For a complete list of style rules, consult the MLA Handbook at the Reference Desk:
1. vol. and no. are now spelled out.
Instead of 32.3; it's: vol. 32, no. 3
2. Place of publication is omitted.
3. Page numbers are designated with pp.
4. Date of access is omitted.
5. Medium of publication is omitted.
In the 7th edition of the Handbook, a separate set of citation instructions were given for each format type. The problem with this approach is that there is no way to anticipate all format types a student may encounter.
To solve this problem, this new edition of the MLA Handbook provides a "universal set of guidelines" for citing sources across all format types.
These guidelines state that, if given, these major elements should be included in the citation:
1. Author.
2. Title of Source
3. Title of Container
4. Other Contributors
5. Version
6. Number
7. Publisher
8. Publication date
9. Location
Sometimes, elements 3-9 will repeat again, if say, your journal was inside a database.
Putting it all together:
Goldman, Anne. "Questions of Transport: Reading Primo Levi Reading Dante." The Georgia Review, vol.64, no. 1, 2010, pp.69-
88. JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/41403188.
A Works Cited page is an alphabetical list of the sources you paraphrased or quoted within the text of your paper. Your parenthetical citations within the text of your paper should point to a corresponding entry on this page.
The Works Cited page should:
See the example below.