F.I.R.S.T. Tutorial

Chapter Eight: Citing Your Sources
In this chapter: Understanding why citing sources is important; knowing when to cite; learning how to cite a book and journal article in APA and MLA styles

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List of works cited in MLA style

The list of works cited (also called a "bibliography") appears at the end of your paper, and consists of complete citations for all the books, articles, websites and other sources you cited in the text.

  • Here are some rules for formatting your list of works cited page in MLA style:
  • Begin your list of works cited on its own page.
  • Number the pages, continuing the page number sequence of your paper.
  • The entries in the list of works cited are alphabetized by author's last name. An entry with no author is alphabetized by title (ignoring "a", "an", and "the").
  • Double-space your list of works cited.
  • Each citation is done in a hanging indent style, where the first line is flush with the left hand margin and subsequent lines are indented one-half inch.

Here's an example of what it should look like: