Reading Quiz 2.1: MLA Citation & Plagiarism

Works Cited

Modern Language Association

Modern Language Association Format  Heading  Name, prof, class, date

 One inch margins  Double spaced  Last name and page number in top right corner of

every page except the first.  Include a “Works Cited” page  Indent all paragraphs one-half inch  Remove extra space after paragraphs  12 point font  Times New Roman

MLA Heading

Works Cited Double spaced Hanging indent Alphabetical order by author’s last

name or title if there is no author. Include last name and page number on

top right. Do not number or “bullet” the list Do not include another header

Works Cited Example

Information to keep track of  Author and/or editor names (if available) or translator  Article name in quotation marks.  Title of the website, project, journal, or book in italics.  Any version numbers available, including editions (ed.), revisions,

posting dates, volumes (vol.), or issue numbers (no.).  Publisher information, including the publisher name and

publishing date.  Take note of any page numbers (p. or pp.) or paragraph numbers

(par. or pars.) if already numbered.  URL (without the https://) DOI or permalink.  Date you accessed the material (Date Accessed)—While not

required, it is highly recommended, especially when dealing with pages that change frequently or do not have a visible copyright date.

Books and Chapters Author’s last name, first name. Title of Book. Publishing company,

year.

Downey, Katherine Brown. Perverse Midrash: Oscar Wilde, Andre

Gide, and Censorship of Biblical Drama. Continuum, 2004.

Author’s last name, first name. “Chapter Title.” Title of Book.

Publishing company, year, pp. Page numbers.

Butler, Octavia E. “Bloodchild.” Bloodchild and Other Stories. Seven

Stories, 2005, pp. 1-24.

Editors/ translators follow the title if any, followed by volume or edition.

Work in an Anthology Last name, first name. “Title of Article.” year originally

published. Title of Book, edited by Name of Editor(s),

edition, Publisher, year published, pp. page numbers.

Codrescu, Andrei. “Notes of an Alien Son: Immigration

Paradoxes.” 2010. Engaging Questions: A Guide to Writing,

edited by Carolyn E. Channell and Timothy W. Crusius,

ed. 2, McGraw-Hill, 2016, pp. 17-19.

Scholarly Article in a Database Author’s last name, first name. “Title of Article.” Title of Journal, vol.,

no., year, pp., Database, URL.

Lanphear, Bruce P., et al. “Association of Environmental Toxicants and

Conduct Disorder in U.S. Children: NHANES 2001-2004.”

Environmental Health Perspectives, vol. 116, no. 7, July 2008, pp.

956-962, Academic Search Complete,

dcccd.idm.oclc.org/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/log

in.asp?direct=true&db=a9h&AN=34356584&site=ehost-live

Volume

Issue number Pages Remove the http://

Articles on a Website

Author’s last name, first name. “Title of article.” Website Title,

Date published, URL.

LaFraniere, Sharon. “Lead Poisoning in China: The Hidden

Scourge.” Asia Pacific: The New York Times, 15 June 2011,

www.nytimes.com/2011/06/15/world/asia/15lead.h

tml?pagewanted=all, accessed 21 June 2017.

Government or Organization Sometimes the author is a government or an organization. The source may be in print or online.

Organization Name. “Title of Article.” Title of Book/Pamphlet. Publisher, Year pub.

National Assessment of Educational Progress. “The Community College Report.”

The Civics Report Card. Government Printing Office, 1990.

Organization Name. “Article Title.” Website Title, Day month year of publication,

URL, date of access.

Federal Bureau of Investigation. “A Byte Out of History: Turning the Tables on

Telemarketing Fraud.” Federal Bureau of Investigation, 21 Sept 2010,

https://archives.fbi.gov/archives/news/stories/2010/december/tele

marketing_120810/telemarketing_120810, accessed 20 June 2017.

Multiple Authors  Two authors, list in the same order that they are listed in

the article or book:

Last name, first name, and first name last name. “Title of Article.”

Title of Book. Publisher, year.

 Three or more authors, list the first author and then “et al.” (and others).

Last name, first name, et al. “Title of Article.” Title of Book.

Publisher, year.

For Example

Smith, Jane. Children in the Workplace. Norton, 2010.

Smith, Jane, and Mark Jones. Children in the Workplace. Norton,

2010.

Smith, Jane, et al. Children in the Workplace. Norton, 2010.

Second name is in regular order, first last

Details to Remember  Authors: Include all authors up to two and any middle names

or initials.  Titles: Capitalize all the significant words in a title. Do not

capitalize small words like a, the, or, an, and, or any other preposition or conjunction unless they begin the title.

 Publisher: Use the short form of the publishers name. For example: WW Norton & Company = Norton, Princeton University Press = Princeton UP.

 Dates: If more than one date of publication is given, always use the most recent.

Double Spaced Works Cited

Where to find help  Purdue University Online Writing Lab

OWL: http://owl.english.purdue.edu/  Easybib citation maker (requires internet):

http://easybib.com/  Bibliomaker (internet not required after

download): http://www.mhhe.com/socscience/biblio maker/