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work_cited_requirement.docxCollecting Sources: MLA 8th edition Guidelines (Videos)
The following videos will teach you how to create a Works Cited page at the end of your paper and how to cite your sources inside your paper (in-text citations). Remember that you can press the "CC" button on the lower-right hand side of videos to see English captions.
You are responsible for formatting your in-text citations and your Works Cited page citations correctly for your final paper (I will not be going over this in class) so make sure to watch these.
(1) "MLA citations (8th edition)" published by McMaster University Libraries (3 min 38 sec):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZDGDUOi_92A (Links to an external site.)
(2) "MLA 8th Edition Online Workshop" published by the Germanna Community College Tutoring Services (20 min 17 sec):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=baTARdUdnfQ (Links to an external site.)
Collecting Sources: MLA 8th edition Guidelines (website resources)
Here are some more resources and some review for creating your Works Cited Page.
Why do I need a Works Cited page?
-To give your reader the full citation of every source in your paper -To give credit to your sources -To give your reader the opportunity to do further reading and research based on your sources
What should the Works Cited page look like?
-Title of your page: Works Cited -List your sources in alphabetical order by author’s last name -Double-space your list -Do not number your sources -If your citation goes over one line, all subsequent lines should be indented -For the humanities, sources are cited in MLA format, 8th edition
How to Format Citations (Resources)
See our library's page on MLA citations:
http://library.shoreline.edu/citation/MLA (Links to an external site.)
Here is another handy MLA citation guide:
http://libguides.valenciacollege.edu/c.php?g=492556&p=3369482 (Links to an external site.)
The Noodle Tools guide to citing (please always select MLA for your citations):
Some examples
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Book, Single Author |
Garcia Marquez, Gabriel. Love in the Time of Cholera. Vintage, 1988. |
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Book, Two Authors |
Casell, Kay Ann and Uma Hiremath. Reference and Information Services in the 21st Century: An Introduction. Neal-Schuman, 2004. (NOTE: Authors should be listed in the order they are listed on the title page.) |
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Book, Three or More Authors |
Robbins, Chandler S., et al. Birds of North America: A Guide to Field Identification. Golden, 1966. |
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Book, with Translator or other contributors |
Homer. The Odyssey. Translated by Robert Fagles, Viking, 1996. Here are other common descriptions: Adapted by, Directed by, Edited by, Illustrated by, Introduction by, Narrated by, Performance by. |
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A work (e.g., essay, short story) in an anthology or compilation. |
Kimball, Jean. "Growing Up Together: Joyce and Psychoanalysis, 1900-1922." Joyce through the Ages: A Nonlinear View, edited by Michael Patrick Gillespie, UP of Florida, 1999, pp. 25-45. |
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Book, Later Edition |
Blamires, Harry. The New Bloomsday Book: A Guide through Ulysses. 3rd ed., Routledge, 1996. |
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Article in an Online Database |
Hannah, Daniel K. "The Private Life, the Public Stage: Henry James in Recent Fiction." Journal of Modern Literature, vol.30, no. 3, 2007, pp. 70-94. JSTOR, www.jstor.org.ezproxy.lib.uwf.edu/stable/30053134. Note: When including a URL, omit the http:// and https:// |
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Article in Print Journal |
Hannah, Daniel K. "The Private Life, the Public Stage: Henry James in Recent Fiction." Journal of Modern Literature, vol.30, no.3, 2007, pp. 70-94. |
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Article (Web Page) on a Web Site |
Farkas, Meredith. "Tips for Being a Great Blogger (and a Good Person)." Information Wants to Be Free, 19 July 2011, meredith.wolfwater.com/wordpress/2011/07/19/tips-for-being-a-great-blogger-and-good-person/. Note: When including a URL, omit the http:// and https:// |
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Website (Whole site) |
Farkas, Meredith. Information Wants to Be Free. Jun. 2015, meredith.wolfwater.com. |
