Marymount School of New York follows the recommended style of the Modern Language Association for citations. The examples provided are based on guidelines set in the 7th edition of the MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers.
Books
Basic Entry:
Author last name, first name. Title. Place of publication: Publisher, Date published. Medium of publication.
Al-Khalili, Jim. The House of Wisdom: How Arabic Science Saved Ancient Knowledge and Gave Us the Renaissance. New York: Penguin, 2011. Print
Two or More Authors:
Author last name, first name, and other author first name, last name. Title. Place of publication: Publisher, Date published. Medium of publication.
Mickelethwait, John and Adrian Wooldridge. The Company: a Short History of a Revolutionary Idea. New York: Modern Library, 2003. Print.
An Anonymous Book:
Title. Place of publication: Publisher, Date published. Medium of publication.
The Jerusalem Bible. New York: Doubleday, 1966. Print.
A Work in an Anthology:
Author last name, first name. “Title of work.” Title of the book. Ed. or Comp. Editor or Compiler first name last name. Place of publication: Publisher, Date published. Page numbers of cited piece. Medium of publication.
Dove, Rita. “Canary.” The Poets Laureate Anthology. Ed. Elizabeth Hun Schmidt. New York: W.W. Norton, 2010. 205. Print.
An Article in a Reference Book:
Author last name, first name. “Title of article.” Title of the reference book. Edition or Place of publication: Publisher, Date published. Page numbers of the article. Medium of publication.
Harold, Tallant. “Slavery.” Ethics. Ed. John Roth. Pasadena: Salem, 2005. 1376-1383. Print.
Periodicals
Author last name, first name. “Title of article. ” Title of the periodical. Day month year of publication: Inclusive page numbers. Medium of publication.
Roberts, David. “Secrets of the Maya: Deciphering Tikal.” Smithsonian. July 2004: 42-54. Print.
MacFarquhar, Neil. “Saudi Monarch Grants Women Right to Vote.” New York Times. 26 Sept. 2011, Late ed.: A11+. Print.