MLA BibBuilder: Create Works Cited Entries by Filling in a Form

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Choose a form, fill it out, and push the button… you will get an individual entry for a “Works Cited” page, which you may then copy and paste into your word processor. The BibBuilder will guide you through the process of filling in a form to get an MLA-style citation.

Choose Your Source

  • Article (in a periodical, or chapter; printed or electronic)
  • Book (printed or electronic)
  • Web Page (corporate web page, blog entry, YouTube video, etc.)

Limitations

  • Garbage in, garbage out. If you don’t type the correct information in the blanks, or if you use improper formatting, this utility won’t be able to correct it for you.
  • This utility requires a browser with JavaScript capability (found in any recent graphical browser).
  • When you copy text from the browser window, you may lose the formatting (such as underlining).
  • This utility generates one entry at a time. Alphabetizing and formatting the entries on the page is up to you (but this article will help: MLA Style–Using MS-Word to Format a Paper).
  • There are commercial database applications that will do the fancy stuff; this tool is primarily intended to help undergraduates (although I use it myself all the time).

[wp_ad_camp_4]Work Cited

Gibaldi, Joseph. MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers. 7th ed. New York: MLA, 2009.

1997 — Original version created for the Engineering Writing Centreand the University of Toronto English Library at the University of Toronto.
1998 — updated version posted at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire
2003 — transferred to its present location, at Seton Hill University
27 Jul 2011 — updated and reformatted

Related Links
Researching English Papers Online
Planning to use the Internet to research your paper? First, you should learn about authority, plagiarism, and documentation.Academic Journals: Using Them Properly
“Crazy Joe’s Shakespeare Website” probably won’t have the accurate information your English professor is looking for. If you want reliable articles, look in an academic journal.Format a Paper in MLA Style
This step-by-step set of directions will help you use MS-Word to format an English paper properly.

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  • Can you tell me if I am allowed to ammend my bib after it and the rough have been turned in. I want to remove a source and replace with a better one for the final. Is this allowed or not?
    Tahnk you

  • The book citation builder is not working. The web builder does work fine. Any fixes?

    • Thanks for the word. I will look into it Friday afternoon -- my only block of time for such projects.

  • I completed the cells as instructed and submit the Bib Builder... where does it go? What does it do? I didn't see anything that aided me in my Works Cited progress.

    • When you push "Build Citation," you should see a blue block of text that shows how your citation should be written. Copy that text to your word processor.

  • What if there are more than one author?
    Paul Insel, R. Elaine Turner, and Don Ross?

    How do I write it?
    Insel, Turner, Ross, Paul, R.Elaine, Don?

    • Alphabetical order: last name first, than last name
      Don, Elaine R, Insel, Paul, Turner

    • Can you please tell me how to delete a post from here. Just didn't relize it would post youre full name when I originally posted and would like to protect my privacy.

      If I cant delete it would it be possible for you? I'm gathering your the site administrator....

      Thanks for understanding

  • Just returning to school after being out for 30 + yrs, and did not have a clue what the teacher was saying when she told us our papers would be done in MLA or APA style. Is their a template for web citing formatt?

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