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MLA STYLE(Modern Language Association)
When do I use MLA?
When you are citing a source in...•Art History•Classics•English•History (Ask your teacher if they have a preference: MLA or APA)•Modern Languages•Music•Philosophy•Religion•Theatre
MLA Style citations focus on names (author(s)) and pages numbers.
In-Text Citations.
How do I cite a source in my writing (in-text)?
When using MLA format, follow the author-page method of in-text citation.
For Example:
“In order to maintain academic honesty in your writing, it is important to cite your sources using proper MLA style” (Moore 3).
Author
Page #
What should I do when the author has already been referenced?
Moore says that “In order to maintain academic honesty in your writing, it is important to cite your sources using proper MLA style” (13).
The Works Cited
How do I cite my sources in a works cited?
The Basics
BooksA book with one author.
Brown, Dan. The Da Vinci Code: A Novel. New York: Doubleday, 2003. Print.
The author’s last name and First
Name
The title (in italics)
The place of
publication
The name of
publisher
The year of publication
The Format
In-Text Citation
What would the in-text citation look like for that source?
(Brown 100)
The author’s Last name
A space The page
number
A more difficult example
Multiple authors (two or three).
Cutherbertson, Keith, Stephen G. Hall, and Mark Taylor. An Introduction to English Literature. New York: Harcourt, 2004. Print.
The Author’s last names
The title (in Italics) The place of
publicationThe name of the
publisher
The year of publication
The format
In-Text Citation
What would the in-text citation look like for that source?
(Cuthebertson, Hall, and Taylor 33)
List the last names of the
authors.
The page number
For Subsequent in-text citation with more than three authors...
(Cuthebertson et al. 33)Subsequent citations use the last name of
the first author followed by et al.
et al. means “and others”
Electronic Sources
A website (general)
Aristotle. Poetics. The Internet Classics Archive. Web Atomic and Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 13 Sept. 2007. Web. 4 Nov. 2008. ‹http://classics.mit.edu/›.
The name of the author or editor of
the work
Publisher or sponsor of the site (usually found at
the bottom of the website`s home page
Format
The title of the work (italicized)
The title of the overall website
The date of publicationAccess
date
URL if requested
In-Text Citation
What would the in-text citation look like for that source?
(Aristotle)
The author’s name
Electronic Sources
An article/document from a professional or business website
“Corporate E-Mail Is Not All Business.” eMarketer. e.Marketer, 5 Dec. 2005. Web. 6 Jan. 2011.
The title of the article
The title of the website (in italics)
The name of the sponsoring organization – if available
The date of the article – if given
Format
The date the article was accessed
Note: URL if requested
In-Text Citation
What would the in-text citation look like for that source?
(``Corporate E-Mail``)
The author’s last name
Electronic Sources
A website: professional or Business (general)
Citytv. Rogers, 2011. Web. 10 April. 2011
The title of the website (in italics)
Publisher or sponsor of the site (usually found at
the bottom of the website`s home page
Format
The date that the site was last
modified
The date that the website was
accessed
Note: URL if requested
In-Text Citation
What would the in-text citation look like for that source?
(Citytv)
The title of the website
Electronic Sources
Online Image (work art from a website).
Pratt, Christopher. Lake Ontario. 1976. Serigraph on paper. Natl. Art Gallery of Canada, Ottawa. Cybermuse. Web. 23 May 2011.
The Artists Name, if given
The title or a description of the
image
The date that the image was created
The name of the institution that own the work or the
private owner
The medium of the
compositionThe title of the website
Format
The date that the website
was accessed
In-Text Citation
What would the in-text citation look like for that source?
(Pratt)
The artist’s name
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Works Cited
"Introductory Tutorial." EasyBib. N.p., n.d. Web. 28 Feb. 2014.
Seneca. Guide to Research and Citation. Toronto: Seneca, 2011. Print.
