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CITING SOURCES
MLA STYLE
Why Cite Sources?
 To avoid plagiarism
 To credit the source with the original idea
or information
 To lend credibility and authority to a thesis
 To back up ideas with credible illustrations,
known facts, and accepted statistics
Plagiarism
 Plagiarism is a crime – it is the the theft of
someone’s else’s words, ideas, or research.
 If you commit plagiarism, you can fail a
course, be expelled from college, lose your
job.
 The easiest route to plagiarism today is
cutting and pasting from the internet.
Avoid Plagiarism
 Introduce any material you have borrowed from
another source with a signal phrase that mentions
the author (or if there is no author, the title ) of
the source.
 Put in quotation marks, any phrase or sentence(s)
you have borrowed from the source.
 If the quotation is longer than 3 lines, indent the
quoted words.
 ANY PHRASES OR SENTENCES QUOTED
EXACTLY AND NOT IN QUOTATION
MARKS OR INDENTED ARE PLAGIARIZED.
You will Fail
THERE IS
-0TOLERANCE
FOR PLAGIARISM
IN THIS COURSE
Help is Here
 If you are confused about what
plagiarism is or how to cite sources,
please make an appointment with me to
clarify any issues you might have.
 If this is a last minute issue, email me,
and I will try to respond promptly.
Internal Documentation
Citing Sources in the
Text of an Essay
What Needs To Be Cited?
 Quotations
 Paraphrased ideas
 Summarized information
 Facts
 Statistics
 Studies
 When in doubt, acknowledge the source of
the information
Ways To Cite Sources Include:
Quotation
Paraphrase
Summary
Parenthetical Citation
 The parenthetical citation must match the
first word of the Works Cited citation -usually the author’s last name -- and must
include the page number of the quote, if
taken from a paginated text: (Bragg 123).
Bragg, Rick. “Country Club Meets the Enemy: Country
Music and Pigs.” 1999. Rpt. Somebody Told Me: The
Newspaper Stories of Rick Bragg. Tuscaloosa: U of
Alabama P, 2000. 123-25. Print.
Quotation
 In a quotation, the exact words of the source are
quoted in quotation marks. Use single quotation
marks for quotes within quotes
 Introduce the quotation with a signal phrase: Rick
Bragg quotes pig farmer, Paul Thompson:
In his article about the new Florida meeting
the old Florida, Rick Bragg quotes pig farmer, Paul
Thompson, “‘Now who,’” Mr. Thompson said,
‘would choose to build a golf course next to a pig
farm? Didn’t they read the sign? It says pig farm,
not rose garden’” (Bragg 123).
Quotation
 Long quotes, quotes over 3 lines, should be
indented and do not include quotation
marks:
According to Rick Bragg:
Lawyers for the club have said that Mr.
Thompson and the neighbor who also raises
music-accented pork, Tom Rossano, want the
club to buy their properties at an inflated price,
to gain peace and quiet. (Bragg 124)
Lines from a Poem
 When quoting lines from a poem, it is
important to indicate the lineation of the
poem.
 Lines quoted in text, indicate line breaks
with slashes: “Two roads diverged in a
yellow wood, /And sorry I could not travel
both ….” (Frost 1-2)
 The parenthetical citation includes the
poet’s name and line numbers.
Lines from a poem
 Indent quotes over two lines:
The voice in Robert Frost’s “The Road Not
Taken” faces a dilemma:
Two roads diverged in a yellow wood,
And sorry I could not travel both
And be one traveler, long I stood
And looked down one as far as I could
To where it bent in the undergrowth; (1-5)
Paraphrase
 In a paraphrase the writer restates what the
author has said in his/her own words. A
paraphrase is also introduced with a signal
phrase, and the source of the information
must be cited:
Bragg tells us that the country club has
sued Mr. Thompson, not because of the
smell, but because of the distraction caused
by the country music (Bragg 123).
Summary
 In a summary, the writer states in an abbreviated
form the idea that the original author has
expressed. A summary is also introduced with a
signal phrase, and source information must be
cited:
Rick Bragg describes a scene in Pt. St. Lucie
where an old established pig farm wafts its
manure-laden fragrance mixed with country music
over to its next-door-neighbor, the manicured
Florida Club golf course (Bragg 123).
Remember...
 All information borrowed from another
source must be acknowledged with a
parenthetical citation
 Introduce borrowed information with a
signal phrase:
 According to Alice Ames, ...
 John Smith says….
 Samuel Jones tells us…
 In a study by Dr. Elizabeth Owens, ...
Bibliographies
and
Works Cited Lists
What’s the Difference?
 A Bibliography lists all the sources
consulted in research for a specific essay.
A Preliminary Bibliography or Working
Bibliography lists all the sources the writer
thinks s/he will be using in the essay
 A Works Cited lists all the works actually
cited in the text of the essay.
 Both a Bibliography and Works Cited list
are formatted in the same way.
Overall Format
 The title -- Bibliography or Works Cited -- is
centered at the top of the page. It is not underlined,
italicized or quoted. It should be the same font size
as the rest of the citations.
 The citation list is double-spaced throughout.
 The citation list is alphabetized.
 If there is no author, the citation begins with the title
of the work – quoted if an article or poem, italicized
if a book.
 The first line of each citation is at the margin;
subsequent lines should be indented about ten
spaces.
Sample Citations:
MLA FORMAT
A Book
author
title of book
Bragg, Rick. Somebody Told Me: The
subtitle of book
city of publication
Newspaper Stories of Rick Bragg. Tuscaloosa:
publisher year of publication medium
U of Alabama P, 2000. Print.
Chapter in a Book
author
title of chapter
Bragg, Rick. “Country Club Meets the Enemy:
original publication date reprint
Country Music and Pigs.” 1999. Rpt. Somebody
title of book
subtitle of book
Told Me: The Newspaper Stories of Rick Bragg.
city
publisher
year of publication medium
Tuscaloosa: U of Alabama P, 2000. 123-25. Print.
inclusive chapter pages
Article in a Journal
author
title of article
name of journal
Maxwell, Bill. “Angry Young Man.” Forum:
The Magazine of the Florida Humanities Council.
volume number
date
inclusive pages of article
XXII.2 (Summer 1999): 8-17. Print.
medium
Article in a Journal found in an
Online Database
author
title of article
Eder, Richard, "The Greatest Woman Poet Since
name of journal
Sappho." Los Angeles Times Book Review
date
pages
publisher
database
18 Mar. 1990. 3+. Galenet: Literature
medium date accessed
Resource Center. Web.10 Jan. 2009.
Article found on an
Internet Site
author
title of webpage date posted
Lu Yanguang. "Madame Li." 1997.
name of website
Asia Pac: 100 Celebrated Chinese Women.
translator
medium date accessed
Trans. Kate Foster. Web. 10 Feb. 2000
URL: web address
< http://www.span.com.au/100women/18.html > .
Article in an Online
Encyclopedia
title of article
name of encyclopedia
“Clarice Lispector.” Wikipedia: The Free
publisher
Encyclopedia. Wikimedia Foundation, Inc.
date last revised
media date accessed
22 Dec. 2010. Web. 15 Mar. 2011.
General encyclopedias like Wikipedia are NOT
considered scholarly sources for academic writing.
Work in an Anthology
author
title of work
original publication date
Whitman, Walt. “O Captain! My Captain!” 1865.
title of book
subtitle of book
Poems*Poets* Poetry: An Introduction and
edition
editor
city
Anthology. 2nd ed. Ed. Helen Vendler. Boston:
publisher
year of publication medium
Bedford/St. Martin’s, 1995. 331. Print.
page of work
Poems from Online Sources
McKay, Claude. “Spring in New Hampshire.”
Columbia Granger's World of Poetry Online.
2008. Columbia University Press. Web. 22 May
2008.
Rich, Adrienne. “Diving Into the Wreck.” 1973.
Poet’s.Org. 2008. American Academy of Poets.
Web. 22 May 2008.
Theatrical Program Notes
author
title of article
play
Rucker, Mark. “Director’s Notes: Murderers
playwright
theatre
by Jeffrey Hatcher.” Asolo Repertory
location
date
Theatre. Sarasota, FL. 2008-2009 Season
page
medium
Program. 50. Print.
Recorded Films or Movies
title of film
director
performers
Beloved. Dir. Jonathan Demme. Perf. Oprah
Winfrey, Danny Glover, Thandi Newton,
distributor release date medium
Kimberly Elise. Touchstone. 1991. DVD.
Bibliography
Bragg, Rick. “Country Club Meets the Enemy: Country Music and
Pigs.” 1999. Rpt. Somebody Told Me: The Newspaper Stories
of Rick Bragg. Tuscaloosa: U of Alabama P, 2000. 123-25. Print.
______. Somebody Told Me: The Newspaper Stories of Rick Bragg.
Tuscaloosa: U of Alabama P, 2000. Print.
Eder, Richard, "The Greatest Woman Poet Since Sappho." Los Angeles
Times Book Review 18 Mar. 1990. 3+. Galenet: Literature
Resource Center. Web. 10 Jan. 2004.
Larkin, Joan. "Frontiers of Language: Three Poets." 1974. Exc. in
"Audre Lord.” Contemporary Literary Criticism. Vol. 18.
Ed. Sharon R. Gunton. Detroit: Gale Research, 1982. 307-08. Print.
Lu Yanguang. "Madame Li." 1997. Asia Pac: 100 Celebrated
Chinese Women. Trans. Kate Foster. Web. 10 Feb. 2000
< http://www.span.com.au/100women/18.html > .
Maxwell, Bill. “Angry Young Man.” Forum: The Magazine of the
Florida Humanities Council. XXII.2 (Summer 1999): 8-17. Print.
Whitman, Walt. “Osceola.” 1892. Florida in Poetry: A History of the
Imagination. Eds. Jane Anderson Jones and Maurice O’Sullivan.
Sarasota: Pineapple Press, 1995. 30-31. Print.
REMEMBER…
 The title -- Bibliography or Works Cited -- is
centered at the top of the page. It is not
underlined, italicized or quoted. It should be the
same font size as the rest of the citations.
 The citation list is double-spaced throughout.
 The citation list is alphabetized.
 If there is no author, the citation begins with the
title of the work – quoted if an article or poem,
italicized if a book.
 The first line of each citation is at the margin;
subsequent lines should be indented about ten
spaces.
For Further Information
 MLA Online: http://www.mla.org/
 MLA 2009 Formatting and Style Guide from the Purdue Online
Writing Lab (OWL):
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/01/
 Jane Anderson Jones’ Tools for Writing and Research:
http://www.scf.edu/Faculty/Jonesj/Tools/tools.html
 State College of Florida’s Writing and Citing Help:
http://www.scf.edu/pages/767.asp (see especially “Citing
Unusual Sources”)