1. MLA Documentation
The Gist: Parenthetical citation that refers the reader to the Works Cited page.

2. Works Cited Page
Works Cited Page (often referred to as a “bibliography”) tells the reader where to go find the work you’re referring to in your paper.

3. Books in Works Cited Page
Lastname, Firstname. Title of Book. Place of Publication: Publisher, Year of Publication. Medium of Publication. Example: Clapp, JC. Shoes and Society: A Retrospective. Seattle: Blahnik Press, Print.

4. Plays in Works Cited Page
Lastname, Firstname. Title of Play. Place of Publication: Publisher, Year of Publication. Medium of Publication. Example: Kirkland, Jack. Tobacco Road. London: Samuel French, Inc., Print.

5. Films in Works Cited
Director Name, dir. Title of Film. Production Company, Year Released. Film. Example: Lucas, George, dir. Star Wars. Twentieth Century Fox, Film.

6. Magazines in Works Cited Page
Author(s). "Title of Article." Title of Magazine Day Month Year: pages. Medium of publication.
Example:
Nichols, Dawson and JC Clapp. “Fish are Mesmerizing.” Books and Readers 23 Jan 2010: Print.

7. Scholarly Journals in Works Cited Page
Author(s). "Title of Article." Title of Journal Volume.Issue (Year): pages. Medium of publication.
Example:
Clapp, JC, Brian Holt, and Melissa Grinley. “Teaching is the Bomb.” Journal of American Educators 23.3 (2012): Print.

8. Web Sources in Works Cited
Author name. “Title of Article or Entry.” Name of Site. Name of sponsoring organization or publisher (if not listed put np), date of resource creation (if not listed put nd). Medium of publication. Date of access. Example: Clapp, JC. “How to Buff.” Shoe Review Online. Shoe Institute of Seattle, 20 May Web. 24 Feb 2013.

9. Lecture in Works Cited
Lastname, Firstname. “Title of Lecture.” Physical Location. Date. Type of Lecture. Example: Bates, Aryana. “Research using Databases.” North Seattle Community College, Seattle, WA. 12 May Class Lecture.

10. Names of Multiple Authors
For up to three authors, list them all, like this: Gillespie, Dizzy, Ned Flanders, and Ted Danson. Being Awesome: A User’s Guide. Boston: Allyn & Bacon, Print. For four or more authors, it goes like this in your Works Cited page: McPhee, Archie et al. Camp in the 20th Century. Logan: Utah State UP, Print.

11. Other Stuff in Works Cited
The best free online resource for MLA citations is at the OWL (Online Writing Lab) at Purdue. Go and look up anything not covered here at:

12. Parenthetical Citation
Use parenthetical citation in your paper to tell your reader where to look in the Works Cited page for more information.

13. Requirements for Citations
Parenthetical Citations MUST include:
Author’s Last Name
Page Number
Example:
Shoes are fabulous (Clapp 42).
Note: period goes on the outside, and there’s no comma between name and number

14. Exceptions!
If the author’s name is already mentioned, you only need the page number in the citation!
Example:
Clapp, in her pivotal work on the subject, claims that, “Sneakers, while functional, are hideous items of footwear” (65).
Note: period goes on the outside!

15. Plagiarism
Plagiarism is when you include thoughts, ideas, or words from a source other than your own brain without giving the original author (or source) credit.