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Writing in MLA

Citing Documentation

Two or more works by the same author

In cases where citing different works belonging to a same author is necessary, the procedures to do it correctly start by:

- Classifying the works in alphabetical order, not considering articles (i.e: An, A, or The.)
- Writing the author's name for the first entry.

The following entries should replace the name for three hyphen followed by period. The symbol represents uniquely the name previously mentioned.

Silva, Andre. Global Communications. St. Cloud: Central Minnesota, 2009. Print.

---. The Clash of Civilizations. Minneapolis: Central Minnesota, 2010 Print.

Books


Basic Format of a book

- Organize the information in four parts. Each one is separated by a period plus space.
It goes in this order:
- Author's name
- Title and subtitle, in italics
- Place of publication
- Publisher, date, and the medium (Print)

Silva, Andre. Politics post World War II. Detroit: Great Lakes, 2005. Print

Author with an Editor

Start writing the author and title, then the editor. Add the particle 'Ed.', meaning 'edited by' and allowed to be used for more than one editor.

Silva, Andre. Ethnic Conflicts in South America. Ed. Jen Matzke. Amsterdam: Essence, 2002. Print.

Author with a Translator

First it comes the author's name, then the title. The latter is followed by 'Trans.' (Translated by), plus the translator's name.

Silva, Andre. Soccer and Beer in Brazil. Trans. Rafael Silva. Sao Paulo: Abril, 2006. Print

Editor

The set up is close to the entry for work plus author, with the exception that the name goes followed by comma and the letters 'ed.' as in 'editor.'

Silva, Andre, ed. Fullbright. New York: Fullbright, 2000. Print

Work in an Anthology

Start with:

- Author of the selection
- The title of the selection
- Title of the Anthology
- Name of the editor
- Publication Information
- Pages where the selection appears
- The Medium

Silva, Andre. "Dead and done." The many stories about life and its turn-outs.
Ed. Robert Gilmore. Oxford University Press: Toronto, 2009. 195-210. Print

Edition other than the First

Include:

- The number of the edition, after the title.

In case there is a translator or editor, put the number after them.

Silva, Andre. The Internationalist. 3rd ed. Seattle: Evergreen, 1998. Print.

Multivolume Work

Add the total number of volumes prior the city and publisher, using the word 'vols.'

Silva, Andre. Days in the U.S. Ed. Neil Steinberg. 3 vols. Chicago: Clearway, 2000-07. Print.