1. Two Components for MLA Citations
In-Text Citations
Inside the paper
aka parenthetical citations
End-Text Citations
At the end of the paper
aka Work(s) Cited page
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2. Various Types of Sources to Cite
Books Internet sites
Magazines Encyclopedias
Newspapers Lectures
Multivolume Works Films
Online Periodicals
Documentaries
Scholarly Journals
Charts/Graphs
Interviews
Almanacs
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3. Information that Doesn’t Require Citations
Proverb, sayings, clichés
A friend in need…
is a friend indeed.
Give credit where…
credit is due.
Well-known quotations
“To be or not to be. That is the question.”
Common knowledge that’s not debatable.
The sky is blue.
Shakespeare wrote Hamlet.
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4. Reminder
WHEN IN DOUBT… CITE IT!!
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5. MLA Works Cited Popular Entries
Four of the most common source types:
Books
Magazines/Journals Articles (Print)
Magazines/Journals Articles (Library Web Database)
Websites
Look at your source notes!
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6. MLA Works Cited Entry Formulas
Book Formula: Last name, First name. Title. City of Publication: Publisher, Date of Publication. Print.
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7. MLA Works Cited Entry Formulas
Book Example: Bronte, Charlotte. Jane Eyre. New York: Signet Classics, Print.
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8. MLA Works Cited Entry Formulas
Web Database Magazine/Journal Article Formula: Last name, First name. “Title of Article.” Title of Journal. Vol. no. Issue no. (Year): pages. Online Database Name. Web. Day Month Year Accessed. Web address.
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9. MLA Works Cited Entry Formulas
Web Database Magazine/Journal Article Example: Reese, Patty. “Christianity in America.” The Christian Journal. 6.2 (2009): 1+. Expanded Academic. Web. 8 March <
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10. MLA Works Cited Entry Formulas
Internet/Web site Formula: Last name, First name. “Title of Article.” Title of Institution /Organization maintaining web site. Publisher or Sponsor. Day Month Year of Publication. Web. Day Month Year Accessed. URL/Internet address address.
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11. MLA Works Cited Entry Formulas
Website Example: Smith, Beth. “Something Rotten in the Big Apple.” NewYorkNews.com. New York News Press. 17 June Web. 24 Feb < bigapple>.
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12. MLA Works Cited Page Specs
Continue page numbering with last name from the body of your paper. It goes after the paper.
Center the title “Works Cited,” one inch from the top. No quote marks or underlining.
Alphabetize entries by the author’s last name. If no author, alphabetize by the title (ignore A, An, The).
On Google Docs, you need to hit ENTER and then TAB to indent.
Double space.
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13. MLA Works Cited Page Specs
What if something is missing? Some sources do not have a date, publisher or pagination. MLA advises, where applicable, to write n.d. for no date, n.p. for no publisher, and n.pag. for no pagination given.
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14. MLA Works Cited Page Specs
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15. MLA In-Text Citations Formulas
References in your paper must clearly point to specific sources in your list of Works Cited. IF IT’S IN THE PAPER, IT GOES ON THE WORKS CITED PAGE. IF IT’S ON THE WORKS CITED PAGE IT GOES IN THE PAPER.
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16. MLA In-Text Citations Formulas
Formula: In print sources (and sources from the web and databases), providing the author’s last name and the page number is most preferred. Example: Medieval Europe was a place both of “raids, pillages, slavery, and extortion” and of “traveling merchants, monetary exchange, towns if not cities, and active markets in grain” (Townsend 10).
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17. MLA In-Text Citations Formulas
If no author is listed (no matter the type of source), use the title of the article (shortened if longer than 5 words).
Example:
Medieval Europe was a place both of “raids, pillages, slavery, and extortion” and of “traveling merchants, monetary exchange, towns if not cities, and active markets in grain” (“A History of the Middle Ages” 10).
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18. MLA In-Text Citations Formulas
The author’s name can be referred to within the sentence and as a result not be mentioned in the parenthetical citation.
Example:
According to Mike Townsend, Medieval Europe was a place both of “raids, pillages, slavery, and extortion” and of “traveling merchants, monetary exchange, towns if not cities, and active markets in grain” (10).
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19. MLA Closure Reflection
Rate the following on a scale of 1-5 (5 being that you feel great!) and explain why.
My feelings about properly embedding quotes.
My feelings about properly citing textual evidence in the body of the paper.
My feelings about creating works cited entries.
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20. Researcher’s Guide for MLA
Tip: While researching, be sure to locate the following information for all sources you plan to use in your paper. A good idea is to write a short summary of each source and how you plan to use it.
For books:
Name(s) of authors or editors. If only citing one chapter within a book, the author and title (in “quotation marks”) of the chapter.
Title of book (including subtitle) italicized.
City of publication, name of the publisher, and year of publication.
Medium of publication.
Edition (only if 2nd ed. or later).
Volume number (if there is one).
If citing one chapter within a book, the page numbers of the chapter.
For print journal and magazine articles :
Names of authors.
Title of article in “quotation marks.”
Title of journal or magazine italicized.
Volume number (for a journal).
Issue number (for a journal, if available).
Date of publication (for journal article, note year only).
Page numbers of the article.
Medium of publication (Print).
For journal and magazine articles acquired using a library database:
Names of authors.
Title of article in “quotation marks.”
Title of journal or magazine italicized.
Volume number and issue number (for a journal).
Date of publication (for journal article, note year only).
Page numbers of the article as originally published in print journal.
Name of the database italicized.
Medium of publication (Web).
Date of access (day, month, and year).
For websites:
Name of author or editor (if given).
Title of the work italicized if the work is independent; in quotation marks if it is part of a larger work.
Title of the overall website italicized, if distinct from above.
Publisher or sponsor of the site; if not available, use n.p.
Date of publication (day, month, and year), if not available, use n.d.
Paragraph number
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21. MLA End-Text Formatting Cheat Sheet
MLA style requires that the list of Works Cited start on a new page at the end of your paper. Formatting rules include:
Continue page numbering from the body of your paper.
Center the title “Works Cited,” one inch from the top.
Alphabetize entries by the author’s last name. If no author, alphabetize by the title (ignore A, An, The).
Use a hanging indent.
If the source is on the works cited page, it must be used in the paper.
Book Formula:
Last name, First name. Title. City of Publication: Publisher, Date
of Publication. Print.
Print Magazine/Journal Article Formula:
Last name, First name. “Title of Article.” Title of Magazine or
Newspaper Day Month Year: Page numbers. Print.
Web Database Magazine/Journal Article Formula:
Last name, First name. “Title of Article.” Title of Journal. Vol. no.
Issue no. (Year): pages. Online Database Name. Web. Day
Month Year Accessed.
Website Formula:
Last name, First name. “Title of Article.” Title of Larger Source or
Website. Publisher or Sponsor. Day Month Year of Publication.
Web. Day Month Year Accessed.
Bronte, Charlotte. Jane Eyre. New York: Signet Classics, Print.
Powell, Frances. “Lady Diana: The People’s Princess.” Newsweek 20
Nov. 1995: Print.
Reese, Patty. “Christianity in America.” The Christian Journal. 6.2
(2009): 1+. Expanded Academic. Web. 8 March 2010.
Smith, Beth. “Something Rotten in the Big Apple.”
NewYorkNews.com. New York News Press. 17 June Web. 24
Feb
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