1. MLA Documentation: Eighth Edition
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2. 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
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3. 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
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4. MLA CORE ELEMENTS Author Title of source Title of container
Other contributors
Version number
Publisher
Publication
Date
Location
MLA
CORE
ELEMENTS
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5. Author Who wrote, changed, or developed the source? Can be: Editor
Translator
Organization
Corporate author
Examples:
Dickinson, Emily.
Shakespeare, William.
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6. 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.”
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7. 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,
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8. 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.
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9. 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,
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10. Version Is the source or container in a different form? Can be:
Edition
Volume
Example:
3rd ed.,
version 3.1,
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11. 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,
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12. 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)
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13. 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.,
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14. Location Where did you find the information? Can be: Page number(s)
URL
DOI
Place/ venue/ city
Examples:
p. 7. pp
(no
style.mla.org. (no
Museum of Natural History, New York.
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15. 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”).
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16. Time to practice!
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