Transcript MLA Format 2009

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MLA Form and Citation
updated 2009
• Now in its seventh edition.
• Used for research papers written by students (high
school and university), and for publication.
• Typically used for research purposes in subjects such
as literature, art, history, politics, media including
movies, music , television, and radio.
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Notes on MLA
• Place header in upper right hand corner.
• Use italics for long works.
• Use only one space after all punctuation marks.
• Set one inch margins.
• Double-space the text.
• Use 12pt font.
• Insert endnotes at the end of the paper on a separate
page BEFORE the works cited page.
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Paper Format
• Do not include a title page, unless preferred by instructor.
• On the upper left corner of the first page, list your name,
instructor's name, the course, and the date.
• Place the title, double-spaced, under the header.
Do not
italicize, underline or use quotation marks in any part of the
title unless referring to specific works in the title.
• Double space between the title and material of the paper.
• Place page headers in the upper right margin
(approximately 0.5” from the top). Include your last name
and page number. (Your instructor may ask you to omit the
header on the first page.)
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First Page of Paper
• With known author: (Jones 232)
• With unknown author, usually of an article: (“Scholarly
Reading” 21)
• Classic Works in Multiple Editions:
Give the page number of your edition , followed by a
semicolon, and then the appropriate abbreviations for
volume (vol.), book (bk.), part (pt.), chapter (ch.),
section (sec.), or paragraph (par.). For example:
Marx and Engels described human history as marked by
class struggles (79; ch. 1).
• Works found in multiple volumes: (71; bk. 4, ch. 2)
• Authors with Same Last Names: (A. Miller 54)
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In-text Citations
Multiple Authors ( 3 or fewer):
( Folds, Collins, and Fritz 76)
Multiple Authors (More than 3):
(Chang, et al. 2)
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More In-text Citations
Short text (fewer than four typed lines of prose or three
lines of verse): enclose in double quotes).
Long block of text (more than four lines of text or three
lines of poetry), begin a new line. No quotation marks,
indent one inch from the left margin, double-spaced
When adding or taking out text, place material in
brackets [ ].
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Quotations
• Titles are now italicized
• URL’s are not required but may be used for
clarification. When used, place the URL directly after
the date of access.
• No more continuous pagination needed for scholarly
journals. Instead, cite the volume with the issue : 14.2
• Performances, DVDs, and Television now can be cited
as sources.
• New abbreviations: n.p. (no publisher); n.pag. (no
pagination).
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Works Cited Page: Distinct Changes for the 7th
edition
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Examples With The New Style
Stoker, Bram. Dracula. New York: Signet
Classic, 1992. Print.
The title is now italicized.
“Print” is now added to the end.
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Book with One Author
Beardsley, Timothy M.
“Malawi as
Microcosm.” BioOne 59.7 (2009): 539.
Print.
“Print” is now added to the end.
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Scholarly Journal
Lang, A. “The Folklore of France.” The Folklore
Record 1 (1878): 99-117. JSTOR. Web. 30 July
2009.
Database is in italics.
Library information is no longer required.
Medium of publication (web) added.
Date of access added.
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Scholarly Article From an Online Database
Goodknight, Glen. “Black & White Ogre
Country: the Lost Tales of Hilary Tolkien.”
Mythlore 1 (2009): n. pag. Web. 30 July
2009.
Include medium and date of access.
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Strictly Online Publication
Kline, Damiel T., ed. Geoffrey Chaucer Online:
The Electronic Canterbury Tales. U of Alaska
Anchorage, 8 Dec. 2008. Web. 30 July 2009.
Add medium and access date.
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Scholarly Online Project
Lewis, Neil A. “Senate Panel Endorses
Sotomayor.” New York Times. New York
Times, 28 July 2009. Web. 30 July 2009.
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Online Periodical
Picasso, Pablo. Self-Portrait. 1907. Narodni
Gallery , Prague. 2 Aug. 2009.
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Image: Painting, Photograph, or Sculpture
To you:
Clark, Anna. “Re: The Renaissance.” E-mail to the
author. 2 Aug. 2009.
E-mail Communication Between Two Parties, Author
Not Included:
Myers, David. "Re: Tutoring." E-mail to Jolie
Gonzales. 1 Dec. 2008.
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Citing E-mails
Last Name, First. "Title of Entry." Weblog Entry.
Title of Weblog. Date Posted. Date Accessed
(URL).
Queue, Susie. “My First Chat Session.” Weblog Entry.
Susie’s UHCL Blog. 23 September, 2009. 30
September, 2009. (www.uhcl.edu/writingcenter).
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Web Blogs
Screen Name. "Comment Title." Weblog
comment. Date Comment Posted. "Title of
Blog Entry." Author of Blog Entry. Title of
Weblog. Date Accessed (URL).
Buxton, Camille. “Graphic Novels: Indian by Choice.”
Weblog Entry. Graphic Novels. 27 September 2009. 29
September 2009
(http://llls5532yal.pbworks.com/user/eb96dbb25c1833
5d151393a762ff1090a380794b).
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Citing Weblog Comments
"World War I." Encarta. CD-ROM. Seattle:
Microsoft, 2002.
A Personal Interview
Queue, Susie. Personal interview. 10 July
2009.
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Article in a Database on
CD-ROM:
Hart, Lillian. “Computers in the Classroom.” University
of Houston, Houston, TX 25 July 2006. Keynote
Address.
Broadcast Television or Radio Program
"The Blessing Way." The X-Files. Fox. WXIA,
Atlanta. 19 Jul. 1998.
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A Lecture or Speech
"The One Where Chandler Can't Cry." Friends:
The Complete Sixth Season. Writ. Andrew
Reich and Ted Cohen. Dir. Kevin Bright. NBC.
10 Feb. 2000. Warner Brothers, 2004. DVD.
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Recorded Television Shows
Foo Fighters. In Your Honor. RCA, 2005. CD.
Individual Songs
Nirvana. "Smells Like Teen Spirit." Nevermind.
Geffen, 1991. MP3.
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A Music Album
The Usual Suspects. Dir. Bryan Singer. Perf.
Kevin Spacey, Gabriel Byrne, Chazz
Palminteri, Stephen Baldwin, and Benecio del Toro.
Polygram, 1995. Film.
Recorded Movies
Ed Wood. Dir. Tim Burton. Perf. Johnny Depp,
Martin Landau, Sarah Jessica Parker, and
Patricia Arquette. 1994. Touchstone, 2004.
DVD.
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Movies in Theaters
For the following, use the original URL form when citing
in the Works Cited page:
• An entire website
• A page on a website
• Images from web sites original to that site
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Note
Special thanks to the Purdue OWL for providing
guides and examples that were used for this
presentation.
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Special Thanks
Purdue OWL. "MLA Formatting and Style Guide." The
Purdue OWL. Purdue U Writing Lab, 10 May 2008.
Web. 30 July 2009.
Modern Language Association. MLA Handbook for
Writers of Research Papers. New York: MLA Assoc.,
2009. Print.
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Works Cited