I have a problem with alphabitizing in MLA format. Do I only alphabetized author's last name?

Question

I have two entries, however, they are quite complicated.

1)Sarah, Kudan. < 2) Federal Associaion<
Which one is first???

Answer 1

MLA Format: Works Cited Guide
Always alphabetize the works cited page by the author’s last name. If there is an editor (compiler) or more than one author, use the editor’s name or the first author on the list. If there is no author (an anonymous or unsigned work) use the title. The entire works cited page must be alphabetized as one unit; do not separate items by category. The Works Cited Page should also be paginated as part of your paper. The correct format must be followed so that the information can be retrieved again if needed. Follow the punctuation format exactly.
PRINT SOURCES
Books
Author Lname, Author Fname. Title of book. City published in: Publisher, Year published.
Single Author
Pelzer, David J. Help Yourself: Celebrating the Rewards of Resilience and Gratitude. New
York: Penguin Group, 2000.
Two Authors (note change in name order for 2nd author)
Sennett, Richard, and Jonathan Cobb. The Hidden Injuries of Class. New York: Vintage Books,
1972.
Three or more authors
Schwartz, David, Steve Ryan, and Fred Wostbrock. The Encyclopedia of TV Game Shows. New
York: Facts on File, 1995.
Editor
Barnet, Sylvan, ed. Eight Great Tragedies. New York: New American Library, 1965.
Magazines
Author Lname, Author Fname. “Title of Article.” Name of Magazine. Date of publication. p.
page(s) of article.
Signed Article (for an unsigned article, start with title of article)
Harrison, Joseph. “Cuba and Castro.” Time. July 31, 1962. p. 23-24.
Reference Books including Encyclopedias
Author Lname, Author Fname. “Title of Article.” Title of Reference book. Year of publication.
v. volume number.
Signed Article (for unsigned article, start with title of article)
Folwer, Gary L. “Egypt.” Compton’s Encyclopedia. 1995. v. 7.
Newspapers
Author Lname, Author Fname. “Title of Article.” Title of Newspaper. Date of Newspaper. Sec.
Actual section, p. page number(s).
Signed Article (for unsigned article, start with title of article)
Talbert, Bob. “Why Are We in Such a Downer?” Detroit Free Press. January 10, 1978. Sec. A,
p.9.
Anthology
Author Lname, Author Fname. “Title of article or entry.” In Title of Anthology. Editor(s)
Fname Lname, ed(s). p. page number(s). City published: publisher, year published.
Beech, Mary Higdon. “The Domestic Realm in the Lives of Hindu Women in Calcutta.” In
Separate Worlds: Studies of Purdah in South Asia. Hanna Papnanek and Gail Minault,
eds. p. 110-138. Delhi: Chanakya,1982.
Interviews
Person interviewed Lname, person interviewed with Fname. How interview conducted. Date of
Interview.
Vucinovich, Albert. Telephone Interview. November 9, 1987.
ELECTRONIC SOURCES
GALE Databases
Reference Source (unsigned article) If authored, start with author name.
“Title of Article.” Name of Reference Source. Gale Group, year article published. Database
article from. Detroit: Gale, date accessed. Document number: actual document number.
.
"Sports Education." World of Health. Gale Group, 2000. Student Resource Center Gold. Detroit:
Gale, 2004. Document Number: BR2191201565.
.
Journal Source (authored article) If unauthored, start with article title.
Author Lname, Author Fname. “Title of article.” Journal name. Date of publication, v. vol
number, Is. Issue number, p. page number(s). Database name. Document number”
actual document number. .
Fattah, Hassan. “Will Saddam Crack?” Time. January 12, 2004, v. 163, Is. 2, p. 17. Student
Resource Center Gold. Document Number: A111861805.
.
Newspaper Source (authored article)
Author Lname, Author Fname. “Title of article.” Name of newspaper. Date of publication.
Sec. Actual section number, p. actual page number(s), Col. Actual column number.
Database name. Document number: actual document number.
.
Weisman, Steven R. “Kurdish Region in Northern Iraq Will Get to Keep Special Status.” The
New York Times. January 5, 2004. Sec. A, p. 1, Col. 04. Student Resource Center
Gold. Document Number: A111840251.
.
Primary Document
“Document Title.” Source of document. Gale, date published. Database name. Document
number: actual document number. .
"Hussein's Speech Upon Withdrawal from Kuwait, February 26, 1991." DISCovering World
History. Online Edition. Gale, 2003. Student Resource Center Gold. Document Number:
CD2105210046. .
World Wide Web
Structure
Author Lname, Fname (if provided). “Title of article.” (if provided) Title of Webpage. Name
of organization responsible for webpage. Date of article (if provided). Date accessed.
.
Miller, Laura. “Lookout Michael Crichton: Jane Austen is Becoming Filmdom’s Favorite
Novelist.” Austen Mania. March 4, 2004.
.
Email
Structure
Sender of email message. “Subject line of the message.” Receivers email address from senders
email Address. Date sent.
McLain, Deborah. “Nile River Research Results.” [e-mail] from
[e-mail], September 25, 1996.

Answer 2

Everything is alphabetical on the reference list. SO if there is no author for the federal association, then that one would come first. Each reference should also be double spaced and the second line for each one should be indented.

Answer 3

Author's last name unless there is no author