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What is MLA Style? Modern Language Association (MLA) Style is commonly used in Humanities courses, such as English, for citing references in papers. There are 2 main parts to documentation in MLA Style: Works Cited – a list of sources based on 9 core elements In-text Citations –makes a connection to each source in the Works Cited list @cdegrasse This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

Why cite? Gives credit to the original author Shows that your research is credible Helps you to avoid plagiarism Helps the reader to locate your sources @cdegrasse This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

MLA CORE ELEMENTS Author Title of source Title of container Other contributors Version number Publisher Publication Date Location MLA CORE ELEMENTS @cdegrasse This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

Author Who wrote, changed, or developed the source? Can be: Editor Translator Organization Corporate author Examples: Dickinson, Emily. Shakespeare, William. @cdegrasse This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

Source What is the name of the work you cite? Format: Can be: Book Article Poem Short Story Website Tweet Format: “Articles, Poems, and Other Short Works.” Books, Websites, and Other Longer Works.” @cdegrasse This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

Container If you cite a short work, what larger work contains it? Can be: Book or collection (anthology) Journal, magazine, or other periodical Website Television series Digital database Format: Italics, followed by a comma Examples: The Norton Anthology of English Literature, The Explicator, Literature Resource Center, @cdegrasse This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

What is the difference between a source and a container? Names the specific work being cited Example: “Magazine Article.” “Short Story.” “Journal Article.” “Online News Article.” Names the larger work that contains the sourc Title of Magazine. Collection of short stories. Title of Journal. Name of News Website. @cdegrasse This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

Other contributors Who Who else contributed to the source? Editor Can be: Editor Translator Illustrator Adapter Narrator Examples: Edited by John Smith, Translated by John Smith, @cdegrasse This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

Version Is the source or container in a different form? Can be: Edition Volume Example: 3rd ed., version 3.1, @cdegrasse This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

Number Is the source or container part of a series? Volume Issue Can be: Volume Issue Episode Season Basic format: vol. xx, no. xx, Example: vol. 11, no. 2, season 4, episode 9, @cdegrasse This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

Publisher Who produced the work? Can be: Example: Producer Institution Network Organization Example: Portland P, (P=Press) Oxford UP, (UP=University Press) British Broadcasting, (omit words like company) @cdegrasse This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

Publication Date When was the source or container published? Can be: Day/month/year Month/year Year Day/month/year, time Examples: 17 May 2016, June 2013, 1966, 14 April 2012, 2:30 p.m., @cdegrasse This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

Location Where did you find the information? Can be: Page number(s) URL DOI Place/ venue/ city Examples: p. 7. pp. 44-52. www.edickinson.org. (no https://) style.mla.org. (no https://) Museum of Natural History, New York. @cdegrasse This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

In-text Citations Source with author not mentioned in your paper: Format: (Author’s last name Page number). Example: The author states that he does not like dogs (Smith 8). Source with author mentioned in your paper: Format: (Page number). Smith states that he does not like dogs (8). Source with an anonymous author or author with more than one work listed: Format: (Shortened title of work) If your entry on the Works Cited page is: “The MLA Style Center: Writing Sources from the Modern Language Association.” Modern Language Association, style.mla.org. Your in-text citation will be: (“MLA”). @cdegrasse This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

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