This document provides an overview of MLA style guidelines for formatting papers, citations, and references. It discusses setting up title pages and first pages, citing authors and sources like books, journal articles, websites, and integrating sources through summarizing, paraphrasing and quoting. Signal phrases and in-text citations are explained. Recommended resources for the MLA style guide are also listed.
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AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION
APA
GUIDE TO WRITING RESEARCH
PAPERS
How to Write a Research Paper
MONROE COLLEGE LIBRARY
Revised Sixth Edition
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Glossary
Citation is the proper format of your sources information that belong on your Reference
page.
et al: In Latin means “and others” it’s used especially in referring to academic books or
articles that have more than one author.
Hanging Indent: All lines after the first line of each citation on your reference page should
be indented one-half inch from the left margin.
An in-text citation provides the information (quote/paraphrase) from a source in the body
of your paper.
Paraphrase: Where you rewrite part or all of someone else’s idea/information in your own
words.
Quote: If you copy word for word (verbatim) information from a source you must put the
information in “ ” (quotation marks).
A Reference(s) page is the last page of your paper where all the sources you have cited in
your paper are listed.
A source is the book/article/etc. you have used to help create your paper.
URL: Uniform (or Universal) Resource Locator is the address of the web page.
A Webpage is a single page that contains information on a topic.
A Website has a number of webpages that are connected by links.
A research paper requires time spent investigating and evaluating sources with the intent to offer
interpretations of the texts and a unique perspective on the topic at hand. It is the final product of the
following:
Research
Source evaluation
Critical thinking
Organization
Composition
Avoiding plagiarism
RESEARCH
Primary Sources are:
Diaries and autobiographies
Letters, historical documents, speeches and oral histories
Eye-witness accounts from newspapers
Raw data from questionnaires or interviews
Observations or experiments
Secondary Sources are:
Criticism
Biographies
Historical Analysis
Articles and case studies
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SOURCE EVALUATION
Is the source useful?
Is it current?
Is it from a well-respected source?
Is the research up to date?
Take notes:
Summarize briefly restate in your own words the main ideas of the passage or article.
Paraphrase restate in your own word, in detail, the key ideas of the source.
Quoting use the source’s unique words surrounded by quote marks, “ ”, and record the source
and page.
Note down the information you will need for the MLA/APA citation.
Assemble a working bibliography: start a list of your sources that includes the title, author,
publication information and date for each source.
CRITICAL THINKING
Evaluate and interpret the ideas explored in sources and convey ideas of your own.
Synthesize sources: make sense of your sources by integrating information from two or more
sources to show how the ideas are similar or different.
Fine-tune your thesis or topic.
ORGANIZATIO.
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AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION
APA
GUIDE TO WRITING RESEARCH
PAPERS
How to Write a Research Paper
MONROE COLLEGE LIBRARY
Revised Sixth Edition
2
Glossary
Citation is the proper format of your sources information that belong on your Reference
page.
et al: In Latin means “and others” it’s used especially in referring to academic books or
articles that have more than one author.
Hanging Indent: All lines after the first line of each citation on your reference page should
be indented one-half inch from the left margin.
An in-text citation provides the information (quote/paraphrase) from a source in the body
of your paper.
Paraphrase: Where you rewrite part or all of someone else’s idea/information in your own
words.
Quote: If you copy word for word (verbatim) information from a source you must put the
information in “ ” (quotation marks).
A Reference(s) page is the last page of your paper where all the sources you have cited in
your paper are listed.
A source is the book/article/etc. you have used to help create your paper.
URL: Uniform (or Universal) Resource Locator is the address of the web page.
A Webpage is a single page that contains information on a topic.
A Website has a number of webpages that are connected by links.
A research paper requires time spent investigating and evaluating sources with the intent to offer
interpretations of the texts and a unique perspective on the topic at hand. It is the final product of the
following:
Research
Source evaluation
Critical thinking
Organization
Composition
Avoiding plagiarism
RESEARCH
Primary Sources are:
Diaries and autobiographies
Letters, historical documents, speeches and oral histories
Eye-witness accounts from newspapers
Raw data from questionnaires or interviews
Observations or experiments
Secondary Sources are:
Criticism
Biographies
Historical Analysis
Articles and case studies
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SOURCE EVALUATION
Is the source useful?
Is it current?
Is it from a well-respected source?
Is the research up to date?
Take notes:
Summarize briefly restate in your own words the main ideas of the passage or article.
Paraphrase restate in your own word, in detail, the key ideas of the source.
Quoting use the source’s unique words surrounded by quote marks, “ ”, and record the source
and page.
Note down the information you will need for the MLA/APA citation.
Assemble a working bibliography: start a list of your sources that includes the title, author,
publication information and date for each source.
CRITICAL THINKING
Evaluate and interpret the ideas explored in sources and convey ideas of your own.
Synthesize sources: make sense of your sources by integrating information from two or more
sources to show how the ideas are similar or different.
Fine-tune your thesis or topic.
ORGANIZATIO.
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MLA 7e PPT.ppt
1. MLA Style:
The Basics
Dr. Robert T. Koch Jr., Ms. Jessica Lanier,
Ms. Cayla Buttram
University Writing Center
University of North Alabama
August 2012
Citation & Documentation Workshop Series
2. Today’s Goals
Learn what MLA style is and why it is important
Learn about the standard MLA title page format
Learn basic documentation for books, journals, and
websites
Learn the differences between methods of source
integration: summarizing, paraphrasing, and quoting
Learn how to use signal phrases and in-text citation to
avoid plagiarism
3. What is MLA, and why use it?
Modern Language Association
MLA Style sheet was established in 1951 by Modern
Language Association; the first MLA handbook was
established in 1977
Style provides guidelines for publication in Liberal Arts &
Humanity Journals, especially Language and Literature
Journals
Style lends consistency and makes texts more readable by
those who assess or publish them
Gibaldi, Joseph. MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers.. New York: MLA Association of America, 2003.
4. An MLA Cover Page
Do not make an MLA Title Page unless specifically requested to by
your professor.
Title (Approximately 1/3 down from the top of the page)
– Brief Title
– Center text on page and double space.
Author’s Name (1” under the title)
– First line: use only the word “by”
– Second line: double-space under “by” then First and Last name
Identification (1” under author’s name)
– Professor’s Name
– Subject Course # (ex. English 111)
– Date: Day Month Year (ex. 10 May 2008)
Gibaldi, Joseph. MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers.. New York: MLA Association of America, 2003
5. MLA First Page
Upper Left Hand Corner
– List your name, instructor’s name, course number,
and date; remember to double space your lines.
Ex.
John Williams
Dr. R. Koch
English 111
12 August 2009
P.117 MLA 7e
6. MLA First Page
Title
– Double space after the date and center your title. Do not
use quotation marks or italicize the title. Only use
quotation marks or italicize when recognizing another
piece of work.
Ex.
11 August 2009
The Brick is Red: A Story of the Three Little Pigs
P.117 MLA 7e
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7. MLA First Page
Header
– Create a header ½” from the top of the page with your
last name and the page number in numerical form. Your
professor may omit this requirement, so check with him
or her about specific requirements.
Ex.
Williams 1
P.117 MLA 7e
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8. Example MLA First Page
p. 117 MLA 7e
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9. Documentation
Refers to the Works Cited page at the end of
the paper & in-text citations
The List
– is labeled Works Cited (centered, no font changes)
– starts at the top of a new page
– continues page numbering from the last page of text
– is alphabetical
– is double spaced
– uses a hanging indent (1/2 inch – can be formatted from the
Paragraph dialog box in MS Word)
p. 131 MLA 7e
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<http://owl.english.purdue.edu>.
10. Documenting Authors
One Author (list the author’s last name, first name):
Williams, John. A Crazy Book.
More than One Author (list first author’s last name, first
name, and second author’s first name last name):
Stewart, Jessica, and Gail Smith. Panic: Writing Research Papers.
More than Three Authors (list first author’s last name, first
name, et al. or list first author’s last name, first name, then
remaining authors’ first names last names)
Francis, Marcus, et al. Forgetting Your College Papers.
or
Francis, Marcus, Jessica Cooke, Polly Cracker, and Harry Hall.
Forgetting Your College Papers.
p. 154 – 156 MLA 7e
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11. Documenting Authors
Same Author (on the second entry of the same
author insert three hyphens and a period)
Ex.
Young, Rob. The Big Escape.
---. A Great History.
p. 133 – 134 MLA 7e
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12. Documenting Authors
No Author (list and alphabetize by title, ignoring
articles)
Ex.
An Afternoon of Tea. New York: Somerset, 1993.
Blue Dogs. Philadelphia: Harris Publishing, 2009.
p. 132 MLA 7e
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13. Documenting Books
Model:
Author A’s last name, first name, and Author B’s first name last name. Title
of Book. City: Publisher, Year. Medium of Publication
Sample:
Williams, Ron, and Harrison Ford. A Large, Boring Book. Boston: Houghton
Mifflin, 2005. Print.
If the place of publication is a well known city, list only the city. If it is not a
well known city, list the city and state or city and country.
p. 148 – 153 MLA 7e
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14. Documenting Editions and Books
with Editors
Model for an edition of a book:
Author A’s Last Name, Author A’s First Name, and Author B’s First
Name Last Name. Title of Book. #th ed. City of Publication:
Publisher, Year. Medium of Publication.
Ex.
Williams, Abby, and John Williams. The English Bulldog. 7th ed.
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 2004. Print.
Model for a book with an editor:
Author’s Last Name, First Name. Title of Book. Ed. Editor’s First
Name Last Name. City of Publication: Publisher, Year. Medium of
Publication.
Ex.
Bronte, Emily. Jane Eyre. Ed. Margaret Smith. Oxford: Oxford UP,
1998. Print.
p. 167-168 MLA 7e
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15. Documenting Journal Articles
Model:
Author A’s Last Name, Author A’s First Name, and Author B’s
First Name Last Name. “Title of Article.” Title of Journal
Volume.Issue (Year): pages. Medium of Publication.
Ex.
Jacobson, Will, and Brick Davis. “A Big Adventure in Central
Park.” Educational Psychology 11.1 (2006): 144-155. Print.
p. 137 – 141 MLA 7e
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16. Documenting an Online Journal
Article from an Online Scholarly Journal
Model:
Author’s Last Name, First Name. “Title of Article.”
Online Journal Volume.Issue (Year): n. pag. Medium
of Publication. Day Month Year <website>.
Ex.
Davis, Alan. “A Nuclear Fusion Program.” Science Today
70.11 (2008): n. pag. Web. 9 January 2009.
p. 190 – 193 MLA 7e
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n. pag. Is used in this case to show there is no pagination of this article.
17. Documenting Websites
Model for an entire website:
Author/Creators Last name, First name. Title of Web Site. Version
number. Name of organization associated with the site. Date of
Posting on Website. Medium of Publication. Day Month Year
accessed.
Ex.
The Purdue OWL Family of Sites. The Writing Lab and OWL at
Purdue and Purdue U, 2008. Web. 23 Apr. 2008.
Model for a page on a website:
Author’s Last name, First name. “Name of Page on Website.” Main
Website. Name of organization associated with the site. Medium
of Publication. Day Month Year accessed.
Ex.
"How to Make Vegetarian Chili." eHow.com. eHow, n.d. Web. 24 Feb.
2009.
p. 184 – 190 MLA 7e
18. Why Source Integration?
Quotations, paraphrases, and summaries
– provide support for claims or add credibility to your writing
– refer to work that leads up to the work you are now doing
– give examples of several points of view on a subject
– call attention to a position that you wish to agree or disagree with
– highlight a particularly striking phrase, sentence, or passage by
quoting the original
– distance yourself from the original by quoting it in order to cue
readers that the words are not your own
– expand the breadth or depth of your writing
Quoting, paraphrasing, and summarizing. (2004). Purdue University Online Writing Lab. Retrieved September 28, 2007, from
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/research/r_quotprsum.html
19. Choosing Text to Integrate
1. Read the entire text, noting the key points and
main ideas.
2. Summarize in your own words what the single
main idea of the essay is.
3. Paraphrase important supporting points that
come up in the essay.
4. Consider any words, phrases, or brief passages
that you believe should be quoted directly.
20. Summarizing
When you summarize, you put the main
idea(s) into your own words, including only
the main point(s).
– Summarized ideas must be attributed to the
original source.
– Summaries are significantly shorter than the
original.
– Summaries take a broad overview of source
material.
Quoting, paraphrasing, and summarizing. (2004). Purdue University Online Writing Lab. Retrieved September 28, 2007, from
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/research/r_quotprsum.html
21. Paraphrasing
Paraphrasing involves putting a passage
from source material into your own words.
– Attribute paraphrases to their original sources.
– Paraphrases are usually shorter than the
original passage.
– Paraphrases take a somewhat broader segment
of the source and condense it slightly.
Quoting, paraphrasing, and summarizing. (2004). Purdue University Online Writing Lab. Retrieved September 28, 2007, from
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/research/r_quotprsum.html
22. Quoting
Quotations must be identical to the
original.
– Quotations use a narrow segment of the source.
– They must match the source document word for word
and must be attributed to the original author.
– Use quotes when the actual words are so integral to the
discussion that they cannot be replaced.
– Use quotes when the author’s words are so precisely
and accurately stated that they cannot be paraphrased.
Quoting, paraphrasing, and summarizing. (2004). Purdue University Online Writing Lab. Retrieved September 28, 2007, from
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/research/r_quotprsum.html
23. Signal Phrases and In-Text Citation
Signal phrases introduce someone else’s work – they signal that
the words and ideas that are about to be offered belong to
someone other than the author of the paper.
In-text citations are the parenthetical pieces of information that
appear usually at the end of a quote paraphrase, or summary
(though they sometimes appear before).
A simple rule:
Author or Title and Page: what isn’t signaled up front must be cited
at the end.
p. 214 – 215 MLA 7e
24. Signal Phrases and In-Text Citation
(continued)
Limited signal, everything in citation
. . . end of paraphrased sentence, in which you convey the
author's ideas in your own words (Williams 103).
" . . . end of quoted sentence" (Williams 103).
Author in signal, page in citation
In 1985, Williams reported that . . . (103).
Williams tells us that . . . (103).
According to Williams, ". . ." (103).
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25. Signal Phrases and In-Text Citation
(continued)
Citing Source with Unknown Author
Ex.
An anonymous Twain critic once stated that Twain was actually a
female (“Twain is a Female” 100).
Citing Sources with Same Last Name
Ex.
The big red tracker was the largest (R. Williams 100) However, the blue
tracker was often stated as being the largest (Z. Williams 670).
No Page Number
Provide other information in signal phrase (paragraph #)
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26. Recommended Resources
Gibaldi, Joseph. MLA Style Manual and Guide to Scholarly
Publishing. 2nd ed. New York: MLA Association of
America, 1998. Print.
Modern Language Association of America. MLA Handbook
for Writers of Research Papers. 7th ed. New York: MLA
Association of America, 2009. Print
Stolley, Karl. "MLA Formatting and Style Guide." The OWL
at Purdue. 10 May 2006. Purdue University Writing Lab.
Web. 1 March 2008
<http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/557/01/
>.