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The Modern Language Association (MLA) st
source of all material you paraphrase, sum
This guide shows the most common scenar
Research Papers. 7th ed. (McPherson Libra
Guide to Scholarly Publishing. 3rd ed. (McPh
NOTE: Some significant changes have been
Titles are now italicized rather than
URLS are no longer required for ele
The document format (Print, Web,
Cited list.
General Rules: In-text Citation
• Place the reference where a pause occur
possible to the relevant material.
• Cite the author’s last name and the rele
Example: Music is thought to be th
• If you include the author’s name in the s
Example: Blair argues that music is
• Page numbers may be omitted if a sourc
numbered paragraphs or sections, use th
Example: (Smith, para. 4)
•
Multiple sources in the same reference:Example: (Matthews and Smith 88;
• No author: use the complete or shorten
Example: (History of Rome 143)
• Two authors with the same surname: Ad
name.
• Corporate author (organization, compan
rather than the parentheses. Within par
Style Manual for a list of common abbre
Examples: This figure doubled in 1
The Canadian Mental Health Associ• Multiple sources by the same author: ad
Example: “A single whisker twitche
Example: Finally, Jones sends her d
• When citing an entire source, or a sourc
include the author’s name and the title i
Example: This tone is evident in Be
uideyle requires you to cite your sources within the tex
arize, or quote.
ios for MLA citing. For more examples, see MLA Ha
y Reference, call number LB2369 M53 2009) and t
erson Library Reference, call number PN147 G526
made for the new edition of the MLA Style Manual
underlined
ctronic sources (unless required by your instructor)
PDF File, DVD, etc.) must be included in every entry
s in the sentence (such as before a period, semicol
ant page number(s).
e food of love (Blair 135).
ntence, do not cite it in parentheses.
the food of love (135).
e lacks page numbers (for example, on many Web s
ese in the citation.
separate citations with a semicolon.Suzuki 105-107)
d title – book titles are italicized and article titles a
d the first initial, or, if the authors have the same fi
y, association, etc.): cite the name. If it is long, inclu
ntheses, shorten commonly abbreviated terms (se
iations).
91 (Natl. Research Council 65).
ation agrees (195).the title, shortened or full.
d” (Jones, Tiger Thief 16).
etective to Yemen (Kat Tales 207).
with no page or section numbers, avoid parenthet
the sentence.
bbington’s History of Economics.
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of your paper. Cite the
dbook for Writers of
e MLA Style Manual and
008).
:
in the Works
n or comma), as near as
ources). If a source has
e in quotations.
st initial, add the full first
de it in the sentence
chapter eight of the MLA
ical references. Instead,
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• Indirect source: avoid taking material fro
an indirect source, add qtd. in before th
Example: Bedi praised the “meticul
• Classic novel or classic prose play: to hel
semicolon, and give other identifying inf Example: (Dostoevsky 5; pt. 1, ch.
• Classic poem or classic verse play: omit
a period between the numbers.
• You may abbreviate the title of a famous
Manual chapter eight).
Example: “As meditation . . . / May
General Rules: List of Works Ci
The list of works cited appears at the end o
Format• Begin the list on a new page and give it
• Double space the entire list.
• For each entry, indent all lines other th
• Provide page numbers where appropri
• Include the document format (i.e. Print
List Order
• Alphabetize the list by authors’ last naany initial A, An, or The.
Authors and Editors
• Reverse the name (e.g., Shakespeare,the first (e.g., Shakespeare, William, an
• Present names as given in the work yo
• If there are four or more authors or edi
• If there’s no known author or editor, b
Title
• Capitalize the first word and all princip
• Separate a title from a subtitle with a c
• Italicize the title of a work published in
• Place quotation marks around the titlepage on a Web site.
Publisher’s Name
• Omit articles such as The, business abband Publishers.
• If no publisher is provided, use n.p.
• For a university press, abbreviate unive
• If the name includes a personal name (several personal names (e.g., Farrar, St
uidem an indirect (secondhand) source. If quoting or pa
indirect source.
ous brushwork” (qtd. in Paul 231).
p readers locate the material in other editions, cite
rmation.)
age numbers. Cite by division (act, scene, canto, b
literary work if you include it in the parenthetical r
sweep to my revenge” (Ham. 1.5.36-37).
ed
f your paper and helps readers locate your sources.
the heading Works Cited. Centre the heading.
n the first line, one-half inch from the left margin.
te; for example, for journal articles or works from
, Web, DVD, etc.) in the citation.
es. If an entry has no author, alphabetize by the ti
illiam). If an entry has multiple authors or editors,d Christopher Marlowe).
’re citing. If the full name is listed, use the full nam
tors, you have a choice: name all, or name the first
gin the entry with the title.
l words, including those that follow hyphens in co
lon and one space. Omit the colon if the title ends
ependently, such as a book, play, periodical, or W
of a work within a larger work, such as an article, e
reviations such as Co. and Ltd., and descriptive wor
rsity as U and press as P (e.g., Oxford UP; U of Toro
.g., Harry N. Abrams), cite the surname alone (e.g.,aus, and Giroux), cite only the first (e.g., Farrar).
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the page number, add a
ok, part) and line, placing
eference (see MLA Style
n anthology.
le, ignoring
only reverse the name of
(rather than initials).
and add et al.
pound terms.
in ? or — or !
b site.
say, poem, short story, or
s such as Books, House,
nto P).
Abrams). If it includes
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Place of Publication
• If multiple cities are listed, use only the
• If no place of publication is provided, u
• If the city is outside of the United State
may be ambiguous or unfamiliar to the
Date of Publication
• If the date of publication is unknown, u
• If more than one date of publication is l
• Abbreviate the names of the months e
Electronic Publications
• NOTE: MLA does not require you to incassignment requirements.
• If you must include a URL, place it after
Example: Harrison, Justin. “PoliticalWeb. 15 Aug. 2007. <http://www.s
• If possible, provide the entire address (
• If the URL must be divided over two lin
• If no publisher is provided, use n.p.
• If the document has no page numbers,
• Always provide the date you accessed
• State the document format after the p
Digital Files and Multimedia
• Give the type of media format at the e
Film, JPEG file, PDF File, MP3 File, etc.).
Grey Literature
• For examples of citations for technical
MLA Style Manual and Guide to Schola
Legal Sources
• The MLA Style Manual refers you to un
• For Canadian legal sources, use the Canfor some common sources are included
• Bill citations should be constructed as f
(additional information, e.g. passed by
• Statute citations should be constructedpinpoint.
• Case Law citations should be constructvolume reporter (series – if any) page (
uide
first.
e n.p.
s, add an abbreviation of the country or province n
reader.
se n.d. in place of the date.
listed, use the most recent one.
cept May, June, and July.
lude URLs in citations, but your instructor may. Be
the date of access, enclose in angle brackets, and c
l Science.” Encyclopaedia Britannica Online. 2007. Eearch.eb.com/>.
including http:// or ftp://) for the work you are citi
s, break it only after a slash, and do not insert a hy
use n. pag.
he publication at the end of the citation.
blication date and before the date of access.
d of every citation (DVD, Videocassette, Print, Web
If you do not know the file type, use Digital File.
eports, pamphlets, advertisements, fact sheets, an
ly Publishing.
iform legal citation styles for the country of the legi
adian Guide to Uniform Legal Citation, 6th
ed. (KE2at the end of this guide.
ollows: Number, title, session, legislature, jurisdicti
House or Senate – optional).
: Title, statute volume, jurisdiction, year, (session o
d: Style of Cause (year of decision), neutral citatioourt – if required).
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me if the name of the city
ure to confirm the
onclude with a period.
ncyclopaedia Britannica.
g.
phen at the break.
, Performance, Lecture,
nual reports, etc., see
slation or case law.
9 C36 2006). Examples
n, year, pinpoint
r supplement), chapter,
, [year of reporter]
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Reference (Works Cited) List Exa
ook: one author
p. 186)
Ableson, Serena. In
In-text cit
ook: two or three
uthors
p. 189)
Aquila, Salvatore,
Romance
ook: four or more
uthors
p. 190)
Aquila, Salvatore,
Romance
In-text cit
everal books by the
ame author(s)
p.173)
Bedi, Shailoo. New
---. Children as Mus
ook: group as author
organization, company,
gency, etc.)
Canadian Institute
Homelessness. Ott
First in-te
Subseque
ook: with editor(s) and
o named author
Bebbington, Tina
In-text cit
ook with author and
ditor
p.196)
Bebbington, Tina
Cambridg
ook: edition
p.200)
Brendle-Moczuk, D
ook: reprint
p.203)
Jones, Laurie. Dista
ook: illustrated
p.198)
Kilgour, Nancy. The
Print.
ook: online
p.216)
Kehoe, Inbarani. E
NetLibrar
ook: translated (p.197) Kilgour, Nancy. Sho
ssay, short story, or
oem in an anthology
p.190)
Blair, William. “The
Catharine
ncyclopedia entry
p.194)
Cooley, Kenneth H.
Print.
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Big Book of Terriers. Illus. Liz Ball. Vancouver, BC, Canad
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ncyclopedia entry in a
ess-familiar source
p.194)
Hansen, Elizabeth.
U of Britis
ncyclopedia entry
nline
Harrison, Justin. “P
Web. 15 A
ournal article from a
rint journal
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Lines, Michael R. “
241. Print.
ournal article from an
nline journal
p.218-219)
Ma, Ophelia. “Visu
2007.
ournal article from an
nline database
p.220)
Matthews, Kathlee
Premier .
Magazine article
p.180)
Nelson, Katy. “Is Pl
Magazine article: online Paul, Kathryn. “Nur
Magazine article: review
p.181)
Rollins, Caron. “Flo
Lynne Wo
Newspaper article
p.178)
“The Happiness Dr
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ilm/video recording
p.225)
It’s a Wonderful Lif
Republic,
elevision episode
p.221)
“See Homer Run.”
ound recording
p.223)
Brendle-Moczuk, D
mage: reproduction in a
rint source
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