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Works Cited page entry: Government publication, encyclopedia entry

Please note that although the MLA Handbook recommends underlining book titles, italics are used in these examples because of internet browser limitations.

Type of source
Sample entry in reference list
Government Publication 
United States. Federal Maritime Commission.  
     Hawaiian Trade Study: An Economic Analysis. 
     Washington: GPO, 1978.
Signed Encyclopedia Entry 
Foster, John S., Jr. "Nuclear War." The 
     Encyclopedia Americana. Intl. ed. 1998.

 

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