- Begin your bibliography on a new page at the end of your research paper. Center the word "Bibliography" (or "Works Cited," for MLA style) at the top of the page. Double space your bibliography, but do not skip lines between each citation. Start each citation along the left margin of the page, and indent all subsequent lines of the citation. Be sure to list any page references if necessary.
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Begin each citation with the author's last name, a comma, author's first name, and a period. Include a middle initial after the first name if one exists. Then list the title of the book (underlined) followed by a period. Next, write the place that the book was published followed by a colon, the publisher followed by a comma, and the year of publication followed by a period. The following shows the basic format for MLA citations:
Last name, first name and middle initial. Title of book [underlined]. Place of publication: Publisher, Year of publication.
Check the MLA Handbook for directions on how to format more complex citations (e.g., online sources, periodicals, cross references). -
Begin each citation with the author's last name, a comma, author's initial, and a period. Include a middle initial after the first initial (with a space between them) if one exists. Then list the year of publication in parentheses, followed by a period. Next, write the title of the book (italicized) followed by a period. Then include the place the book was published followed by a colon, and the name of the publisher followed by a period. The following shows the basic format for APA citations:
Last name, first and middle initials. (Year of publication). Title of book [italicized]. Place of publication: Publisher.
Check the MLA Handbook for directions on how to format more complex citations (e.g., online sources, periodicals, cross references).
