1. M.L.A. Style
A system to:
- format pages of an essay, and
- credit borrowed info. sources

2. - to cite a PRINTED TEXT
A modest Mallick, Heather. A modest proposal. Toronto: Pearson.
proposal 2009. Print.

3. Works Cited
Mallick, Heather. A modest proposal. Toronto: Pearson.
Indent second; third;
etc. line 2009. Print.
Borrowed
sources are
listed on the
last page of
an essay

4. - to cite an ENTIRE WEBPAGE

5. Mallick, Heather.
Author’s Family Name, First Name
Title of Complete Work or Site /?/
NO

6. Title of Complete Work or Site _in italics
Mallick, Heather. heathermallick.ca.

7. Mallick, Heather. heathermallick.ca.
Document date of last revision
NOTE: This date is NEVER accurate

8. Mallick, Heather. heathermallick.ca. 8 Mar. 2010. Web. Format
Much better to use this date

9. Mallick, Heather. heathermallick.ca. 8 Mar. 2010. Web. 15. Jun.
2012.
date of access

10. - to cite an ONLINE ARTICLE

11. Now the CBC is important. Why?

12. So, we repeat the steps adding the
article’s title and the publisher:

13. Mallick, Heather. “A modest proposal”. heathermallick.ca.
CBC.ca, 8 Mar. 2010. Web. 15 Jun. 2012.

14. Works Cited
Mallick, Heather. “A modest proposal”. heathermallick.ca.
Double-space between
CBC.ca, 8 Mar. 2010. Web. 15 Jun. 2012.
citations
Mallick, Heather. A modest proposal. Toronto: Pearson.
2009. Print.
List sources
alphabetically

15. - to cite an ONLINE VIDEO

16. Title of the Video

17. Distributor
Director and Date

18. Title of Complete Website _in italics

19. date of access

20. Do not bold or
underline the title Works Cited
Mallick, Heather. “A modest proposal”. heathermallick.ca.
Indent second;
third; etc. line CBC.ca, 8 Mar. 2010. Web. 15 Jun. 2012.
Mallick, Heather. A modest proposal. Toronto: Pearson.
2009. Print.
List sources
alphabetically Ontario Election Debate 2011 - Part 5. The Toronto 300.
Youtube, 2011. youtube.com. Web. 17 Oct. 2012.
Single-space
each citation
Combine new sources and keep adding to this list.
Remember to organize entries from A to Z.
Double-space
between citations

21. Website NO Publisher
n.p.
Title and Author
NO Pub. Date
n.d.
Format
Web
Date of Access
Today’s Date

22. Do not bold or
underline the title Works Cited
Mallick, Heather. “A modest proposal”. heathermallick.ca.
Indent second;
third; etc. line CBC.ca, 8 Mar. 2010. Web. 15 Jun. 2012.
Mallick, Heather. A modest proposal. Toronto: Pearson.
2009. Print.
List sources
alphabetically Ontario Election Debate 2011 - Part 5. The Toronto 300.
Youtube, 2011. youtube.com. Web. 17 Oct. 2012.
Single-space
each citation
Double-space
between citations
X, Malcolm. “Prison Studies”. sandi.net. n.p., n.d. Web. 18
Oct. 2012.

23. Website
Publisher
Title and Author
Web
date of access

24. Do not bold or
underline the title Works Cited
Mallick, Heather. “A modest proposal”. heathermallick.ca.
Indent second;
third; etc. line CBC.ca, 8 Mar. 2010. Web. 15 Jun. 2012.
Mallick, Heather. A modest proposal. Toronto: Pearson.
2009. Print.
List sources
alphabetically Ontario Election Debate 2011 - Part 5. The Toronto 300.
Youtube, 2011. youtube.com. Web. 17 Oct. 2012.
Single-space
Taylor, Drew Hayden. “Seeing Red Over Myths”.
each citation theglobeandmail.com. The Globe and Mail, 8 Mar. 2001.
Web. 16 Oct. 2012.
Double-space
between citations
X, Malcolm. “Prison Studies”. sandi.net. n.p., n.d. Web. 18
Oct. 2012.

25. Do not bold or
underline the title Works Cited
Mallick, Heather. “A modest proposal”. heathermallick.ca.
Indent second;
third; etc. line CBC.ca, 8 Mar. 2010. Web. 15 Jun. 2012.
Mallick, Heather. A modest proposal. Toronto: Pearson.
2009. Print.
List sources
alphabetically Ontario Election Debate 2011 - Part 5. The Toronto 300.
Youtube, 2011. youtube.com. Web. 17 Oct. 2012.
Single-space
Taylor, Drew Hayden. “Seeing Red Over Myths”.
each citation theglobeandmail.com. The Globe and Mail, 8 Mar. 2001.
Web. 16 Oct. 2012.
Taylor, Drew Hayden. Seeing Red Over Myths. Toronto:
Double-space
between citations
Pearson: 2009. Print.
X, Malcolm. “Prison Studies”. sandi.net. n.p., n.d. Web. 18
Oct. 2012.