The document provides guidelines for citing different sources such as books, articles, websites, and databases using MLA referencing style, including the basic structure and examples for citing these sources; it also discusses how MLA style was established in 1951 by the Modern Language Association and is widely used in fields related to language and literature.

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Subject: Business Research Methods
Topic: MLA Referencing style
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Assistant Professor in Commerce
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3. Introduction:-
MLA style was established in 1951 by modern language Association; the first MLA
handbook was established in 1977.This style is used primarily for publication in liberal
arts and humanities, especially language and literature journals. The information in
this guide was taken from the MLA. Handbook for writers of research papers: seventh
Edition. The most important goal in writing an MLA – format research paper is keeping
track of where your topic and argument. In this way you will build credibility with the
reader by citing respected and knowledgeable professionals.

4. Meaning:-
• The modern language Association is an organization that was created to develop
guidelines on everything language and literature related. They have guidelines or
proper Grammer usage and research paper layouts.In addition,they have English and
foreign language commitees numerous books and journals publications and an annual
conference.an MLA style guide which is widely used in North America,Brazil,china,
Japan,India,Taiwan,and other country.

5. Book reference:-
The basic information of a book includes author , the title of the book, and the
publication information.
Structure:-
Last,first M.Book.city: publisher,year
Published.medium of the publication.
Examples:-
James,Henry.The Ambassadors.Rockville:
Serenity,2009.Print.

7. How to cite a Book online in MLA :-
Format:-
Last,First M.Book .city : Publisher,year
Published.website Title.web.Day
Month year Accessed.
Example:-
James,Henry.The Ambassadors.Rockville:
Serenity,2009.Google books.web.16
Mar-2010.http://books.google.com.

8. How to cite a Book from a database in MLA:-
Make sure to:-
1.Provide advanced information for the book if it is available.
2. Leave out the URL unless the source cannot be located without it .
3. Type in the date the book was electronically published if it is available.
Format:-
Last ,First m.Book .city : publisher, year
Published. Database Name .web.Date
Month year Accessed.

9. Example for Book from Data base in MLA :-

10. Article references:-
Journal- A periodical published by a special group or professional organization.
Often focused around a particular area of study of interest .can be scholarly in nature
(featuring pur – reviewed article).or popular(such as trade publications).
Citing a journal article found through a database:-
structure:-
Last,First M.“Article Title”. Journal
Title series volume.Issue (year
Published): Page(s). Database Name.
Web.Date month year Accessed.

11. Examples:-
Mannning,Paul. “You Tube, ‘Drug
Videos’ and Drugs Education.”
Drugs: Education,Prevention &
Policy 20.2(2013): 120-30.Academic
Search Complete.Web. 3 Apr.2013.

12. Citing a journal article in print structure:-
Structure:-
Last,First M.“ Article Title”. Journal
Title series volume.Issue (year
Published): Page-Page.print.
Example:-
Anand,Raktima,Akhilesh Gupta,
Anushu Gupta,Sonia Wodhawan,
And Poonam Bhadoria.
Management of swine –flu Patients
In the Intensive Care Unit:Our
Experience”. Journal of
Anaesthesiology clinical
Pharmacology 28.1 (2012):51:55.Print.

13. Citing a journal not found using a database :-
Structure:-
Last,First.“Article title”.Journal
Title. Series volume.Issue (year
Published):Page (s).web.Date Month
Year Accessed.
Example:-
Marsh,Joanne,and Gill Evans.
“Generating Research Income:
Library Involvement in Academic
Research.”Library and Information
Research 36.113(2012):48-61.2013.
Web.2 Apr.2013.

14. Website References:-
Citing websites with an Author:-
Structure:-
Last name, First name.“Title
Of the Article or Individual Page.”
Title of the website,Name of the
Publisher, Date of Publication in
Day month year format,URL.
McNary, Dave. Kean Reeves,Alex
Winter Returning for ‘Bill and Ted
Face the music.”’ Variety, Penske
Media Corporation,8 May 2018,
Variety. Com/2018/film/news/bill-
and – ted-3-keanu- Reeves-alex-
Winter -1202802945/.

15. Website reference with Two authors:-
Structure:-
Last name ,First name of Author1,and
First Name Last Name of Author 2.
“Title of web page.”Title of website,
Publisher, Date Published in Day
Month year format,URL.
Wadhwa, Vivek,and Alex Salkever.
“ How Can We Make Technology
Healthier for Humans?”Wired,
Conde Nast, 26 June 2018,
www.wired.com/story/healther-
technology –for- human/.

16. How to cite a website with no author in MLA:-
Format:-
“Title of web Page.”Title of Website,
Publisher,Date published in Day
Month Year format,URL.
“One Health and Disease: Tick-Borne.”
National Park Service,U. S.
Department of the Interior,
HTTPS://www.nps.gov/article/one-
health –disease- ticks- bor.htm.

17. 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.