The Works Cited list begins on the first new page immediately
following the end of your report. The page numbers for the Works Cited list
will continue from the end of the report (if the last page of the report is page
15, the Works Cited list will begin on page 16). The page number is
aligned with the far right margin, one-half inch from the top of the page.
The title Works Cited (no underlining, italics, or quotation marks) appears one
inch from the top of the page and is centered on the line. There should be
double spacing between the title and the first entry of the list. The
beginning of each entry is aligned with the left margin; subsequent lines of the
same entry are to be indented one-half inch from the left margin. There
should be double spacing within an entry as well as between each entry (Gibaldi
145; Purdue 6). For example, the previous two sentences, written as entries, would look like this:
The beginning of each entry is aligned with the left margin; subsequent lines of the same entryare to be indented one-half inch from the left margin.There should be double spacing within an entry as well as between each entry.
Italics or Underlining?
In MLA format, you
can use either italics or underlining to provide emphasis.
Regardless of which one you choose to use, make sure that the style is used
consistently throughout your report, including the Works Cited
list (Purdue 6). For this tutorial, the underlining option will be used.