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1 CPCC Libraries Fall 2009

2 “ While it is tempting to think that every source has only one complete and correct format for its entry in a list of works cited, in truth there are often several options for recording key features of a work” (129). MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers.7 th ed. New York: Modern Language Association, 2009. Print.

3  Using the designations of Print and Web to designate the medium of the resource.  No more underlining – titles that were formerly underlined will now be italicized.  No urls required for web resources  No name and location of library for databases.

4 Using the designations of Print and Web to designate the medium of the resource.  Refers only to the medium of the resource  Web does not mean website. Web means not print!  Web will be used for  Electronic journals  Scholarly articles available on the Web  Articles available through a library database  Online journals  Ebooks  For other formats, please consult the MLA Handbook for Writer’s of Research Papers 7 th ed.

5 No more underlining – titles that were formerly underlined will now be italicized. Book: Diorio, Mary Ann L. A Student’s Guide to Nathaniel Hawthorne. Berkeley Heights, NJ: Enslow Publishers, 2004. Print. Ebook: Miller, Edward Haviland. Salem is My Dwelling Place: A Life of Nathaniel Hawthorne. Iowa City: University of Iowa Press, 1991. NetLibrary. Web. 2 Nov. 2005.

6 No urls required for web resources “ In the past this handbook has recommended including URLS of Web sources in works-cited-list entries. Inclusion of URLs has proved to have limited value …. You should include a URL as supplementary information only when the reader probably cannot locate the source without it or when your instructor requires it” (182). MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers.7 th ed. New York: Modern Language Association, 2009. Print.

7  Title of Web Page. Sponsor of Site, date of publication. Web.Date of access. (If no date of publication- use n.d.)  Nathaniel Hawthorne Society. Lee Person, 9 Sept. 2005. Web. 28 July 2009.  Civil War Homepage. n.d. Web. 5 Aug 2009.

8 No name and location of library for databases. Journal/Magazine Article: Ebache, Malte C. and Craig Holdrege. “More Taxonomy, not DNA Barcoding.” Bioscience 55.10(2005):822- 823. Academic Search Elite. Web. 9 Nov. 2005. Newspaper: Benson, Josh. “Shoddy Construction Found at Homes in New Jersey.” New York Times 1 Apr. 2005 :n. pag. Academic Search Elite. Web. 4 Nov. 2005.

9  CPCC Libraries How to Write and CiteHow to Write and Cite  MLA 7 th Sample bibliography  Purdue Online Writing Lab (OWL)  http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/1/ http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/1/  Scottsdale Community College library webpage  http://library- guides.scottsdalecc.edu/content.php?pid=20236& sid=319995http://library- guides.scottsdalecc.edu/content.php?pid=20236& sid=319995


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