1. MLA Format
Bibliography and In-Text
References

2. In-Text References-
Author
 These references show the
reader where you got that
particular piece of information
for your essay
 Author, Page Number
 Ex: (Salinger 63)

3. In-Text References- No
Author
 When a source has no
author, use a shortened version
of the title
 Title, Page Number
 (“Impact on Environment” 235)
for magazine/newspaper articles
 (Beowulf 125) for
plays, books, websites

4. Bibliography- Books
 Author. Title. Place of
publication: Publishing company.
Year of publication.
 Burke, Kenneth. Language as
Symbolic Action: Essays on
Life, Literature, and Method.
Berkeley: U of California P, 1966.
 Use for books,

5. Bibliography- Magazine
Articles
 Author. Article title. Magazine
Title. Date published. Page
numbers.
 Ackerman, Spenser. “Coming To
America”. New Republic. 18 May
2006. 18 – 21.

6. Bibliography- Newspaper
Articles
 Author. Article title. Newspaper
title. Date published.
 Kingston, Gary. “Canada’s Coach
Loves Waving The Flag”.
Vancouver Sun. 4 July 2004.

7. Bibliography- Internet
 (Author, if there is one). Article
Title. Website Name. Date site
was last updated. URL address.
Date you accessed the website.
 “The Impact of Global Warming
in North America.” GLOBAL
WARMING: Early Signs. 1999.
Web. 23 Mar. 2009.

8. Bibliography-
Encyclopaedias
 Article Author. Article entry title.
Encyclopaedia name. Edition.
Volume. Place of publication:
Publishing Company. Date of
publication.
 Bergman, Peter G. “Relativity”. The
New Encyclopaedia Britannica. 15th
ed. Vol 29. Chicago:
Britannica, 2002.