist Academy, 1976. Print.

Two or Three Authors - List names as they appear

Baran, Paul, and Paul M. Sweezy. Monopoly Capital: An Essay on American Economic
     and Social Order. New York: Monthly Review, 1966. Print.

More Than Three Authors

Roberts, Simon, et al. The Complete Java 2 Certification Study Guide . Alameda, CA:
     Sybex, 1999. Print.

A Corporate Group Author

Wisconsin Taxpayers' Alliance. School Facts '99. Madison, WI: Wisconsin Taxpayers'
     Alliance, 1999. Print.

An Anonymous Book

1999 People Weekly Almanac . New York: Cader, 1998. Print.

Note: The Bible is considered an anonymous book .

The Jerusalem Bible . Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1966. Print.

A Single Work from an Anthology

Paley, Grace. "A Warning." Telling and Remembering: A Century of American Jewish
     Poetry . Ed. Steven J. Rubin. Boston: Beacon, 1997. Print.

A Multivolume Work

Bianco, David P., ed. Parents Aren't Supposed to Like It: Rock and Other Pop Musicians
     of the 1990s . Vol. 3. Detroit: UXL-Gale, 1998. Print.

Note: If you cite two or more volumes in a multivolume work, give the total number of volumes after the title .

Hipple, Ted, ed. Writers for Young Adults . 3 vols. New York: Scribner's, 1997. Print.

An Article in a Reference Book

Pettigrew, Thomas F. "Racism ." The World Book Encyclopedia . 1998 ed. Print.

"Pyrrho." The Encyclopedia Americana . International ed. 1995.

Cartoons

Comic Author's last name, First name. "Comic Title. (if any)" Comic Strip.
    Publication information (Newspaper or Magazine or book) date (day mon. year): sec. (if
    any) #: page. Type of Medium.

Trudeau, Garry. "Doonesbury." Comic Strip. Chicago Tribune 23 Dec. 1998: sec. 5: 6. Print.

CD Recordings

Artist. Title of CD. Distributor, Year.

Shocked, Michelle. Arkansas Traveler . Polygram Records, 1992.

Government Publications

Country of Publication. Government Agency. Title. Place of Publication: Publisher,
    Year. Type of Material. 

United States. National Institute on Drug Abuse. Preventing Drug Abuse. Bethesda, MD: NIH,
     1997. Print.

Interviews

Person being interviewed. Type of Interview (Personal or Telephone). Date of Interview .

O'Connell, Amanda. Personal Interview. 7 Jan. 2000.

Note: If you conduct the interview over the telephone, use the label Telephone Interview .

Newspaper, Magazine and Journal Articles

 Author's last name, First name. "Article Title." Periodical Title Date, page(s). Type of Material.

Print Newspaper Article with Author

Mullen, William. "Dinosaur Bones in Sahara Prove a Monster Find." Chicago Tribune
     12 Nov. 1999, late ed., sec. 1: 1+. Print.

Print Newspaper Article without Author

"Toyota to Team Up with Dealer Network to Sell Cars on Web." Wall Street Journal
     12 Nov. 1999: B5. Print

Online Newspaper Article

Author. "Title of Article." Title of Newspaper Date, edition: Page(s). Online Database Name.
   Web. Date of Access. >. Note: Some teachers may request the URL some may not CHECK before submitting

Lowy, Joan. "High Gas Prices Drive Down Traffic Fatalities." Washington Times 25 Aug. 2008: n. pag. SIRS Researcher.
     Web. 8 June 2009.

Print Magazine Article with Author

Anderson, Kelli. "Going to the Dawgs." Sports Illustrated 15 Nov. 1999: 116-19.

Print Magazine Article without Author

"Seven Tips About Portable Generators." Consumer Reports Nov. 1999: 10. Print.

Online Magazine Article

Author. "Title of Article." Title of Magazine Date, edition: Page(s). Online Database Name.
   Web. Date of Access. >. Note: Some teachers may request the URL some may not CHECK before submitting

Brown, Kurt. "Problem Adoptions." The Atlantic Jan. 1999: 37-40. Web.
     ProQuest. 5 Dec. 2000. >.

Pamphlets

Author or Publishing organization. "Title of pamphlet." Place published:
    Publisher/organization, Date. Type of Publication.

Signed Pamphlet

Social Security Administration. "Your Social Security Number." Washington, D.C.: GPO 1993. Print.

Pamphlet with No Author or Publication Information Stated

Pedestrian Safety. [United States]: n.p., n.d. Print.

Television or Radio Programs

"Title of segment." Title of Show. Responsible Person(s). Network name. Call letters of local station (if any), City, Broadcast date. Television or Radio.

 "An Interview with Elton John."  Barbara Walters Special. ABC. WISN, Milwaukee. 21 Mar. 
     1998. Television.

"The Graying of Hawaii." Insights on PBS Hawaii. Prod. Mark Delorme and Audrey Kubota. NPR. KHET, Honolulu,
     18 June 2009. Radio.

Online Transcript of Television/Radio Show

"Show Title". Program. Narrator (if given). Interviewee (if
    given). Actors (if given). Directors (if given). Producers (if given).
    Network. Call letters of local station (if any), City, Broadcast Date. Online. Product name.

"Pollution in the Desert." Sixty Minutes. Narr.Mike Wallace. Prod. Jock Fenway.
     Dir. John Brett. NBC, New York, 6 Mar. 1996. Online. Electric Library

Videocassette, DVD and Slide Program

Title. Director's Name (or other responsible person(s)). Distributor, Year. Type of Media

Going Back: A Return to Vietnam.  Dir. John Smith. Virginia Productions, 1982. Videocassette.

Picasso.  Dir. Jane Adams. Home Vision, 1992. DVD.

Web Sites

Author's surname, First name.  "Title of Website PAGE."  Title OR Name of entire site. Publisher (if not available  
     use N.p), Day Month Year (electronically published). Web. Day Month Year (date accessed). 
     >. Note: Some teachers may request the URL some may not CHECK before submitting

Web Site (Professional)

Friedland, Lois. "Top 10 Adventure Travel Trips." About.com. New York Times Company, 22 Sept. 2009. Web. 10 Jan 2010.
     < http://about.com/travel-aventure.htm>.

Web Site Image

Flags and Emblems of the Commonwealth Games . London, United
     Kingdom, 8 Aug. 2002. Web. 10 Jan 2010. < http://www.tstonramp.com/~ace/scotland.gif>

Web Site Blog Post / Reply

Author. Title of Post. Name of Blog. Distributor Publisher, Date of Post. Web. Date of Access.

Pogue, David. "Some E-Books Are More Equal Than Others." Pogue's Posts: the Latest in Technology from David Pogue.
     The New York Times, 17 July 2009. Web. 10 Jan 2010.

CyberTeacher (John Smith).  Re: "Some E-Books Are More Equal Than Others." Pogue's Posts: the Latest in Technology from David Pogue.
     The New York Times, 17 July 2009. Web. 10 Jan 2010.

Web Site Video

"Episode or Segment". Title of Website. Distributor Publisher, Date of Video. Web. Date of Access.

“2009 Commencement.” YouTube. YouTube, 27 May 2009. Web. 23 July 2009.