Monday, April 16, 2007

Citation Examples - MLA Style

Citations are usually placed at the end of document in alphabetical order.

Books:

Falconer, Ian. Olivia. New York: Atheneum, 2000.

Dictionary
"Accord." Def.5b. The Oxford English Dictionary. 2nd ed. 1989.

Magazines:
Brenzel, Kathleen. "Rooms in Bloom." Sunset Magazine. Jan. 2002: 51-55.

Professional Websites:
List the creator of the site if known; the title of the site or a description of the site, such as "Home page" if no title is available; the date of publication or last updated date; the name of the organization associated with the site; the date of access; and the URL.


Lynch, Tim. "DNS Trials and Tribble-ations Review." Psi Phi: Bradley's Science Fiction Club. 1996. Bradley University. 8 Oct. 1997 PUT URL HERE


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Citing inText Citations.
• Both the author and page number if the source has both an author and a page number.
Example: (Orwell 52).
• Only the author's name if the source has an author but no page number. Example: (Orwell). • The complete title in a signal phrase or a short form of the title in parenthesis if the source has no apparent author. Example: ("CNN News").

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Video and DVD presentations
Title (underlined or italicized). Author. Year. Format. Publisher or Distruber, year of distibution.
Annie Hall. Dir. Woody Allen. 1977. Videocassette. MGM/UA Home Video, 1991.