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MLA Citation Style, 9th Edition

Anonymous Work - Example

In-Text:     

(American Heritage Guide 65-67)

Works Cited:

American Heritage Guide to Contemporary Usage and Style. Houghton, 2005.

 

NOTE: Works cited entries for anonymous works are alphabetized by title.  Ignore initial articles (a, an, the).  If the title is longer than a few words, abbreviate it in the parenthetical reference, as shown above.  For ease of reference, ensure that your abbreviated title begins with the same word as the full title.