1. MLA- QUICK TIPS
Parenthetical Citation This is how it looks in the text of your paper:
“In 2007, 37 percent of American adults sought medical information from the internet regarding a health problem
they were experiencing before consulting a doctor” (Smith 38).
Indirect quote:
Instead of going to a doctor right away, a recent study found that 37 percent of Americans are now turning to the
internet for medical information (Smith 38).
Works Cited Page
I. Book with One Author
Lastname, Firstname. Title of Book. City of Publication: Publisher, Year of Publication. Medium of Publication.
Gleick, James. Chaos: Making a New Science. New York: Penguin, 1987. Print.
Henley, Patricia. The Hummingbird House. Denver: MacMurray, 1999. Print.
II. Book with More Than One Author
Gillespie, Paula, and Neal Lerner.The Allyn and Bacon Guide to Peer Tutoring. Boston: Allyn, 2000. Print.
III. Book with No Author
Encyclopedia of Indiana. New York: Somerset, 1993. Print.
IV. ONLINE:ELECTRONIC SOURCES
Aristotle. Poetics. Trans. S. H. Butcher. The Internet Classics Archive. Web Atomic and Massachusetts Institute of
Technology, 13 Sept. 2007. Web. 4 Nov. 2008. ‹http://classics.mit.edu/›.
V. WEBSITES:
Editor, author, or compiler name (if available).Name of Site.Version number. Name of institution/organization
affiliated with the site (sponsor or publisher), date of resource creation (if available). Medium of publication.
Date of access.

2. VI. Article in a Magazine
Author(s)."Title of Article."Title of Periodical Day Month Year: pages. Medium of publication.
Poniewozik, James. "TV Makes a Too-Close Call." Time 20 Nov. 2000: 70-71. Print.
Buchman, Dana. "A Special Education."Good Housekeeping Mar. 2006: 143-48. Print.
VII. Artwork, Photo
Goya, Francisco. The Family of Charles IV. 1800. Museo del Prado, Madrid.
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