1、Citing Your Sources,What is Citation?,Citation is the way that we tell the reader where we got our information. It is made up of two parts:In-text citationsWorks Cited page (bibliography),Why Cite?,There are three reasons that you need to show where you got your information:So the reader will believ
2、e youTo help anyone who wants to find out moreTo give credit for the work someone has done,What to Cite?,You need to provide a citation for any information that you use that is not common knowledge. QuotesParaphrases/ SummariesFacts/FiguresOpinions of experts,In-Text Citations,When we use informatio
3、n in a paper we need to let the reader know where it came from right away.In MLA style this is done using simple parenthetical ( ) notes after the information.,In-Text Citations,These citations are meant to be short, so they dont break up the paper too much.They are made up of the authors family nam
4、e and the page number(s) the information was taken fromIf you are using more than one source by the same author, then you would add a short version of the works titleIf the authors name is mentioned in the sentence, you can just list the page number,Examples,A hero is defined as “one who prizes hono
5、r and glory above life itself and dies on the battlefield in the prime of life.”(Finkelberg, 1)Over eighty percent of the time that a weapon is used in the epic it is a spear. (Van Wees, Homeric 144)Segal noted the importance of pity and gentleness to the epic. (12),Works Cited Page,The in-text cita
6、tion is only helpful if it allows the reader to find the information themselvesThe Works Cited page lets them find the information they would need about the source you used.Different types of sources have slightly different formats,Works Cited Guidelines,The list of Works Cited must be on a new page
7、 at the end of your textThe list must include every source used in your paperEntries are arranged alphabetically by the authors family name or by the title if there is no authorTitles areitalicized(notunderlined)and all important words should be capitalizedEntries are double-spaced Each entry must i
8、nclude the publication medium. (Print, Web, etc.),Regular Books (1Author),Author Family name, Given name.Title of Book. Place of Publication: Publisher, Year. Medium.Example:Lang, Andrew. The World of Homer. New York: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1910. Print.,Regular Books (2-3 Authors),If there is mor
9、e than one author, list the first as before (family name first) and the others as they would normally be writtenExample:Francis, R. Douglas, Richard Jones, and Donald B. Smith.Destinies: Canadian History since Confederation. Toronto: Harcourt, 2000. Print.,Translated Book,Same as a regular book, but
10、 after the title, add Trans. followed by the translators name(s).Example:Carrier, Roch.La Guerre, Yes Sir!. Trans. Sheila Fischman. Toronto: Anansi, 1970. Print.,Edited Books,Often books will be written by several authors and put together by an editor.Author. Title of Chapter/Article.Title of Book.
11、Ed. Editors name(s). Place of Publication: Publisher, Year. Pages. Medium.Example:Naremore, James. Hitchcock at the Margins of Noir.Alfred Hitchcock: Centenary Essays. Ed. Richard Allen. London: BFI, 1999. 263-77. Print.,Magazine/Journal Article,Author Lastname, Firstname. Title of Article.Name of J
12、ournalVolume. Issue (Year): Pages. Medium.Finkelberg, Margalit. “Odysseus and the Genus Hero.” Greece and Rome 42 (1995): 1-14. Print.,Magazine/Journal Article (online),The listing for an electronic journal article is the same as a written one, but it includes the date you last accessed it.Finkelber
13、g, Margalit. “Odysseus and the Genus Hero.” Greece and Rome 42 (1995): 1-14. Web. 29 Nov. 2011.,Newspaper,Author. Title of Article.Name of NewspaperDay Mon. Year: Pages. Medium.Hudson, Catherine. Sunken Boat Discovered in Deer Lake.Western Star 16 Oct. 2009: 3. Print.Online newspaper articles should
14、 also include date accessed at the end.,Whole Website,Author Lastname, Firstname (if available).Name of Site. Name of institution/organization affiliated with site (sponsor or publisher),date site was created (if available). Medium. Date you accessed it.Railway Coastal Museum. Department of Tourism,
15、 Culture and Recreation, Government of Newfoundland and Labrador, n.d. Web. 2 Nov. 2009.,Single Webpage,Author (if available). Title of Page.Name of Site. Name of institution/organization affiliated with site (sponsor or publisher), date site was created (if available). Medium. Date you accessed it.
16、How to Write Citations and Bibliographies in MLA Style.Memorial University Libraries. Memorial University of Newfoundland,n.d. Web. 29 Nov. 2011.,Government Publication,Government. Issuing Body. Title. Publication city: Publisher, year. Medium. United States. Federal Trade Commission.Advertising and Marketing on the Internet: Rules of the Road. Washington: GPO, 1998. Print.,Sites to use,http:/www.library.mun.ca/guides/howto/mla.phphttp:/library.concordia.ca/help/howto/mla.php,
