Citation Guide  Tags: citation style mla apa plagiarism  

A style guide consists of:

Style: formatting the paper

Citations: citing facts within the text

Bibliography: listing citations at end

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As of April 2009, the Modern Language Association instituted the seventh edition of the MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers detailing new changes in the MLA style format.

Citations: Include in the text of your paper at the end of each sentence that uses a fact from a source, as (author page#). 

e.g. This is a sentence with a fact (Cook 1).

Bibliography: List all sources in your paper in the bibliography.

Book:
Author's last name, first name. Title. Publication Place: Publisher, Publication Year. Publication Medium (print, online, DVD, TV, etc).
e.g. Carré, John le. The Tailor of Panama. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1996. Print.

Periodical:
Author's last name, first name. "Article Title." Journal Title volume#.issue# (Publication Date): Page#. Medium.
e.g. Aldrich, Frederick A. and Margueritte L. Marks. “Wyman Reed Green, American Biologist.” Bios 23.1 (1952): 26-35. Print.

Online Periodical:
Author's last name, first name. "Article Title."  Journal Title. Publisher, Publication Date. Medium. Access Date (since online).
e.g. Lubell, Sam. “Of the Sea and Air and Sky.” New York Times. New York Times, 26 Nov. 2008. Web. 1 Dec. 2008.

Website:
Author's last name, first name. "Page Title."  Website Title. Publisher, Publication Date. Medium. Access Date (since online). [Note: The latest edition of the MLA style guide does not require a URL, but it can be included to make the site easier to find.]
e.g. Cook, Jean. "MLA Citation Guide." Univ. of West Georgia Libraries. Univ. of West Georgia, 1 Jun. 2009. Web. 12 Jun. 2009.

For more information, see: MLA 2009 update.

Full listings for the new citations can be found here.

During Summer 2008, the Modern Language Association released the third edition of the MLA Style Manual and Guide to Scholarly Publishing.  The guides below refer to the second edition.  The newest edition can be found in the box below.

Printable Quick Guide: http://www.andyspinks.com/mla/pdf/MLAguide.pdf

Style: http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/557/01/

Citations: http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/557/02/

Bibliography: http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/557/06/

The print manual will address any issues not covered by the above links.

• Title: MLA Style Manual and Guide to Scholarly Publishing, 2nd edition.
  Call Number: PN147 .G444 1998 (Ready Reference and Main Stacks)

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