MLA 8 th edition Works Cited

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1 MLA 8 th edition Works Cited Why Cite? The purpose of citing the source is: to credit the author and publisher of the information you are using to show that your work has a factual basis to provide a bibliography so that others can locate the references you used to avoid plagiarizing (using someone else s words or ideas without citing them) MLA [Modern Language Association of America] is a commonly used citation format. MLA 8 was designed to standardize how things are cited across formats and provides guidelines that writers in all fields from humanities to the sciences can apply to any source. MLA 8 focuses on core elements that are common to most works regardless of format or medium. Basic Citation Format: Author/Creator, Title of Source, Title of Container, Other Contributors, Version, Number, Publisher, Publication Date, Location. Core Elements: 1. Author/Creator. See examples below for format. 2. Title of Source. Use quotation marks when source is part of a larger work. Italicize titles of independent works. 3. Title of Container. For works that are part of a larger whole. For instance, a journal article found in a database has two containers, the journal and the database. Each container may have its own contributors, version, and numbers. 4. Other contributors, when specified, such as editors or translators. 5. Version, when specified, such as a specific edition of a book. 6. Number, for works that are part of numbered sequences, such as a volume of a book or volume and issues number of a journal article. 7. Publisher. The organization responsible for producing the work. 8. Publication Date. See examples below for format. 9. Location, when applicable. This might be page numbers, a DOI, digital object identifier, or a URL. 1

2 Complete rules and additional examples of the MLA 8 style, can be found in the MLA Handbook 8 th edition, REF LB 2369.G , shelved at the 2 nd floor Reference Desk. Also visit The MLA Style Center or the Coulter Library web Citation Guide Double space your Works Cited list. Format entries with a hanging indent. Alphabetize by author (or first line of entry if no author). BOOKS Note: Italicize book titles. Use quotations for chapter headings or essay names. Single Author Katz, Jon. Talking to Animals: How You Can Understand Animals and They Can Understand You. Atria Books, Two Authors Baumgartner, Jody C, and Terri L. Towner, editors. The Internet and the 2016 Presidential Campaign. Lexington Books, Three or more Authors Morgan, Angie, et al. Spark: How to Lead Yourself and Others to Greater Success. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, Ebook Ehrlich, Howard J. Hate Crimes and Ethnoviolence : The History, Current Affairs, and Future of Discrimination in America, Routledge, ProQuest Ebook Central, docid= Chapter or Essay in Book, Anthology or Compilation Nash, William R. Harlem Renaissance. The Oxford Encyclopedia of American Literature, vol. 2, edited by Jay Parini, Oxford UP, 2004, pp Kimball, Jean. "Growing Up Together: Joyce and Psychoanalysis, ". Joyce through the Ages: A Nonlinear View, edited by Michael Patrick Gillespie, UP of Florida, 1999, pp

3 ARTICLES Note: Use quotations for title of article. Italicize name of publication. Identify page numbers by p. or pp. Identify volume and issue by abbreviation separated by comma. List doi number if available. Print Magazine or Journal Erdrich, Louise. "The Flower." The New Yorker, 29 June 2015, pp Hannah, Daniel K. "The Private Life, the Public Stage: Henry James in Recent Fiction. Journal of Modern Literature, vol.30, no.3, 2007, pp From an Online Database Hamilton, Eunice C. Biographical and Critical Studies of Henry James, American Literature, vol. 20, no. 4, 1949, pp JSTOR, "Jane Austin." Milwaukee Journal, 7 Apr. 1894, p. 4. Nineteenth Century U.S. Newspapers, Accessed 9 May Fairfield, Joshua A.T., and Christoph Engel. "Privacy as a public good." Duke Law Journal, Dec. 2015, p U.S. History In Context, &xid=354a9530. Accessed 9 May Byatt, A.S. "Harry Potter and the Childish Adult." The New York Times, 7 July 2003, p. A13. ProQuest Historical Newspapers: The New York Times, search.proquest.com/docview/ ?accountid= Online Magazine Erdrich, Louise. "The Flower." The New Yorker, 29 June 2015, Online Newspaper Byatt, A.S. "Harry Potter and the Childish Adult." The New York Times, 7 July 2003, 3

4 INTERNET Note: Access date is not a core element, but it can be included if it helps to identify the version of the page you consulted or when there is no specific publication date. Web Page No Author "Maps of State Laws and Policies." Human Rights Campaign, 2016, Accessed 21 August Web Page with Editor Female Immigrants Face Gender Barriers in Careers. Canadian Immigrant, edited by Margaret Jetelina, Mar , Entire Website American Memory Project. Library of Congress, memory.loc.gov/ammem/index.html. Accessed 3 Oct Blog Stewart, Jenell. "Natural Hair Creates a More Inclusive Standard." My Natural Hair Journey, Huffington Post, 12 July 2016, Social (President Obama). "Today is a big step in our march toward equality. Gay and lesbian couples now have the right to marry, just like anyone else. #LoveWins." Twitter, 26 June 2015, 7:10 a.m., twitter.com/potus/status/ MUSIC, FILM, IMAGES Note: MLA 8 does not require use of DVD at end of citation, but sometimes it is helpful to let the reader know how you accessed the film. Music Score Schoenberg, Arnold. A Survivor from Warsaw for Narrator, Men's Chorus, and Orchestra. Op. 46, Bomart Music Publications,

5 Music Recording Bernstein, Leonard. Candide: Opera House Version, Performance by the New York City Opera Chorus and Orchestra, NW 340/341-2, New World Records, Beyoncé. "Sorry." Lemonade, Parkwood Entertainment, 2016, Film Note: MLA 8 does not require use of DVD at end of citation, but sometimes it is helpful to let the reader know how you accessed the film. Peck, Raoul. L'homme sur les quais [The Man by the Shore] Velvet Film, Online or Streaming Video/Audio Lohr, Kathy, director. Controversy Swirls Around Harsh Anti-Obesity Ad. All Things Considered. NPR. 9 Jan Accessed 10 Jan McGonigal, Jane. Gaming and Productivity. YouTube, uploaded by Big Think, 3 July 2012, Accessed 15 Aug Advertising at the Edge of the Apocalypse. Directed by Sut Jhally. Media Education Foundation, Kanopy. Web. 9 May Image Degas, Edgar. The Dance Class The Met, [ if accessed from museum website] Degas, Hilaire-Germain-Edgar. The Dance Class ArtStor, library.artstor.org. [if accessed from a library database] Key sections in MLA Handbook 8 th edition, REF LB 2369.G Common Academic Abbreviations pp Publishers Names p. 97 URLs and DOIs p.110 Square Brackets p

6 In-text Citations Anytime facts, ideas or words are taken directly from an original source, you must give credit within your paper. In other words, whether you are paraphrasing, directly quoting in part, or quoting in entirety, always be sure to cite your sources. Also called parenthetical citations, in-text citations allow your reader to find the sources you used and refer the reader directly back to the Works Cited list. The goal of the intext citation is to be brief, clear and break the flow of the writing as little as possible. Format If you are directly quoting, indicate the author and the page number within parenthesis after the quotation marks. If you mention the author s name, such as <name of author> states that, then simply put the page number in parenthesis after the quote. When citing an entire work, include the author s name in the text of your paper instead of in a parenthetical reference: Example: In his book, In Critical Condition, Edward Kennedy discusses the crisis in America s health care system. Example: In-Text On May 18, 1860, the day when the Republican Party would nominate its candidate for president, Abraham Lincoln was up early. (Goodwin 5). Works Cited Goodwin, Doris K. Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln. New York: Simon & Schuster, Examples of In-text Citations One author (Rand 96) Two authors (Zand and Rountree 543) Three or more authors (Murphy et al. 2425) Two authors with the same surname (H. Johnson 29) (Add the first initial) (M. Johnson 40) 6

7 Corporate Author (United States, Dept. of Labor, 147) (Abbreviate where appropriate) No author (Cite the full title) (Shorten longer title) (Faulkner s Southern Novels) (Faulkner s Novels) For Faulkner s Novels of the South Multi-volume work For page number within volume (Layer 2: 350) For the entire volume (Layer, vol. 2) Only cite part numbers if they are explicit (visible in the document) and fixed (the same for all users of the document). Do not manually count unnumbered parts. Cite as a whole any source without page numbers or any other form of explicit, fixed part numbering. The key is to include in your text or in a parenthesis enough information for your reader to find the corresponding entry in your Works Cited list most times this will be the author s last name. OCC Coulter Library Revised May