Transcript Work Cited and MLA Parenthetical Documentation!

Works Cited and
MLA Parenthetical
Documentation!
Lindsey Flory , Cynthia Betts
What is Citing?
• A “citation” is a way to inform your readers
that the material in your paper or document
came from another source. Citing also gives
your readers the information necessary to find
the source or sources of the information cited.
• Citing material that comes from another source
is a way to avoid plagiarism and give credit to
the original author.
Rules for Citing Information:
• Always give credit to the authors of information, ideas, and terms that
are not your own.
• Always give the reader information that is essential to locating any cited
works you have used.
• Arrange the entries in alphabetical order by first word.
• When there is no author, you must begin with the title.
• Make sure you always use the format suggested by your instructor.
• Do not use the words: “A,” “An,” and “The,”when they are the first word
in titles of books and corporate authors when alphabetizing.
• Always be certain that your commas, periods, and spaces are properly
positioned.
• Make certain your paper is double spaced.
• Always title the works cited section “Works Cited.”
• Always use the hanging indentation tool for any citations.
Hanging Indentations
Step 1: Copy and paste your citation into a
Microsoft Word document.
Step 2: Highlight your citation.
Step 3: Click on Format, next click on
paragraph located under Format.
Step 4: Click on Special located under
Paragraph and choose Hanging to
indent your citation.
What is MLA?
• Modern Language Association, also known as MLA was created
in 1883.
• MLA guidelines entail that you cite reviews, quotations,
rephrased sentences, summaries and any other information used
from outside sources by placing them in parentheses, which are
normally positioned at the end of the quoted or summarized
sentence.
• MLA is the suggested style for preparing academic and research
papers.
• MLA is usually used in writing and in language courses.
• MLA is another way of listing sources besides a bibliography.
Guide Lines for MLA
• Always use a legible font.
• Leave only one space after punctuation marks.
• Make margins one inch on all sides and always
indent the first line of a paragraph a half inch.
• Make sure all pages are numbered in
numerical order in the top right hand corner.
Sources That Must be Cited
• All direct quotes
• Any ideas that are summarized or rephrased
• All opinions associated with another persons
ideas
• Any information that is contained in your
work that can be argued or conflicted
• All information that you may obtain from
charts, graphs, or tables
• Any summarizations of dialogues or
interviews
How to cite
Book
• Author’s last name, author’s first name. Title of
book. Edition. Publishing City: Publishing
Company, Publishing Year.
Web page
• Author’s Last Name, Author’s First Name.
"Page Title--The title of the specific page, not
the web site." Site Title. Publishing or last
revision date . Organization. Date Accessed
<URL include http:// >.
Examples of Citing in MLA Style
• Ex 1: BookOkuda, Michael, and Denise Okuda. Star Trek Chronology: The History of
the Future. New York: Pocket, 1993.
• Ex 2: Web siteLynch, Tim. "DSN Trials and Tribble-ations Review." Psi Phi: Bradley's
Science Fiction Club. 1996. Bradley University. 8 Oct. 1997
<http://www.bradley.edu/campusorg/psiphi/DS9/ep/503r.html>.
• Ex 3: MagazineDi Rado, Alicia. "Trekking through College: Classes Explore Modern Society
Using the World of Star Trek." Los Angeles Times 15 Mar. 1995: A3.
• Ex 4: Encyclopedia articleSturgeon, Theodore. "Science Fiction." The Encyclopedia Americana.
International ed. 1995.
Thanks for
listening!
Works citied
"About the MLA ." www.mla.org. 03/26/2007.
mla. 22 Mar 2007 <http://www.mla.org/cgishl/docstudio/docs.pl >.
"MLA Formatting and Style Guide."
owl.english.purdue.edu. purdue. 23 Mar 2007
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