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Internal Citations, MLA Formatting, and you. Internal Citations. Introduce outside source prior to its use: EXAMPLE According to Dr. Leo Spaceman, a world-renowned physician… In the book Soup is for Losers, chef Anita Recipe says…. Internal Citations.
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Internal Citations Introduce outside source prior to its use: EXAMPLE According to Dr. Leo Spaceman, a world-renowned physician… In the book Soup is for Losers, chef Anita Recipe says…
Internal Citations Notice the content in red: these are called internal citations – and they are required. EXAMPLE According to Dr. Leo Spaceman, a world-renowned physician, “Medicine is weird” (Spaceman). In the book Soup is for Losers, chef Anita Recipe says, “Meat is better than soup” (42).
Works Cited Page First piece of info appears in the internal citation Example Recipe, Anita. Soup is for Losers. New York: Pantheon Books, 2009. Spaceman, Dr. Leo. “Biography.” Dr. Spaceman Online. 2010. Web. 29 October2010.
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