South County High School Library s MLA 8th Edition Citation Guide

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1 South County High School Library s MLA 8th Edition Citation Guide Contents South County High School Library s MLA 8 th Edition Citation Guide... 3 Setting up your paper:... 3 First Page Criteria:... 3 First Page... 3 Works Cited:... 3 Print Sources... 4 Book With One Author... 4 Book With Two Authors... 4 Book With Three or More Authors... 4 Book With an Editor... 4 Book Reference... 5 Work in an Anthology... 5 Reprinted Work in an Anthology... 5 Print Magazine... 6 Print Newspaper... 6 Database Sources... 6 Database Reference Article Reprinted from Print Source... 6 Database Reference Article Originally Published in a Database... 7 Database Magazine... 7 Database Newspaper... 8 Database Journal Article... 8 Internet Sources... 9 Online Electronic Books... 9 Downloadable Electronic Books... 9 Online Journal/Magazine... 9 Online Newspaper Web Site YouTube Video Tweet Images... 11

2 Painting/Photograph Owned by a Museum Image Online Only Sound Recording Other Sources Interview Works Cited Page In-text (parenthetical) Citations Summary or paraphrase Short Quotation Long Quotation... 15

3 South County High School Library s MLA 8 th Edition Citation Guide Setting up your paper: MLA recommends 12 point font, Times New Roman 1-inch margins Double-spaced Do not make a separate title page unless instructed to do so by your instructor. First Page Criteria: In the upper left corner of the first page, include the following in double-spaced lines: Your name Your instructor s name The course The date Underneath this information, double-space again and center your title. Double-space the next line and begin your paper. Add a header in the top right corner a half an inch from the top and flush with the right margin including your name followed by the page number in consecutive order. First Page Works Cited: - The sources that you use should be included starting on a new page at the end of the work. It should be labeled Works Cited in Times New Roman 12pt font, centered, at the top of the page. - Do not include the when citing online sources, but rather start the URL with the text of the link. - Titles of article should be capitalized and in quotation marks. - Titles of book and journals should be italicized.

4 - If the source has more than one author include up to seven author names. After the first six authors, include ellipses ( ) followed by the name of the last author listed. - When citing journal articles, many journal articles will have a DOI(digital object identifier) number. Use this number in the citation instead of the URL when it is given. - Alphabetize the citations by author in the works cited list. If you have more than one article by the same author, list them in chronological order. Print Sources Book With One Author Author s Last Name, Author s First Name. Title of Book. Publisher, Date of Publication. Yancy, Diane. Al Capone. Enslow, Book With Two Authors Author s Last Name, Author s First Name and Second Author s First Name Last Name. Title of book. Publisher, Date of Publication. Williams, Mike and David Gasper. Babe Ruth. Facts on File, Book With Three or More Authors Author s Last Name, Author s First Name, et al. Title of Book. Publisher, Date of Publication. Travis, William, et al. The Defense of Freedom in Texas. Lone Star Books, Book With an Editor Editor s Last Name, Editor s First Name. (editor). Title of Book. Publisher, Date of Publication. McConnell, William, editor. Living Through the Cuban Missile Crisis. Gale, 2005.

5 Book Reference Author s Last Name, Author s First Name. Article Title. Title of Book, edited by Editor s Name(s). vol. #, Publisher, Date of Publication, p. #. Matthews, Robert. Language of Thought. Encyclopedia of Philosophy, edited by Donald Borchert. vol. 3, Gale, 2006, pp Work in an Anthology Author s Last Name, Author s First Name. Title of Work. Title of Book, edited by Editor s Name(s). Publisher, Date of Publication, p. #. Whitman, Walt. Bivouac on a Mountain Side. Poets of the Civil War, edited by J.D. McClatchy, Library of America, 2005, pp Reprinted Work in an Anthology Author s last name, Author s first name. Title of Work. Title of Book, edited by Editor s Name(s). Publisher, Date of Publication, pp #. Originally published in Name of the Original Source, Original Publisher, Original Date of Publication, Original p. #. Carter, Luther, Yucca Mountain in the Best Solution to Nuclear Waste Storage. Nuclear and Toxic Waste, edited by Thomas Streissbuth, Greenhaven, 2001, pp Originally published in Bulletin of Atomic Scientist, 1997, pp

6 Print Magazine Author s Last Name, Author s First Name. Title of Article. Title of Magazine, Day Month Year, p. #. Lawler, Andrew. Central Asia s Lost Civilization. Discover, 12 Nov. 2006, pp Print Newspaper Author s Last Name, Author s First Name. Title of Article. Title of Newspaper, Day Month Year, p. section page number. Note: When the article goes beyond the first page, and the page numbers are not consecutive use a + after the page number. Weiss, Rick, Millions of Chickens Fed Tainted Pet Food. Washington Post, 2 May 2007, p. A1+. Database Sources Database Reference Article Reprinted from Print Source Author s Last name, Author s First Name. Title of Article. Title of Reference Source, edited by Editor s Name, edition #, vol #, City of Publication, Publisher, Year of Publication, p. #, Database, URL, Accessed Day Month Year. Larkin, David. 2000s: The Way We Lived. Bowling, Beatniks, and Bell-Bottoms: Pop Culture of the 20 th and 21 st Century America, edited by Cynthia Johnson and Lawrence Baker, 2 nd ed., vol. 6, Detroit, UXL, 2012, pp U.S. History in Context, link.galegroup.com/apps/doc/cx /uhic?u=scss11_ebooks&sid=uhic&xid=93 0fb414. Accessed 25 Aug

7 Database Reference Article Originally Published in a Database Author s Last Name, Author s First Name. Title of Article. Database, Publisher, Year of Publication. URL. Accessed Day Month Year. Note: If there is no author, start with the article title. Judicial Branch. U.S. History in Context, Gale, link.galegroup.com/apps/doc/dyicvg /uhic?u=scss11_ebooks&sid=uhic&xid =05499f2b. Accessed 8 Jan Database Magazine Author s Last Name, Author s First Name. Title of Article. Title of Magazine, Date Day Month Year, p. #. Database Name, URL. Accessed Day Month Year. Note: If there are no page numbers, skip them in the citation. Amodio, Alessandra. Whale of an Effort. Newsweek, 27 Apr. 2018, U.S. History in Context, link.galegroup.com/apps/doc/a /uhic?u=scss11_ebooks&sid=uhic&xid=c4fc4 d56. Accessed 8 Jan

8 Database Newspaper Author s Last Name, Author s First Name. Title of Article. Title of Newspaper, Date Day Month Year, sec. #, p. #. Database Name, URL. Accessed Day Month Year. Note: If there are no page numbers, skip them in the citation. Kaplan, Sarah. Scientist Plot New Exploration of Mars. The Washington Post, 27 Apr. 2018, sec. A, p. 3. U.S. History in Context, link.galegroup.com/apps/doc/a /uhic?u=scss11_ebooks&sid=uhic&xid=a Accessed 8 Jan Database Journal Article Author s Last Name, Author s First Name. Title of Article. Title of Journal, vol. no #, Date Day Month Year, pages. Database Name, URL or DOI, if given. Accessed Day Month Year. Example with URL: McDermott, Irene. Armchair Architecture: Building Design on the Web. Searcher, vol. 18 no. 2 Mar. 2010, p.7. AcademicOneFile, link.galegroup.com/apps/doc/a /aone?u=scss11_ebooks&sid=aone&xid=3d0 07a04. Accessed 32 Aug Example with DOI: Kahn, David M. The Grant Monument. The Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians, vol. 41 no. 3 Oct. 1983, pp JSTOR, doi: / Accessed 32 Aug

9 Internet Sources Online Electronic Books Author s Last Name, Author s First Name. Title of Book. Publisher, Date of Publication. Name of Web Site, URL. Accessed Day Month Year. Austen, Jane. Pride and Prejudice. T. Egerton, Project Gutenberg, Accessed 8 Jan Downloadable Electronic Books Author s Last Name, Author s First Name. Title of the Book. Publisher, Year of Publication. File Type. URL, if given. Austen, Jane. Pride and Prejudice. T. Egerton, EPUB File. Online Journal/Magazine Author s Last Name, Author s First Name. Article Title. Title of Magazine/Journal, vol. #, no. #, Date of Publication, p. #, URL or DOI if given. Accessed Day Month Year. La Follette Laetitia. Looted Antiquities, Art Museums and Restitution in the United States Since Journal of Contemporary History, 8 July pp , doi: / Accessed 23 Aug

10 Online Newspaper Author s Last Name, Author s First Name. Article Title. Title of Newspaper, Date of Publication, p. #, URL or DOI if given. Accessed Day Month Year. Siddiqui, Faiz. Uber Hikes Its Minimum Fare in the D.C. Region. Washington Post, 32 Aug Accessed 23 Aug Web Site Author s Last Name, Author s First Name. Title of the web page. Title of the Web Site, Date Day Month Year, URL. Accessed Day Month Year. Note: If there is no author or group listed as the author, begin the citation with the title of the web page. Loff, Sarah. Humans in space. NASA, 18 July nasa.gov/topics/humans-in-space. Accessed 9 Jan YouTube Video Video Creator. Title of the Video. YouTube, uploaded by Username, Date Day Month Year, URL. Accessed Day Month Year. Note: If the video creator and uploader are the same, only include the name once as the uploader. Google News Advanced Searching. YouTube, uploaded by Emily Strong, 23 Feb. 2016, Accessed 18 July 2018.

11 Tweet Author s Last Name, Author s First Name (twitter username). The text of the tweet. Twitter, Date Day Month Year, Time, URL uploaded by Username, Date Day Month Year, URL. Note: If the name of the poster is not listed, begin the citation with the username of the poster. South County HS (socohs). Today is the Last Day of School! Dismissal is at 11:00am. Have a safe and wonderful summer Stallions! Twitter, 23 June :59a.m, Images Painting/Photograph Owned by a Museum Artist s Last Name, First Name. Title of Work. Date Painted. Place Displayed. Name of Website, URL. Accessed day Month Year. Note: If the name of the poster is not listed, begin the citation with the username of the poster. Casselli, Henry C. Jr. Ronald Reagan National Portrait Gallery, Washington D.C. National Portrait Gallery, date%253a% s%2522. Accessed 23 Aug

12 Image Online Only Image not in print or displayed anywhere Artist s Last Name, First Name. Title of Work. Date of Creation. Name of Website, URL. Accessed day Month Year. Note: If the image does not already have a title, you create a title that is a brief description of the image. Guidry, Jude. Testing the Space Launch System. 18 Dec NASA, Accessed 9 Jan Sound Recording Performer s Last Name, Performer s First Name. Title of Song. Title of Album, Production Company, Date of Album Production, URL. Guthrie, Woody. The Great Dust Bowl. Dust Bowl Ballads, Buddha Productions, Other Sources Interview Last name of person being interviewed, First name of person being interviewed. Type of interview (Personal, Telephone, , etc.). Date of interview. Davis, Tom. Personal Interview, 23 Jan

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14 In-text (parenthetical) Citations Summary or paraphrase If you are summarizing or paraphrasing an author, you should include the author s last name and page number. The parenthetical citation should be inside the period at the end of the sentence. Example 1: When the author is not mentioned in the text. A mixed methods approach will be used for this research study and is defined as a rigorous collection of both quantitative and qualitative data and integration of the data sets (Creswell & Creswell 215). Example 2: When the author is mentioned in the text. Er and Er assert that there are both benefits and challenges to integrating instructional technology in a constructivist learning environment ( ). Short Quotation If you are directly quoting a source in a quote that is less than 40 words long, you need to include the author by either introducing them within the sentence, or in the parentheses at the end of the quote with page number. The parenthetical citation should be inside the period at the end of the sentence. Example 1: When the author is not mentioned in the text The survey data will be interpreted using, extensive description, statistical significance testing, confidence intervals, and effect sizes (Creswell & Creswell 158). Example 2: When the author is mentioned in the text. Collins and Liang additionally conclude that, Studies indicate that numerous factors affect quality of OTPD programs, including the providers, instructional design, program participants, and the environment in which it occurs (30).

15 Long Quotation If you are directly quoting a source that is 4 lines of text or longer you will need to have a separate box with the quote double-spaced. The quotation should be indented a half inch from the rest of the document s text and should not have quotation marks around it. The parenthetical citation should be outside the period at the end of the sentence. Jane Austen authored one of the most famous passages in literary history with the opening lines to Pride and Prejudice: It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife. However little known the feelings or views of such a man may be on his first entering a neighbourhood, this truth is so well fixed in the minds of the surrounding families, that he is considered as the rightful property of some one or other of their daughters. (1)

South County High School Citation Guide MLA 8 th Edition

South County High School Citation Guide MLA 8 th Edition Print Sources Book with One Author Author s Last Name, First Name. Book Title. Publisher, Date of Publication. Yancy, Diane. Al Capone. Enslow,