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1 Citing Sources--MLA Style Book (one author) Author s last name, first name. Title of Book in Italics. Place of publication: Publisher, Year of Publication. Tan, Amy. The Bonesetter s Daughter. New York: Putnam, Print. (Tan 34) Book (two to three authors) Author #1 last name, first name of Author #1, and first name last name of Author #2. Title of Book in Italics. Place of publication: Publisher, Year of Publication. Walker, Janice R., and Todd Taylor. Coming of Age in Tunisia. London: Penguin, Print. (Last name 1 and last name 2 page #) (Walker and Taylor 12) 1

2 Online Encyclopedia Author last name, first name. Article title. Title of Encyclopedia in Italics. Database Name, Year of Publication. Day Month Year of Access. Smarr, Larry. "Black Hole." Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia. Grolier Online, Web. 4 Oct (Last name only because no page number for this selection) (Smarr) Online Database (Journal Article) Author last name, first name. Article title. Title of Journal in Italics Volume Number.Issue Number (Year of Publication): pages. Database Title in Italics. Day Month Year of access. Langhamer, Claire. Love and Courtship in Mid-Twentieth-Century England. Historical Journal 50.1 (2007): ProQuest. Web. 27 May (Langhamer 175) 2

3 Online Magazine Article (from database) Author last name, first name. Article title. Magazine Title in Italics Volume Number. Issue (Year of Publication): pages. Database Title in Italics. Day Month Year of access. The Black Death. Calliope 21.8 (2011): 42. Middle Search Plus. Ebsco. Web. 4 Oct (Article Title only because no author) ( The Black Death ) Magazine Article (Not online) Author last name, first name. Article title. Magazine Title in Italics Day Month Year of Publication: pages. Kaplan, Robert D. History Moving North. Atlantic Monthly Feb. 1997: Print. (Kaplan 31) 3

4 An Entire Web Site Editor, author, or compiler name (if available). Name of Site in Italics. Sponsor or publisher of site, Date of publication or posting (if available) OR n.d. Day Month Year of access. <URL optional>. Felluga, Dino. Introductory Guide to Critical Theory. Purdue U, 31 Jan Web. 4 Oct (Last name only because no page number for this selection) (Felluga) Web Page Editor, author, or compiler name (if available). Page Title. Name of Site in Italics. Sponsor or publisher of site, Date of publication or posting (if available) OR n.d. Day Month Year of access. <URL optional>. How to Avoid Plagiarism in a Research Paper. ehow.com. ehow, n.d. Web. 4 Oct (Article Title only because no author can be shortened as long as identifiable) ( How to Avoid Plagiarism ) 4

5 Digital Image Author/creator last name, first name (if available). Title or Description of Image. Digital Image. Website Title. Sponsor or owner of site, Date of publication or posting OR n.d. Day Month Year of access. <URL optional>. Netter, Frank. Heart. Digital Image. BioArt of Frank H. Netter, M.D, Exhibit. University of the Sciences in Philadelphia, n.d. Web. 10 Mar (Last name only because no page number) (Netter) Newspaper Article Author last name, first name. Article title. Newspaper Title in Italics Day Month Year of Pub. edition : page. Murphy, Sean P. Decisions on Status of Tribes Draw Fire. Boston Globe 27 Mar : A1. Print. (Murphy A1) 5

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