The Works Cited page is the official name for the bibliography in MLA Style. It lists all of the sources you used in your paper and is placed at the end of the paper on a new numbered page. The sources listed on that page and the ones you cite within the text must align exactly.

General Guidelines for Works Cited Page Format

1. Margins, header, font, and spacing should be the same as the rest of your essay.

2. Page: Start a new page for your Works Cited. Don’t start it on the same page your essay ends. You may make a new file, but it’s easier to insert a Page Break.

3. Title: Type and center the words “Works Cited” in plain text.

4. Capitalization: Capitalize the first letter of each word in a title, except for small words like articles (a, an, the) and prepositions unless it is the first word of a title: Gone with the Wind, The Art of War, There Is Nothing Left to Lose.

5. Indentation: Use hanging indents. This means that the first line of each citation should NOT be indented, and every line after it is indented by half an inch. To do this, go to the paragraph menu, and under Indentation, select Special: Hanging by 0.5 inches.

6. Order: List the sources in alphabetical order by the authors’ last names. Ignore “A,” “And,” and “The” when alphabetizing by title if an author is not listed.

7. Web address URLs: For every source that comes from the Internet (the only exception is Databases), you will need to put the full Web address. To undo a hyperlink, right-click on the URL, then select Remove Hyperlink from the drop-down menu that appears.

8. Finally, make sure all the sources listed on your Works Cited are indeed used in your essay, and likewise make sure every source referenced in your essay has a citation on the Works Cited page.

Sample Works Cited page: