MLA Bibliographic Format for Language Arts and Social Studies

The entries on an MLA "Works Cited" page use hanging indention, with the first line beginning at the margin and each additional line in the entry being indented.  
Books
     Author's last name, first name. Title. City of Publication: Publisher's Name,             Year of Publication.
     Book with author
           Petty, Kate. Helicopters. New York: F. Watts, 1989. 
     Book without author 
           Supermachines. New York: Marshall Cavendish Corp., 1989.
 Encyclopedias
     Print Encyclopedia
          Author of article if given. "Article Title." Encylopedia Title. Date of publication.
          Reber, Bill. "Helicopter." Academic American. 1990.
    Online Encyclopedia
          Author. "Article Title." Encyclopedia Title. Date of publication. Publisher. 
              Date of Access. <Electronic Address>
        Gores, Harold B. "Helicopter." New Book of Knowledge. 2001. Grolier.
              18 June 2001 <http://go.grolier.com>

Web Sites
        Author's last name, first name if given. Title. Date of publication or recent             update Site Sponsor if given. Date of access <Electronic address>
   Site with author.
        Brain, Marshall. How Helicopters Work. 1998-2001 Howstuffworks Inc. 13            August 2001 <http://www.howstuffworks.com/helicopter.htm>
   Site with author but no date of publication or sponsor
        Gazzola, Jorge. Helicopter History Site. 21 Oct. 2000 <http://www.helis.com>
   Site without author
        NOAA Photo Library. April 12, 2001. NOAA. 19 June 2001            <http://www.photolib.noaa.gov>

Magazine Articles
    Print Magazine Article
       Author's last name, first name if given. "Title of article." Magazine Title Date of            Article: Page  number(s).       (no punctuation after magazine title)
       Folger, Tim. "Quantum Shmantum." Discover Sept. 2001: 37-43.
   Online Magazine Article
      Author's last name, first name if given.  "Title of Article."  Magazine Title Date of            Article.  Subscription service. Date of Access <Electronic Address>
      Hanson, Torbjorn. "Above and Beyond." Boy's Life Mar. 2001:42. Infotrac. 25           June 2001 <http://web2.infotrac.galegroup.com/itw/session/>
A complete bibliography contains all references in alphabetical order.  The entries on an MLA "Works Cited" page use hanging indention, with the first line beginning at the margin and each additional line in the entry being indented. See example below:
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Works Cited
Brain, Marshall. How Helicopters Work. 1998-2001. Howstuffworks Inc. 13 August       2001 <http://www.howstuffworks.com/helicopter.htm>
Folger, Tim. "Quantum Shmantum." Discover. Sept. 2001: 37-43.
Gazzola, Jorge. Helicopter History Site. 21 Oct. 2000 <http://www.helis.com>
Gores. Harold B. "Helicoptor." New Book of Knowledge. 2001. Grolier.
     18 June 2001 <http://go.grolier.com>
Hanson, Torbjorn. "Above and Beyond." Boy's Life Mar. 2001:42. Infotrac.
     25 June 2001 <http://web2.infotrac.galegroup.com/itw/session/>
NOAA Photo Library. Apr. 12, 2001. NOAA. 19 June 2001 
     <http://www.photolib.noaa.gov>
Petty, Kate. Helicopters. New York: F. Watts, 1987.
Reber, Bill. "Helicopter." Academic American Encyclopedia. 1990.
Supermachines. New York: Marshall Cavendish Corp., 1989.

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