1. MLA Works Cited Practice 2

2. Part 1: Finding the Information to Cite a Source

3. What information do you need to cite a Book?
Author
Title/Subtitle of the Book
Editor (if available)
Publishing City
Publishing Company
Copyright Year
Publication Medium
What information do you need to cite a Book?

4. Where do you find the source information for a Book?
Most of the source information you need will be found on the TITLE PAGE of the book.
You will find the following information on the title page:
The author’s name
The book’s title/subtitle
The editor’s name (can also be on the copyright page)
The city where the book is published
The company that published the book
Where do you find the source information for a Book?

5. Title Page Example

6. Where do you find the source information for a Book?
The copyright year is not on the title page. You can find this piece of information on the copyright page, which is usually on the back of the title page.
REMEMBER—The editor can be on the copyright page as well.
The publication medium is always “Print” if you are looking in a book.
Where do you find the source information for a Book?

7. Copyright Page Example

8. What information do you need to cite an Anthology?
Author (if indicated)
Title of Article
Title/Subtitle of Anthology
Editor (if indicated)
Volume Number
Publishing City
Publishing Company
Copyright Date
Publication Medium
What information do you need to cite an Anthology?

9. Where do you find the source information for an Anthology?
You can find the information necessary to cite an anthology in the same places that you find the source information for a book.
Where do you find the source information for an Anthology?

10. Anthology Title Page

11. Anthology Copyright Page

12. Anthology Article Page

13. What information do you need to cite the Internet?
Author
Title of the Article
Title/Subtitle of the Website
Date the Site Was Created, Updated, or Copyrighted
Date the Website Was Viewed
Publication Medium
What information do you need to cite the Internet?

14. Where do you find the source information for the internet?
Websites are difficult to cite because there is no consistent place to find the needed information.
If a website/article has an author (most websites DO NOT have an author), then the name will be on the homepage or the article page.
The article title is the name of the page/link where you get your information.
The website’s name is usually found on the homepage.
The created/updated/copyright date is usually found on the homepage at the bottom.
Where do you find the source information for the internet?

15. Internet Example A google search for “ancient Egypt” found this site:
(click on “History” for article)
Internet Example

16. Part 2: Citation Practice from Sources

17. Using the MLA Citation Guide and the MLA Citation Practice Packet, cite the sources while pulling the data needed on your own. Do not forget the formatting rules (punctuation, spacing, etc.)! You will also NOT do in-text citations for this exercise.
If you missed this class, you will have to come to me for the corrections on part 2.
Instructions