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NEW MLA 7 th EDITION –
SAMPLE WORKS CITED ENTRIES
ONLINE SOURCES
PANDA PERIODICAL DATABASES
General format for periodicals found online in a library database:
Author last name, First name. “Title of Article.” Periodical title Date:
pages. Name of Database. Web. Date you accessed the article.
Note: The web address (URL) is no longer required, but may be included at the end of the citation in
angle brackets < >.
Academic OneFile
Burdick, Alan. "Psst! Sounds Like a Meteor." Natural History 111.6 (July-Aug.
2002): 38-39. Academic OneFile. Web. 18 Dec. 2009.
CQ Researcher
Clemitt, Marcia. "Energy and Climate." CQ Researcher 19.26 (2009): 621-644.
The CQ Researcher Online. Web. 19 Dec. 2009.
Custom Newspapers
Joyner, Tammy. "Demand Heavy for FBI Workers." Atlanta Journal-Constitution 27
Nov. 2002: D1. Custom Newspapers. Web. 17 Dec. 2009.
Global Issues in Context
“Famine Disaster and Fourth Term Politics.” Editorial. Africa News Service 16
July 2009. Global Issues in Context. Web. 17 Dec. 2009.
History Resource Center
Brandt, Anthony. "The Perilous Afterlife of the Lewis and Clark Expedition."
American Heritage July 2004: 50-. History Resource Center. Web. 19 Dec.
2009.
InfoTrac
Galley, Michelle. "New Schools' Names Reflect Rise in Patriotism." Education
Week 6 Mar. 2002: 3. Infotrac. Web. 18 Dec. 2009.
JSTOR
Tolson, Nancy. “Making Books Available: The Role of Early Libraries,
Libraians, and Booksellers in the Promotions of African American
Children’s Literature.” African American Review 32.1 (1998): 9-16.
JSTOR. Web. 17 Dec. 2009.
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Newsbank
Hathaway, Matthew. "Hardy Armadillos Are Headed This Way." St. Louis Post-
Dispatch 26 Dec. 2002: A1. Newsbank. Web. 17 Dec. 2009.
Proquest Historical Newspapers
Foster, W.O. “Tennessee Valley Wakes from Dream.” The New York Times 3 Dec.
1933: E7. ProQuest Historical Newspapers. Web. 19 Dec. 2009.
SIRS Researcher
Flam, Faye. “Cloning in the Decade after Dolly.” Philadelphia Inquirer 1
Mar. 2007: n.p. SIRS Researcher. Web. 19 Dec. 2009.
PANDA REFERENCE DATABASES
The format for citing the reference databases will vary slightly depending on the original source (book,
encyclopedia, etc.) Ask a librarian if you have questions.
General format for library reference databases:
Author Last Name, First Name. “Title of Article in Book.” Title of Book.
Place: Publisher, Year. Database Name. Web. Date of Access.
Note: The web address (URL) is no longer required, but may be included at the end of the citation in
angle brackets < >.
Business and Company Resource Center
“Coca-Cola Co.” Notable Corporate Chronologies. Gale, 2008. Business and
Company Resource Center. Web. 18 Dec. 2009.
CQ Supreme Court Collection
Finkelman, Paul and Melvin I. Urofsky. "Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka,
Kansas." Landmark Decisions of the United States Supreme Court.
Washington: CQ Press, 2003. 255. CQ Supreme Court Collection. Web. 22
Sept. 2009.
Credo Reference
Reinhart, Max. “Utopianism.” Encyclopedia of German Literature. London:
Routledge, 2000. Credo Reference. Web. 17 Dec. 2009.
CultureGrams
“Peru.” CultureGrams Online Edition. ProQuest, 2009. Web. 17 Dec. 2009.
Discovering Collection
"Bohr, Niels (1885-1962)." DISCovering Science. Gale, 2009. Discovering
Collection. Web. 19 Dec. 2009.
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Gale PowerSearch (this is a special tool that lets you search across different Gale databases at once. Look at the
bottom of the article to see the database name and cite that database; you don’t need to cite Gale PowerSearch also.)
Issues and Controversies
"Biometrics." Issues and Controversies On File. Facts On File, 22 Nov. 2002.
Web. 19 Dec. 2009.
NetLibrary ebooks (Electronic Books)
Zeinert, Karen. Those Courageous Women of the Civil War. Brookfield, CT:
Millbrook Press, 1998. netLibrary. Web. 19 Dec. 2009.
Opposing Viewpoints
Sapontzis, S.F. “Animal Experimentation is Unethical.” Do Animals Have Rights?
Detroit: Greenhaven Press, 2005. Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center.
Web. 17 Dec. 2009.
World Book Advanced
Mastrandrea, Michael D. “Global Warming.” World Book Advanced. World Book,
2009. Web. 17 Dec. 2009.
INTERNET SOURCES
Web Pages
General format:
Author last name, First name. "Title of Web Document." Title of Entire
Website. Sponsor of Website, Date of website or document. Web. Date you
accessed website.
Web Page examples:
Abilock, Debbie, and Damon Abilock. "Information Literacy: An Overview of
Design, Process and Outcomes." NoodleTools. NoodleTools.com, 1 Jan.
2002. Web. 18 Dec. 2009.
"Apple Computer, Inc." Hoover's Online. Hoover's, 2003. Web. 18 Dec. 2009.
Kersting, Karen. “Health-Care Calling.” Monitor on Psychology. American
Psychological Association, 2 Feb. 2005. Web. 19 Dec. 2009.
Landsburg, Steven E. "Who Shall Inherit the Earth?" Slate. Slate.com, 1 May
1997. Web. 19 Dec. 2009.
"Varicella Disease (Chickenpox)." National Immunization Program. Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention, 15 Feb. 2001. Web. 17 Dec. 2009.
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ONLINE MULTIMEDIA SOURCES (Images, Music, Video)
Online Images
NOTE: Do not cite the search engine (i.e. Google, Yahoo) you used to find the image. You must give credit to the
website containing the actual image. Also, titles of works of art are italicized. If the image is untitled, give a brief
description of the image.
Work of Art
Monet, Claude. Woman Seated on a Bench. 1874. ArtLex on Impressionism.
ArtLex, 2005. Web. 19 Dec. 2009.
Untitled Image
Two Beluga Whales. SeaWorld/Busch Gardens Animal Information Database. Sea
World, 2002. Web. 19 Dec. 2009.
Online Music Clips
Clark, Michael Charles, perf. “Alleluia.” By Mozart. Soundzabound.
Soundzabound Music Library, 2009. Web. 19 Dec. 2009.
“Ethereal Jazz Mood.” Royalty Free Music.com. JupiterImages, 2009. Web. 20
Online Videos
Dec 2009.
Video on YouTube
West, Kanye. Amazing. Prod. Hype Williams. Roc-A-Fella Records, 2009.
YouTube. Web. 17 Dec 2009.
Discovery Education Streaming (available on Panda page; see librarian for assistance.)
"Portrait of a River Town." Finding Missouri: Our History and Heritage. United
Learning, 2002. Discovery Education Streaming. Web. 19 Dec. 2009.
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