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MLA Documentation Basics

MLA Documentation Basics. Mrs. Lane 9CP Classes. MLA Guide—TIPS!. Heading for works cited page: Works Cited (p. 23) The listing of the sources are to be in alphabetical order (ABC order) If there is not an author for a book or EbscoHost article, begin with the title

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MLA Documentation Basics

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  1. MLA Documentation Basics Mrs. Lane 9CP Classes

  2. MLA Guide—TIPS! • Heading for works cited page: Works Cited (p. 23) • The listing of the sources are to be in alphabetical order (ABC order) • If there is not an author for a book or EbscoHost article, begin with the title • Double-space the entries • Hanging indent for second lines of individual entries

  3. BooksOne, Two, or Three Authors • 5 steps • Author name. (last name first, first name, middle initial) • Title of book. • City, State of publication:* • Publisher, • Year of Publication, • Print. • Remember the cities that do not require the state?

  4. Book continuedOne author • Isaac Asimov • The Greeks: A Great Adventure • Boston, MA • Houghton Mifflin • 1965 Asimov, Isaac. The Greeks: A Great Adventure. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1965 Print.

  5. Book Cont.Two Authors • Jack L. Goldsmith and Tim Wu • Who Controls the Internet? Illusions of a Borderless World • New York, NY • Oxford UP • 2006 Goldsmith, Jack L. and Tim Wu. Who Controls the Internet? Illusions of a Borderless World. New York: Oxford UP, 2006, Print.

  6. Database articles Article9 steps • Author name(s). • “Title of article.” • Title of publication • Publication information volume#:issue # (Date of publication): pages. (if available) • n.p. if unavailable 5. Database. 6. Online service. • Library, location. • City , State • Date article accessed • DD MM YYYY • Web.

  7. Online periodicals • Carter W. Johnson • “Vulnerability of Northern Prairie Wetlands to Climate Change.” • Bioscience • 55: 10 (2005) 863-872 • MasterFile Premier • EBSCO • Port Allegany High School Library, Port Allegany, PA • March 2, 2009

  8. Online articles Example Johnson, Carter W. “Vulnerability of Northern Prairie Wetlands to Climate Change.” Bioscience 55:10 (2005): 863-872. MasterFile Premier. EBSCO. PAHS Library, Port Allegany, PA. 02 Mar. 2009, Web.

  9. Purdue writing lab • http://owl.english.purdue.edu/

  10. HOMEWORK For Tonight! • On a separate sheet of paper • Create the correct MLA citation for your one of your books. • Must be ready at the beginning of the class period! Give to Mrs. Line!

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