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Citation Examples

NON-PRINT MATERIALS

The following examples of works cited citations are arranged with bolded explanatory material first, which you will not put it in your works cited list. The citation examples follow and should be double spaced and have a hanging indentation. However, hanging indentations are not easily displayed on the Internet. If they look odd on your computer, follow the format shown in the box at the end of the examples.

Artist, Composer or Performer (the name listed first is the one the writer wants to emphasize: artist, composer, performer, author, director, conductor…)
Audiovisual Title
Medium
Any needed descriptive material, such as conductor, etc.
Publisher
Date Published

Sound Recordings: Cassettes, and Compact Discs

Beethoven, Ludwig van. Symphonies No. 4 & No. 5. Compact Disc. Cond.

Leonard Bernstein, New York Philharmonic.

Sony Classical, 1997.

(Titles of music identified by number, key or form are neither underlined nor put in quotation marks.)

Elliot, T. S. Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats. Cassette. Read

by John Gielgud and Irene Worth. Caedmon, 1983.

Lloyd Webber, Andrew. The Phantom of the Opera: The

Original London Cast. Compact Disc. Polydor, 1987.

Videotapes and DVDs

Lewis & Clark: The Journey of the Corps of Discovery.

DVD. PBS. Warner Home Video, 2001.

Geronimo and the Apache Resistance. Videorecording.

WGBH Educational Foundation. PBS Home Video, 1990.

Slide

Warhol, Andy. Brillo Boxes. Slide from Pop Art. Universal

Color Slide, 1987.

Other Types of Non-Print Citations

Author, interviewee, etc.
Title
Any needed descriptive material, such as place, theater, concert hall, etc.
Location
Date performed

Live performances

Kushner, Tony. Angels in America: Millennium Approaches.

Marines Memorial Theatre, San Francisco. 13 Oct. 1994.

Personal Interview

Tarte, Mark. Administration of Justice Instructor, Las Positas College. Personal

interview. 13 Mar. 2003.

Use the following links to access the LPC Library short guides to citing specific types of resources in the MLA style.

Citation Examples

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