using the MLA format to credit resources MLA Citations using the MLA format to credit resources

Table of Contents Tips Citing Books Citing Encyclopedias Citing Online Periodicals Citing Web Pages In-Text Citations Online Resources

Tips for Generating Citations Choose correct format for your resource. Information must be in correct order and complete. Punctuation must be exact. Remember to reverse indent. When listing complete dates, use the form “5 October 2009.” Alphabetize entries by the first letter of the first word of each entry If a book has no author or editor listed, start with the title. Return to Table of Contents

Citing Books Author’s Last Name, Author’s First Name. Title of Book. Place of Publication: Publisher, Year of Publication. Count 5 spaces Linda. Mother Teresa: Protector of the Sick. Johnson, , New York: Blackbirch Press, 1991. Count 5 spaces Return to Table of Contents

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Citing Encyclopedias “Item you looked up.” Title of Encyclopedia. Copyright date ed. Count 5 spaces The World Book Encyclopedia. 2009 ed. “Harlem.” , Return to Table of Contents

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Citing Online Periodicals Author’s Last Name, Author’s First Name. Title of Book. Place of Publication: Publisher, Year of Publication. Count 5 spaces Linda. Mother Teresa: Protector of the Sick. Johnson, , New York: Blackbirch Press, 1991. Count 5 spaces Return to Table of Contents

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Citing Web Pages Author’s Last Name, Author’s first name or party responsible for the webpage. Title of the webpage. Count 5 spaces Date material was posted to the Internet. Online. Count 5 spaces Date found by you. http://. Count 5 spaces Mickey’s Last Hurrah. 29 October Disney Corporation. , 2008. Online. 26 January 2009. http://www.disney. Count 5 spaces com. Count 5 spaces Return to Table of Contents

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