Start the bibliography or works cited page on a separate piece of paper. The format should reflect the rest of the paper with a one-inch margin, page number and your last name as used in MLA formatting. Label the paper "Works Cited" without italics or use of quotations. Center the title at the top of the page.
Double space all citations, but do not skip lines between entries. Indent the second and all subsequent lines in the citation. Capitalize each word in the title of the citation except prepositions or conjunctions unless they are at the beginning of the title. (For example: The Wind in the Willows, Pride and Prejudice, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.) Italicize the titles of longer works, such as books and put the titles of shorter works, such as poems, in quotations. If you are using multiple pages in one citations add a hyphen between the first and the last page. (Pages 12-26)
Entries are listed in alphabetical order by the author or editor's last name. Names are written last name first, first name and middle name or initial. (Burnett, Frances Hodgson) Do not include degrees or titles such as PhD, Dr. or Saint. Suffixes such as Jr. or Henry III are included after the first or middle name. Works with no author are entered alphabetically by the title.
Depending on the type of paper you are writing, you will want to summarize and/or assess your citations. A summary should cover the main points of the source including plot lines, main arguments, etc. The assessment may include how the source was useful, if it is reliable, and if it is objective or biased. The length of annotations and specific guidelines are set by the instructor. Annotations are written in paragraph form and are included after the author, title and publication information.