MLA Style Citations Guide
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The document provides an overview of MLA citation style, including its core elements such as author, title, publisher, and date. Examples are given for how to cite different sources like books, journal articles, blog posts, and YouTube videos following MLA guidelines. Proper citation ensures consistency and allows others to locate the sources that are referenced.
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MLA Style Citations Guide
- 2. MLA Style • MLA = Modern Language Association • MLA style used in many academic course, including English classes. – Other courses may require different styles, such as APA (American Psychological Association) • MLA Citations ensure – Consistency in the format of your source information – All important information is included for successful future reference
- 3. Core Elements • Author • Title of source • *Title of container • Other contributors • Version • Number • Publisher • Publication date • Location * A container is a resource in which the specific publication can be found. For example, The New York Times can be a container for an article found in that newspaper. A citation can include more than one container. For example, a journal article may have 2 containers, the journal which published the article, and the database which provides access to that journal.
- 4. Core Elements, with punctuation Screenshot from Purdue OWL (https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/01/)
- 5. Example: A fiction book • Author. • Title of source. • Title of container, • Other contributors, • Version, • Number, • Publisher, • Publication Date, • Location.
- 6. Step 1: Identify the elements: • Author. – Vance, J.D. • Title of source. – Hillbilly Elegy : A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis. • *Title of container, <<NONE>> • Other contributors, <<NONE>> • Version, <<NONE>> • Number, <<NONE>> • Publisher, - HarperCollins, • Publication Date, - 2016, • Location. <<NONE>> * Not all items will have a container. In this example, the book is not a part of a larger container. It stands on its own.
- 7. Step 2: Enter elements into citation • Author. – Vance, J.D. • Title of source. – Hillbilly Elegy : A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis. • Title of container. <<NONE>> • Other contributors <<NONE>> • Version- <<NONE>> • Number- <<NONE>> • Publisher – HarperCollins, • Publication Date – 2016, • Location – <<NONE>> Vance, J.D. Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis. HarperCollins, 2016.
- 8. Step 3: Formatting Titles: Quotation marks or Italics? Vance, J.D. Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis. HarperCollins, 2016. For special punctuation and formatting, use recommended tools for specific instructions. Purdue OWL: https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/ 747/01/ MLA Handbook: Reference Collection: LB 2369 .G53 2016 Screen shot from Purdue OWL
- 9. Step 3 ctd.: Formatting Vance, J.D. Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis. HarperCollins, 2016.
- 10. Citation Tools Vance, J.D. Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis. HarperCollins, 2016. Sometimes, citation tools will help you with this, but they’re not always correct. What would the database tool do with the above citation? (Too much information.)
- 11. Other Examples… The remaining slides provide additional examples of citations for different formats.
- 12. A journal article Aragón-Mendizábal, Estíbaliz, et al. A Comparative Study of Handwriting and Computer Typing in Note-taking by University Students. Comunicar, vol. 24 n. 48, 2016, pp. 101-107. Education Research Complete, doi:10.3916/C48-2016-10. • Author.- Aragón-Mendizábal, Estíbaliz, et al. • Title of source. – A Comparative Study of Handwriting and Computer Typing in Note-taking by University Students. • Title of container, - Comunicar, • Other contributors, <<NONE>> • Version, <<NONE>> • Number, - vol. 24 n. 48, • Publisher, <<NONE>> • Publication Date, - 2016, • Location. – pp. 101-107. • *Title of container, - Education Research Complete, • Location. doi:10.3916/C48-2016-10
- 13. A blog post Germain, Jack M. Go from Panic to Calm with Technology. HackCollege, 21 Nov. 2016, http://www.hackcollege.com/blog/2016/11/21/go-from-panic-to- calm-with-technology.html. • Author.- Germain, Jack M. • Title of source. – Go from Panic to Calm with Technology. • Title of container, - HackCollege, • Title of container, <<NONE>> • Other contributors, <<NONE>> • Version, <<NONE>> • Number, <<NONE>> • Publisher, <<NONE>> • Publication Date, - 21 Nov. 2016, • Location. – http://www.hackcollege.com/blog/2016/11/21/go-from- panic-to-calm-with-technology.html.
- 14. A YouTube Video Rossiter, Jonathan. A Robot that Eats Pollution. TED Talks, YouTube, 15 Mar. 2015, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CVdPhUPO5YU. Accessed 8 Sept. 2017. • Author.- Rossiter, Jonathan. • Title of source. – A Robot that Eats Pollution. • Title of container, - TED Talks, • Title of container, YouTube, • Other contributors, <<NONE>> • Version, <<NONE>> • Number, <<NONE>> • Publisher, <<NONE>> • Publication Date, - 15 Mar. 2015, • Location. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CVdPhUPO5YU. • Optional, date of access. Accessed 8 Sept. 2017.
- 15. Remember: • Consult resources such as the MLA handbook and online guides. • Request assistance at the reference desk. Ort Library Reference 301-687-4424 libref@frostburg.edu