General Tips
The most recent editions of the MLA manual and handbook have significant changes from the past editions, highlights of these changes include:
Book & journal titles are italicised
No more URL's (Web addresses)
Include issue numbers for all journal articles
Indicate medium (Print vs. Web, etc.)
Books
Author, Albert A. Title of Book. Location: Publisher, 2001. Print.
Journal Articles
Author, Albert A., Bernard B. Author, and Charles C. Author. "Title of Article." Title of Periodical xx.x (2001): xxx-xx. Print.
Chapters from Books
Author, Albert A. "Title of Chapter." Title of Book.
Ed. Bernard B. Editor. 2nd ed. Vol. 8. Location:
Publisher, 2001. xxx-xx. Print.
Electronic Resources
Online periodical from databases:
Author, Albert A., Author, Brandon B., and Author, Charles C. "Title of Article." Title of Periodical xx.x(2001): xx-xx. Academic Search Elite. Web. 18 June 2002.
Other online document:
Author, Albert A. "Title of Page." Title of Web Site.
Name of Web site owner/sponsor. Date of work. Web. 18 June 2002.
For these examples, 18 June 2002 is the date the document was accessed.