Quick Reference to MLA Citation Style
Quick Reference to MLA Citation Style
Quick Reference to MLA Citation Style
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<strong>Quick</strong> <strong>Reference</strong> <strong>to</strong> <strong>MLA</strong> <strong>Citation</strong> <strong>Style</strong><br />
BOOKS<br />
Author’s last name, first name. Book Title. Publication Place: Publisher, Year. Print.<br />
Adams, Scott. The Joy of Work. New York: HarperBusiness, 1998. Print.<br />
ONE ESSAY FROM REFERENCE BOOK OR ANTHOLOGY<br />
Author’s last name, first name. “Essay Title.” Book Title. Ed. Edi<strong>to</strong>r’s first and last name. nth ed. Volume #.<br />
“Tour Guides.” Encyclopedia of Careers and Vocational Guidance. 13th ed. Vol. 5. New York: Ferguson, 2005.<br />
630-633. Print.<br />
DVDs<br />
Movie Title. Dir. Direc<strong>to</strong>r’s first and last name. Original Release Date. Distribu<strong>to</strong>r, Release Date. Format.<br />
Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King. Dir. Peter Jackson. 2003. Warner Home<br />
Video, 2004. DVD.<br />
MAGAZINE OR NEWSPAPER ARTICLES<br />
Author’s last name, first name. “Article Title.” Magazine Title Date: Pages. Print.<br />
Kroll, Jack. “Jane Austen Does Lunch.” Newsweek 18 Dec. 1995: 66-68. Print.<br />
JOURNAL ARTICLES<br />
Author’s last name, first name. “Article Title.” Journal Title Volume.Issue (Date): Pages. Print.<br />
Walzer, Arthur E. “Rhe<strong>to</strong>ric and Gender in Jane Austen’s Persuasion.” College English 57.6 (1995): 688-707.<br />
Print.<br />
ELECTRONIC BOOKS<br />
Author’s last name, first name. Book Title. Publication Place: Publisher, Year. Database Title. Web.<br />
Access Date.<br />
Matthews, Joseph R. Library Assessment in Higher Education. Westport, CT: Libraries Unlimited, 2007.<br />
eBrary. Web. 3 Feb. 2011.<br />
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<strong>Quick</strong> <strong>Reference</strong> <strong>to</strong> <strong>MLA</strong> <strong>Citation</strong> <strong>Style</strong><br />
PERIODICAL ARTICLES FROM LIBRARY DATABASES<br />
Author’s Lastname, Firstname. “Article Title.” Magazine Title Date: Pages. Database Title. Web.<br />
Access Date.<br />
Author’s Lastname, Firstname. “Article Title.” Journal Title Vol.Issue (Date): Pages. Database Title.<br />
Web. Access Date.<br />
Petrina, Alessandra. “Forbidden Forest, Enchanted Castle: Arthurian Spaces in the Harry Potter Novels.”<br />
Mythlore 24.3-4 (Winter/Spring 2006): 95-110. Literary <strong>Reference</strong> Center. Web. 11 Jan. 2011.<br />
Smith, Martha Nell. “Democratizing Knowledge.” Humanities 26.5 (Sept./Oct. 2005): 12-15. Academic<br />
Search Premier. Web. 3 May 2011.<br />
ONLINE PERIODICAL ARTICLES<br />
Magazine<br />
Author’s Lastname, Firstname. “Article Title.” Periodical Title. Date. Web. Access Date.<br />
Academic Journal<br />
Author’s Lastname, Firstname. “Article Title.” Periodical Title Volume.Issue (Date): Pages. Web. Access<br />
Date.<br />
Emke, Dave. “Libraries Offer Aid in Tough Times.” The Post Journal 31 May 2009. Web. 11 May 2011.<br />
Thelwall, Mike. “Digital Libraries and Multi-Disciplinary Research Skills.” LIBRES: Library and<br />
Information Science Research Electronic Journal 14.2 (Sept. 2004): n. pag. Web. 2 June 2011.<br />
WEB SITES<br />
Author's Lastname, Firstname. “Page Title.” Site Title. Name of Organization Sponsoring Site. Date of Publication<br />
or Last Update. Web. Access Date.<br />
“Dancers and Choreographers.” Occupational Outlook Handbook. U. S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. 4 Aug. 2006.<br />
Web. 19 Jan. 2011.<br />
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<strong>Quick</strong> <strong>Reference</strong> <strong>to</strong> <strong>MLA</strong> <strong>Citation</strong> <strong>Style</strong><br />
Format of the Paper<br />
Your essay should be on standard, letter size 8 1/2-by-11-inch paper<br />
Use an easily readable, standard size font (such as Times New Roman 12 point font)<br />
Double space the entire research paper, including quotations and the list of works cited.<br />
One inch margins should be on all sides of the text.<br />
Indent each new paragraph a half inch by using the tab key.<br />
Leave one space between sentences.<br />
All pages should be numbered consecutively throughout the research paper in the upper right hand corner, preceded<br />
by your last name.<br />
Unless your instruc<strong>to</strong>r requires a title page, begin the first page with:<br />
Your name<br />
Your instruc<strong>to</strong>r’s name<br />
Course number<br />
Date<br />
Double space and center the title<br />
In-text citations<br />
In-text citations usually consist of the author’s last name and the page number of the citation. (Smith 47)<br />
If there is more than one entry with the same last name, include the first initial or full first name.<br />
If there is more than one work by an author, add the cited title, shortened or in full, after the author’s last<br />
name.<br />
Whatever word first appears in the entry on the Works Cited page should be used for the in-text citation.<br />
If there is no known author, use the title, shortening it if necessary.<br />
(“Jaunty”)<br />
For more information, consult the <strong>MLA</strong> Handbook for Writers of Research Papers (REF LB2369.G53<br />
2009 )<br />
or this web site: Using <strong>MLA</strong> Format http://owl.english.purdue.edu/ owl/resource/557/01<br />
<strong>Citation</strong> Genera<strong>to</strong>rs<br />
<strong>Citation</strong> genera<strong>to</strong>rs create a citation in the style you specify based on information you provide about the<br />
source.<br />
www.bibme.org<br />
www.noodle<strong>to</strong>ols.com<br />
citationmachine.net<br />
www.calvin.edu/library/knightcite<br />
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