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You can also take a look at Purdue OWL's Citation Style Chart (a side-by-side comparison of the three most widely used citation styles (MLA, APA, & Chicago).
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Works Cited
"Pictures: BETTE DAVIS CALLS OFF FEUD WITH WB." Variety (Archive: 1905-2000), vol. 136, no. 8, Nov 01, 1939, p. 4. ProQuest, http://myaccess.library.utoronto.ca/login?url=https://search-proquest-com.myaccess.library.utoronto.ca/docview/1475976279?accountid=14771.
In-text citation would be ("Pictures: Bette Davis" 4)
Last name, First name. "Title of Essay / Chapter." Title of Collection / Book, edited by Editor's Name(s), Publisher,
Year, Page range of entry.
Black, Gregory D. “The Legion of Decency and the Movies.” Silencing Cinema: Film Censorship around the World, edited by Daniël Biltereyst
and Roel Vande Winkel, Palgrave Macmillan, 2013, pp. 241–54.
For more details, visit Purdue Owl's MLA Works Cited Page: Books page and scroll down to "A Work in an Anthology, Reference, or Collection" heading.
Click link above and take a look at Purdue OWL's MLA page on how to cite an entire website, page on a website, e-Book, Image, Article in a Web Magazine, Article in online scholarly journal, article from online database, youtube video.
Author(s). "Title of Article." Title of Journal, Volume, Issue, Year, pages.
Scruton, Roger. "The eclipse of listening". The New Criterion, vol.15, no. 3, 1996, pp. 5-13.
For more details, visit Purdue OWL's Reference List page and scroll down to "Article in Journal Paginated by Issue" heading.
Last name, First name. "Article Title". Newspaper title, date, page number.
Brubaker, Bill. "New Health Center Targets County's Uninsured Patients." Washington Post, 24 May 2007,
p. LZ01.
For more details, visit Purdue OWL's Reference List page and scroll down to "Article in a Newspaper" heading.
Author(s). "Title of Article." Title of Periodical, Volume (vol.), Issue (no.), Day Month Year, pages.
Filmer, Fay. “PICTURE SHOW Gossip." Picture Show, vol. 51, no. 1352, 16 Oct. 1948, pp. 3-4.
Poniewozik, James. "TV Makes a Too-Close Call." Time, 20 Nov. 2000, pp. 70-71. [no volume or issue available]
Review Author. "Title of Review (if there is one)." Review of Performance Title, by Author/Director/Artist. Title of Periodical,
Day Month Year, page.
Seitz, Matt Zoller. "Life in the Sprawling Suburbs, If You Can Really Call It Living." Review of Radiant City, directed by Gary Burns and Jim
Brown. New York Times, 30 May 2007, p. E1.
For more details, visit Purdue OWL's MLA Works Cited: Other Common Sources page and scroll down to "A Review" heading.
Last name, First name. Interview with [Interviewee's name]. Publication, journal volume, journal issue, year, page number.
Gaitskill, Mary. Interview with Charles Bock. Mississippi Review, vol. 27, no. 3, 1999, pp. 129-50.
For more details, visit Purdue OWL's MLA Works Cited: Other Common Sources page and scroll down to "An Interview" heading.
To cite an advertisement in a print magazine, follow the MLA template of core elements. Provide the title of the advertisement or a description in place of a title. Then provide the name of the magazine in the “Title of container” slot, followed by the date of the issue and the page number on which the advertisement appears:
Advertisement for Head and Shoulders. Newsweek, 17 Mar. 2008, p. 2.
To cite a digital advertisement, provide the URL in place of a page number. If the advertisement is a pop-up ad, provide this information in the optional-element slot at the end of the entry.
“Get the Best of The New Yorker.” The New Yorker, 10 Jan. 2017, www.newyorker.com. Pop-up ad.
The Purdue OWL Family of Sites. The Writing Lab and OWL at Purdue and Purdue U, 2008,
owl.english.purdue.edu/owl. Accessed 23 Apr. 2008.
Felluga, Dino. Guide to Literary and Critical Theory. Purdue U, 28 Nov. 2003, www.cla.purdue.edu/english/theory/. Accessed 10
May 2006.
For more details, visit Purdue OWL's MLA Works Cited: Electronic Sources (Web Publications) page and scroll down to "Citing an Entire Website" heading.
Last name, First name, position/role. Movie Title. Studio/Production Company, Year.
Lucas, George, director. Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope. Twentieth Century Fox, 1977.
For more details, visit Purdue OWL's MLA Works Cited: Other Common Sources page and scroll down to "Film or Movies" heading.
"Episode title." Show/Program title. Network, Location, date.
"The Blessing Way." The X-Files. Fox, WXIA, Atlanta, 19 Jul. 1998.
For more details, visit Purdue OWL's MLA Works Cited: Other Common Sources page and scroll down to "Television Shows" heading.
"Episode title." Show title, season, episode number, Network title, date. Year. Platform, platform URL.
“94 Meetings.” Parks and Recreation, season 2, episode 21, NBC, 29 Apr. 2010. Netflix, www.netflix.com/watch/70152031.
For more details, visit Purdue OWL's MLA Works Cited: Other Common Sources page and scroll down to ""Television Shows -> Netflix, Hulu, Google Play" heading.
"Episode title". Podcast name. Producer, date, URL.
“Best of Not My Job Musicians.” Wait Wait…Don’t Tell Me! from NPR, 4 June 2016,
For more details, visit Purdue OWL's MLA Works Cited: Other Common Sources page and scroll down to "Podcasts" heading.
Game Title. Platform, Producer, Year.
Pac-Man. Windows PC version, Namco Networks, 2009.
Visit MLA's online guide "How to Cite a Videogame" for more details.
Sutherlin, Robert N. “Organize Your Stock Associations.” Rocky Mountain Husbandman 5 June 1879:
2. Microform. Work Progress Administration for the Livestock Industry, 36 (1942): Reel 1, Microfilm 250.
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Example
Hollywood and the Production Code (letter) citation example (microfilm):
Breen, Joseph. Joseph Breen to Harry Lehner. 9 March 1934. In History of Cinema. Series 1, Hollywood and the Production Code: Selected Files from the Motion Picture Association of America Production Code Administration Collection, reel 9. Woodbridge, CT: Primary Source Microfilm, 2006.
Wingate, James. James Wingate to William H. Hays. 30 December 1932. In Hollywood, Censorship, and the Motion Picture Production Code, 1927-1968, reel 6. Beverly Hills, CA: Margaret Herrick Library.
Twitter handle. "Tweet." Twitter, date and time of posting., URL
@tombrokaw. "SC demonstrated why all the debates are the engines of this campaign." Twitter, 22 Jan.
2012, 3:06 a.m., twitter.com/tombrokaw/status/160996868971704320.
For more details, visit Purdue OWL's MLA Works Cited: Electronic Sources (Web Publications) page and scroll down to ""A Tweet" heading.
"Video title." Platform/YouTube, uploaded by [Uploader's Username], date posted, URL. date accessed.
“8 Hot Dog Gadgets put to the Test.” YouTube, uploaded by Crazy Russian Hacker, 6 June 2016,
For more details, visit Purdue OWL's MLA Works Cited: Electronic Sources (Web Publications) page and scroll down to "A YouTube Video" heading.
Username/Author. Comment on "Article or website title." Publisher's name, date, time, URL.
Not Omniscent Enough. Comment on "Flight Attendant Tells Passenger to ‘Shut Up’ After Argument After
Pasta." ABC News, 9 Jun 2016, 4:00 p.m., abcnews.go.com/US/flight-attendant-tells-passenger-shut-argument-pasta/story?id=39704050.
For more details, visit Purdue OWL's MLA Works Cited: Electronic Sources (Web Publications) page and scroll down to "A Comment on a Website or Article" heading.
Last name, First name. "Title of the Speech." Title of the conference or meeting, title of the organization, date, venue, location.
Stein, Bob. “Reading and Writing in the Digital Era.” Discovering Digital Dimensions, Computers and
Writing Conference, 23 May 2003, Union Club Hotel, West Lafayette, IN. Keynote Address.
For more details, visit Purdue OWL's MLA Works Cited: Other Common Sources page and scroll down to "Speeches, Lectures, or Other Oral Presentations (including Conference Presentations)" heading.
Crafted by Gould Library, Carleton University, Ottawa
Example
Hollywood and the Production Code (letter) citation example (microfilm):
Breen, Joseph. Joseph Breen to Harry Lehner. 9 March 1934. In History of Cinema. Series 1, Hollywood and the Production Code: Selected Files from the Motion Picture Association of America Production Code Administration Collection, reel 9. Woodbridge, CT: Primary Source Microfilm, 2006.
Wingate, James. James Wingate to William H. Hays. 30 December 1932. In Hollywood, Censorship, and the Motion Picture Production Code, 1927-1968, reel 6. Beverly Hills, CA: Margaret Herrick Library.
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