Use a hanging indent for each citation.
Alphabetize the references by the first Author's last name or by Title, if no Author is listed.
Various examples of formats cited in MLA 9 style.
Silko, Leslie Marmon. The Turquoise Ledge: A Memoir. E-book ed., Viking Books, 2010.
MLA Handbook, 9th Ed. p. 176, p. 316
Author’s Last name, First name. Title of Book. Edition, Publisher, Publication date. Title of the database, Location (such as a URL).
Example:
Smiley, Tavis, et al. America's Poor and the Great Recession. Indiana University Press, 2013. Project MUSE, muse.jhu.edu/book/21088.
MLA Handbook, 9th Ed., p. 325
Author Last Name, First Name. "Title of Chapter." Title of Book, contribution by First Last, Edition, Publisher, Publication date, Pages. Title of Database, Title of database, URL or DOI.
Example:
Toorn, Penny van, and Daniel Justice. “Aboriginal Writing.” The Cambridge Companion to Canadian Literature, edited by Eva- Marie Kröller, Cambridge UP, 2017, pp. 26–58. Cambridge Core, https://doi.org/10.1017/9781316671764.004.
MLA Handbook, 9th Ed., p. 325
Author’s Last name, First name. “Title of the article.” Title of the journal, First name Last name of any other contributors (if applicable), Version (if applicable), Numbers (such as a volume and issue number), Publication date, Page numbers. Title of the database, URL or DOI.
Szegedy-Maszak, A. "Why Do We Still Read Homer?". The American Scholar, vol. 71,no.1, 2002, pp. 95-105. ProQuest, http://search.proquest.com/docview/194743155?accountid=35119.
MLA Handbook, 9th Ed. p.194, p. 320
Author’s Last name, First name. “Title of magazine article.” Title of magazine, First name Last name of any other contributors (if applicable), Version (if applicable), Numbers (such as a volume and issue number), Publication date, Page numbers. Title of database, URL or DOI.
Example:
Beaver, Bonnie V. "Animal Behavior: Misunderstandings Between Pets and Pet Owners." Newsweek, 4 May 1998, p. S3+. Infotrac Newsstand, http://link.galegroup.com.i.ezproxy.nypl.org/apps/doc/A20537780/STND?u=nypl&sid=STND&xid=04cf7a10.
MLA Handbook, 9th Ed. pp. 177-178, p. 325
Author’s Last name, First name. “Title of magazine article.” Title of magazine, First name Last name of any other contributors (if applicable), Version (if applicable), Numbers (such as a volume and issue number), Publication date, Page numbers or URL.
Example:
Palmer, Robert. “The 50s: A Decade of Music That Changed the World.” Rolling Stone, 19 Apr. 1990, www.rollingstone.com/music/features/the-50s-19900419.
MLA Handbook, 9th Ed. pp. 177-178, p. 326
Author’s Last name, First name. “Title of the article.” Title of the newspaper, First name Last name of any other contributors, Version (if applicable), Numbers (if applicable), Publication date, Location (generally page numbers, if available). Title of the database, Location (such as a URL).
Example:
Cardwell, Diane. "Leaving a Life in the Coal Mine Behind." New York Times, 1 Oct. 2017, p. 1(L). Infotrac Newsstand, http://link.galegroup.com.i.ezproxy.nypl.org/apps/doc/A507431914/STND?u=nypl&sid=STND&xid=0d9e503f.
MLA Handbook 9th Ed. pp. 177-178, p. 325
Author’s Last name, First name. “Title of the Article or Individual Page.” Title of the website, Name of the publisher, Date of publication, URL.
Example:
Barnes, Robert. “Opponents of Gerrymandering Keep Winning, but It Might Not Affect 2018.” Washington Post, 4 Feb. 2018, www.washingtonpost.com/politics/courts_law/opponents-of-gerrymandering-keep-winning-but-it-might-not-affect-2018/2018/02/04/83e5785c-078f-11e8-b48c-b07fea957bd5_story.html?utm_term=.b6b8725c5a70.
MLA Handbook 9th Ed. pp. 177-178
Title of Source/Report. Publisher, Publication date, Location (URL or DOI).
Example:
Durose, Matthew R., et al. Multistate Criminal History Patterns of Prisoners Released in Thirty
States. U.S. Dept. of Justice, Sept. 2015, www.bjs.gov/content/pub/pdf/mschpprts05.pdf.
MLA Handbook, 9th Ed., p. 171
Last name, First name. “Article Title.” Journal Name, vol. Volume, no. Issue, Month Year, pp. Pages, DOI or URL. PDF file or PDF download. (include if .pdf not available in URL)
Examples:
McCabe, David P., and Castel, Alan D. “Seeing Is Believing: The Effect of Brain Images on Judgements of Scientific Reasoning.” Cognition, vol. 107, no. 1, pp. 343–352. castel.bol.ucla.edu/publications/McCabeCastelCogn.pdf.
Council of Writing Program Administrators, National Council of Teachers of English, and National Writing Project. Framework for Success in Postsecondary Writing. CWPA, NCTE, and NWP, 2011, wpacouncil.org/files/framework-for-success-postsecondary-writing.pdf.
MLA Handbook, 9th Ed., p.213, p. 320