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Displayed below are examples of how to construct full citations in MLA style for some common categories of source material. When constructing citations, note the spacing, punctuation and italicisation as applied in the formats and examples. To see a selection of these examples displayed as a list ('Works Cited'), see How to list full citations (MLA). Format Author, Alan A. "Article Title: Subtitle." Journal Name vol.issue (Year): #-#. Example Shaw, Marilyn. "A Closer Look at Mushroom Poisonings." Laboratory Medicine 27.5 (1996): 323-28. Format Author, Alan A. "Article Title: Subtitle." Journal Name vol.issue (Year). Day Month Year <URL>. Example Gillham, David. "Online Delivery of Nurse Education." Australian Electronic Journal of Nursing Education 8.1. (2002). 26 July 2006 <http://www.scu.edu.au/schools/nhcp/aejne/>. Format Author, Alan A. "Article Title: Subtitle." Name of Journal vol.issue (Year): #-#. Subscription Database Name. Subscriber Name. Day Month Year of retrieval. Example Freimer, Gloria R., and Margaret M. Perry. "Student Problems with Documentation." Journal of Academic Librarianship 11 (1986): 350-54. Business Source Premier. U of Ballarat Lib. 2 Feb. 2005. Format Author, Alan. "Article Title." Newspaper Name Day Month Year: #. Example Gawenda, Michael. "A Friend Indeed?" Sydney Morning Herald 27 July 2006: 15. Format "Article title." Name of Media Outlet Day Month Year. Day Month Year of access <URL>. Example "Vaile to discuss future as Trade Minister." ABC News Online 27 July 2006. 30 July 2006 <http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200607/s1698124.htm>. Format Author, Alan A. Title: Subtitle. Place: Publisher, Year. Example Marks, Leo. Between Silk and Cyanide: The Story of SOE's Code War. London: HarperCollins, 1998. Format Author, Alan A., and Bianca B. Author. Title: Subtitle. Place: Publisher, Year. Example Harrison, Rita P., and David L. Saw. Country Style: Life in Rural Tennessee. Chicago: Globe, 1971. Format Author, Alan A., Bianca B. Author, and Carla C. Author. Title: Subtitle. Place: Publisher, Year. Example Worley, Christopher G., David E. Hitchin, and Walter L. Ross. Integrated Strategic Change. New York: Addison-Wesley, 1996. Format Author, Alan A., et al. Title: Subtitle. Place: Publisher, Year. Example Greene, Helen, et al. Rabbit Stew: Stories of the Great Depression. Melbourne: Griffin, 1988. Format Author, Alan A. "Chapter Title." Title of Book. Ed. Erica E. Editor. Place: Publisher, Year. #-#. ExampleDobben, Joanna P. "The Hudson." Rivers. Ed. Gina T. Reed. New York: Gull, 2001. 3-9. Format Author, Alan A. "Title of paper." Title of Published Proceedings. Place: Publisher, Year. #-#. Example Millward, Christine. "The Growing Up in Australia Study Content." Proceedings: 8th Australian Institute of Family Studies Conference, Melbourne, 12-14 February 2003. Melbourne: Australian Institute of Family Studies, 2003. 9-22. Format Title. Role and name of major contributor. Year of Production. Format. Original Production Company; Distribution Company, Year of Distribution. Example Vertigo. Dir. Alfred Hitchcock. 1958. DVD. Paramount; Universal Home Entertainment, 2003. Construct citation in the same way as a work with an author, but begin with the title. (The examples below are for a book and a newspaper where no author can be established.) Format Title of book. Place: Publisher, Year. Example Survival Skills When Living Away From Home. New York: Green Press, 1999.
Format "Title of Article." Newspaper Name Day Month Year: #. Example "Meddling Claims by Ortega." The Australian 13 May 2006: 11. Construct citation in the same way as a work with a known date, but use the abbreviation 'n.d.' (for 'no date') in place of the publication date. (The example below is for a book where no date of publication can be established.) Format Author, Alan A. Title of Book. Place: Publisher, n.d. Example Bakhita, Alfredo. Typefaces in Industry. London: Woollcott, n.d. Format Author, Alan A. Title of Work. Year (or Day Month Year if available) of posting/update/revision. Day Month Year of access <URL>. Examples Department of Human Services, Victoria. Environmental Policy. 2006. 27 July 2006 <http://www.dhs.vic.gov.au/operations/html/dis_action.htm>. Mogg, Ken. 'The MacGuffin' Web Page. 2006. 27 July 2006 <http://www.labyrinth.net.au/~muffin/>. National Australia Bank Ltd. Rates, Fees and Charges. 2006. 27 July 2006 <http://www.national.com.au/Business_Solutions/0,,48814,00.html?ncID=ZBC>. Format Agency/Corporation/Government name. Title of Report. Series name and number. Place: Publisher, Year. Example Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. Australia's Health 2004. AIHW cat. no. AUS 44. Canberra: AIHW, 2004. Format Agency/Corporation/Gov't name. Title of Report. Series name and number. Year. Day Month Year of access <URL>. Examples Australian Bureau of Statistics. Australian Social Trends. Cat. No. 4102.0. 2004. 20 July 2004<http://www.abs.gov.au/Ausstats/abs@.nsf/Previousproducts/4102.0Media%20Release22004?opendocument&tabname=Summary&prodno=4102.0&issue=2004&num=&view>. Coles Myer Ltd. Annual Report 2005. 2006. 11 May 2006 <http://www.colesmyer.com/library/Investors/FinancialReports/2005/annual_report_2005.pdf>.
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