MLA
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IN-TEXT CITATION:
Referenced source material (Author Last Name Page #).
Example: Romantic poetry is characterized by the "spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings" (Wordsworth 263).
Multiple Authors: Referenced source material (Last Name, Last Name, Last Name Page #). (As it appears on publication)
Example: The authors state "Tighter gun control in the United States erodes Second Amendment rights" (Smith, Yang, and Moore 76).
No Known Author: (Title of Work Page #).
Example: We see so many global warming hotspots in North America likely because this region has "more readily accessible climatic data and more comprehensive programs to monitor and study environmental change . . ." ("Impact of Global Warming" 6).
IN-TEXT CITATION:
Referenced source material (Author Last Name Page #).
Example: Romantic poetry is characterized by the "spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings" (Wordsworth 263).
Multiple Authors: Referenced source material (Last Name, Last Name, Last Name Page #). (As it appears on publication)
Example: The authors state "Tighter gun control in the United States erodes Second Amendment rights" (Smith, Yang, and Moore 76).
No Known Author: (Title of Work Page #).
Example: We see so many global warming hotspots in North America likely because this region has "more readily accessible climatic data and more comprehensive programs to monitor and study environmental change . . ." ("Impact of Global Warming" 6).
BASIC FORMAT - Works Cited Page:
Books - Lastname, Firstname. Title of Book. City of Publication: Publisher, Year of Publication. Medium of Publication (e.g. "Print" or "Web").
Periodicals (newspapers, magazines, journals) - Author(s). "Title of Article." Title of Periodical Day Month Year: pages. Medium of publication (e.g. "Print" or "Web").
Entire website - Editor, author, or compiler name (of ENTIRE SITE, 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.
***Remember to use n.p. if no publisher name is available and n.d. if no publishing date is given.
Single webpage - Editor, author, or compiler name (of SINGLE WEBPAGE, 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.
***Remember to use n.p. if no publisher name is available and n.d. if no publishing date is given.
Images - Lastname, Firstname. Title of Image. Date of creation. Institution, City where work is housed. Name of Website. Medium of publication. Day Month Year of access.
Books - Lastname, Firstname. Title of Book. City of Publication: Publisher, Year of Publication. Medium of Publication (e.g. "Print" or "Web").
Periodicals (newspapers, magazines, journals) - Author(s). "Title of Article." Title of Periodical Day Month Year: pages. Medium of publication (e.g. "Print" or "Web").
Entire website - Editor, author, or compiler name (of ENTIRE SITE, 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.
***Remember to use n.p. if no publisher name is available and n.d. if no publishing date is given.
Single webpage - Editor, author, or compiler name (of SINGLE WEBPAGE, 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.
***Remember to use n.p. if no publisher name is available and n.d. if no publishing date is given.
Images - Lastname, Firstname. Title of Image. Date of creation. Institution, City where work is housed. Name of Website. Medium of publication. Day Month Year of access.
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