MLA
WORKS-CITED TEMPLATE
designed & compiled by Allen Loibner-Waitkus
ELEMENT AUTHOR TITLE OF SOURCE
C O N T A I N E R
O N E
TITLE OF CONTAINER OTHER CONTRIBUTORS VERSION NUMBER PUBLISHER PUBLICATION DATE LOCATION
C O N T A I N E R
T W O
TITLE OF CONTAINER OTHER CONTRIBUTORS VERSION NUMBER PUBLISHER PUBLICATION DATE LOCATION
PUNCTUATION MARK
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WHAT’S THIS?
YOUR SOURCE’S INFO
Who wrote it, said it, painted it, created it, etc?
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What is the title of the work?
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Is it contained in an anthology, a website, a magazine, etc.?
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Does the first container have an editor, a translator, an illustrator, etc.?
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Is it a specific edition, version, season, etc.?
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Is it a specific volume, number, season, issue, etc.?
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What is the name of the company that published it?
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What is the date of publication?
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Does it have page numbers, a URL, a physical location, etc?
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Is the first conatiner included in a second container?
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Does the second container have an editor, a translator, an illustrator, etc.?
YOUR SOURCE’S INFO
Is it a specific edition, version, season, etc.?
YOUR SOURCE’S INFO
Is it a specific volume, number, season, issue, etc.?
YOUR SOURCE’S INFO
What is the name of the company that published it?
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What is the date of publication?
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Does it have page numbers, a URL, a physical location, etc?
YOUR SOURCE’S INFO
Instructions: (1) Record the publication information given in the work. (2) List each element relevant to your source in the order shown on the template. (3) Omit any element that does not apply except the title of the source. (If no title is given, supply your own description of the work.) (4) Conclude each element with the punctuation mark shown, but always end your entry with a period. (5) When a work is contained in another work— such as a poem in a book or an article in a journal—document relevant facts for both the source and its container.