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    1. The Basics of MLA Style A guide to student papers
    2. Three areas of concern:
      • Part I: Formatting your paper
      • Part II: The reference list
      • Part III: Parenthetical, or in-text citation
    3. Part I: Formatting your paper
      • Use 8½ X 11 inch paper
      • 12 point, New Times Roman, or similar font
      • 1 inch margins
      • Double-space your text
      • Use a running header
      • Number pages consecutively, starting on the first page
    4. Part I: Formatting your paper
      • A title page is not necessary
      • Your name
      • Instructor
      • Course number
      • Date
      • Title of paper
    5. Part I: Formatting your paper
      • Indent the first line of each paragraph by five spaces (tab button)
      • Place tables and illustrations as close as possible to their related text
      • After the body of your paper comes the Works Cited page
    6. Part II: The reference list
      • Reference sources used in your paper must be listed
      • In MLA format, this page is labeled “Works Cited”
      • List sources alphabetically by author’s last name (or title, if author not known)
    7. Example
      • Works Cited
      • Heinerman, John. Heinerman’s Encyclopedia of Fruits, Vegetables and
      • Herbs . Paramus, NJ: Prentice Hall, 1988.
      • Kowalchik, Claire and William H. Hylton. Rodale’s Illustrated
      • Encyclopedia of Herbs . Emmaus, PA: Rodale Press, 1998.
      • Wardlaw, Gordon M. and Anne M. Smith. Contemporary Nutrition .
      • Boston: McGraw Hill, 2006.
    8. Part II: The reference list
      • MLA is used mostly in the humanities disciplines (history, literature, fine arts)
      • MLA style emphasizes brevity and clarity
      • The purpose of a reference list is to:
        • Identify and credit the sources you used
        • Enable the reader to locate your sources
    9. Part II: The reference list
      • Books
      • Lastname, Firstname. Title of book . Location: Publisher, Year.
      • Lipson, Charles. Doing Honest Work in College . Chicago: U of Chicago P, 2004.
    10. Part II: The reference list
      • Anthology or Compilation
      • Carroll, Andrew, ed. Letters of a Nation . New York: Kodansha International, 1997.
      • Book by two or more authors
      • Walker, Geraldene, and Joseph Janes. Online Retrieval: a Dialogue of Theory and Practice . Englewood: Libraries Unlimited, 1999.
    11. Part II: The reference list
      • Article in a journal
      • Lastname, Firstname. “Title of Article.” Title of Journal volume (year): pp-pp.
      • Sacks, Samuel. “Fraud Risk: Are You Prepared?” Journal of Accountancy 198.3 (2004): 57-63.
    12. Part II: The reference list
      • Article in a Magazine
      • Lastname, Firstname. “Title of Article.” Title of Magazine day month year: pp-pp.
      • Weintraub, Arlene, and Laura Cohan. “A Thousand-Year Plan for Nuclear Waste.” Business Week 6 May 2002: 94-96.
      • Paul, Annie Murphy. “Self-Help: Shattering the Myths.” Psychology Today Mar.-Apr. 2001: 60-68.
    13. Part II: The reference list
      • References to Electronic Sources
      • Basic entry
      • Lastname, Firstname. “Title of Document.” Information about print publication. Information about electronic publication. Access information.
      • Belli, Brita. “Nuking Food: Contamination Fears and Market Possibilities Spur an Irradiation Revival.” E Magazine July-Aug. 2007: 136-142. 8 Sept. 2007 <www.emagazine.com/view/?3790>.
    14. Part II: The reference list
      • Periodical article from a library subscription database
      • Paul, Annie Murphy. “Self-Help: Shattering the Myths.” Psychology Today Mar.-Apr. 2001: 60-68. Academic Search Elite . Ebsco. Brown Mackie College, Tucson, AZ. 1 Jan. 2008 < http:// search.epnet.com >.
    15. Part II: The reference list
      • Entire Web site, no author
      • Title of Web site. Editor. Electronic publication info including version #, date of publication or latest update. Name of any sponsoring organization. Date of access <URL>.
      • Jane Austen Information Page . Ed. Henry Churchyard. 6 Sept. 2000. 15 June 2002 <http://pemberly.com/janeinfo/janeinfo.html>.
    16. Part II: The reference list
      • Page on a web site, with author.
      • Firstname, Lastname. “Title of Page.” Name of Web site . Date of publication or latest update. Sponsoring organization. Date of access <URL>.
      • Stolley, Karl. “MLA Formatting and Style Guide.” The OWL at Purdue .10 May 2006. Purdue University Writing Lab. 12 May 2006 <http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/557/01/>.
    17. Part III: Parenthetical, or in-text citation
      • Within the body of your text, you must cite your sources as you use them.
      • You must cite any and all data, facts, information, opinions, ideas, tables, charts, graphics, photographs, etc. that you obtained in your research.
    18. Part III: Parenthetical, or in-text citation
      • References in the text must clearly point to specific sources in the list of works cited.
      • Identify the location of the borrowed information as specifically as possible.
      • Readability is important. Keep citations as brief as clarity and accuracy permit.
    19. Part III: Parenthetical, or in-text citation
      • Author’s name in text
      • Lipson has argued this point (38-40).
      • Author’s name in reference
      • This point has already been argued (Lipson 38-40).
      • Lipson, Charles. Doing Honest Work in College . Chicago: U of Chicago P, 2004.
    20. Part III: Parenthetical, or in-text citation
      • Author’s name in text
      • Lipson’s first rule of academic honesty is, “When you say you did the work yourself, you actually did it” (3).
      • Author’s name in reference
      • “ When you say you did the work yourself, you actually did it,” is a good rule to keep in mind (Lipson 3).
      • Lipson, Charles. Doing Honest Work in College . Chicago: U of Chicago P, 2004.
    21. Conclusion
      • Formatting rules make research papers uniform and easy to read
      • The ability to verify facts through proper citation of sources is essential to good scholarship
      • In-text citation and the reference list:
        • Identify and credit the sources you used
        • Enable the reader to locate your sources

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