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Surnames beginning with M-c and M-a-c are also filed exactly as written. They used to be interfiled before any other names beginning with M-a, but that practice ended in 1981. Now they are filed strictly alphabetically, as you can see in this example.

Alphabetize names by comparing the first unit letter by letter. If the first letters are the same, file in terms of the second letter, and so on. Names of individuals are filed as follows: last name, first name or initial, middle name or initial.

The basic order of characters should be in the following sequence: Spaces. Symbols other than numerals, letters and punctuation marks. Numerals (0 through 9)

Alphabetize nothing before something ? file incomplete names before similar complete ones. Alphabetize personal names last first, then first names, then middle names or initials. (Each separate word used in filing is called a ?filing unit.? In the examples that follow, the ?/? marks off the separate filing units.)

Alphabetize names by comparing the first unit letter by letter. If the first letters are the same, file in terms of the second letter, and so on. Names of individuals are filed as follows: last name, first name or initial, middle name or initial.

Three rules to remember when alphabetizing Follow these three rules to keep the process as simple as possible: Go letter by letter. Ignore spaces, capitals, accent marks, and punctuation (hyphens, apostrophes, periods, commas). Use the first significant word, ignoring a, an, and the.

Numbers do not go before letters in an MLA works cited. Numbers are listed in alphabetical order as if they were spelled out. So, an organization with a number like '24/7Service', would be alphabetized as if it said, 'twenty-four-seven service'.