The format of the thesis or dissertation dictates how you will create its entry on your MLA Works Cited page. If you have a hard copy of the thesis or dissertation, you will need just one container for the document’s information. However, since you are more likely accessing the work via a database, you will probably need a second container to communicate the database information.
Samuelson, Michael Lynn. Contending with Foucault. 2003. Florida State U, PhD dissertation.
Database
Samuelson, Michael Lynn. Contending with Foucault. 2003. Florida State U, PhD dissertation. ProQuest, search.proquest.com/docview/502312254.