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MLA Documentation 1. A list of those places you have looked for a given assignment. 2. Must be in alphabetical order and follow MLA documentation style. Consult your text and the books in my room for help with documentation. 3. Must end with a brief summary of the source. ~ Rules for Documentation Because there are so many types of sources, documentation becomes a matter of providing as much of the following basic information as possible. Books & Articles Online Sources 1. Author’s name 1. Author’s name 2. Title of work Often not listed 3. City of Publication 2. Title of Work 4. Publisher 3. Title of Website 5. Year of Publication 4. Date Website was last updated Often not listed 5. Date You looked at the site 6. Exact web address <Enclosed in angle brackets>. ~ Resources are grouped in these types: 1. Books Author’s last name, first name. Title of Book (Exactly as it appears in the book). City of Publication: Publisher, Year of Publication.
2. Magazines & Newspapers Articles An Article in a Weekly Magazine (Signed or Unsigned) Author’s last name, first name. “Title of Article” Name of Publication. Date of Publication: Page number(s). An Article in a Monthly Magazine Author’s last name, first name. “Title of Article” Name of Publication: Date of Publication: Page number(s). An Article in a Newspaper (Signed/Unsigned) Author’s last name, first name. “Title of Article” Name of Publication: Date of Publication: Section and page number(s). An Editorial in a Newspaper “Title of Article.” Editorial. Name of Publication Date of print, : A26. Articles from library subscription services (databases) Cited just like the print version with the addition of the name of the database (underlined), the name of the service, the library, the date of access, and URL if known. When an electronic version of an article provides only the starting page number of an article’s original print publication, give the number followed by a hyphen, a space, and a period: “192- .”
3. Miscellaneous Lectures & Interviews Letters Videotape, Film, Radio & Television Programs, and Recordings Paintings, Photographs, Cartoons, and Maps on the Internet.
4. Subscriptions (any site trying to sell you a paper) Journal Articles, Magazine Articles, and News Services from Subscription Services Reference Works and Pamphlets from Subscription Services
5. Other Electronic Sources WebSites Web sites should have author (if given), title underlined, date of publication or update (if available), originator (if available), date of access, and the URL or electronic address, enclosed in <angle brackets>. When a source has no page numbers or any other kind of reference numbers (such as paragraph or section numbers), no number can be given in the parenthetical reference. The work should be cited in its entirety. WebSite, No Author Dutch Recipes. 8 June 1998. 16 Sept. 2003 <http://www.fortunecity.com/victorian/verona/190/eten.htm>. WebSite, Author, no publication date Mazer, Cary M. Bernard Shaw: A Brief Biography. U. of Penn. 16 Sept. 2003 <http://www.english.upenn.edu/~cmazer/mis1.html>. WebSite, Online Periodical Hebel, Sara. “Appeals Court Says Colleges May Consider Applicant’s Race in Striving for Diversity.” Chronicle of Higher Education 6 Dec. 2000. 10 Sept. 2003 <http://chronicle.com/daily/2000/12/2000120601n.htm>. WebSite, Government Publication (Includes Occupational Outlook) United States. Department of Health and Human Services. Ctr. for Disease Control and Prevention. Skin Cancer: Preventing America’s Most Common Cancer. 2003 Program Fact Sheet. 20 Aug. 2003. 20 Sept. 2003 <http://www.cdc.gov/cancer/nscpep/skin.htm>.
6. All entries must be in alphabetical order, by author or title. When listing an online source originally produced in a printed format, use the general guidelines you would use to cite the printed form. Then follow it with information that tells where to find the source online. Source: MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers, 6th ed. New York: MLA, 2003. REF LB2369.G53 2003. |
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