MLA Citation Workshop: Aiming toward the CollegeLevel Paper

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MLA Citation Workshop Aiming toward the
College-Level Paper

• Bessie Chin Library
• Redwood High School

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MLA Citation WorkshopAgenda
Purpose

• Reasons for providing citations?
• How to cite resources in MLA format
• Printed Books
• Printed Articles in Periodicals
• Electronic and Internet sources

In-text
Works Cited
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MLA Citation WorkshopWhy Provide Citations?

• To allow readers to reference your sources easily
• To give you credibility as a writer/creator
• To protect yourself from plagiarism

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MLA Citation WorkshopCiting resources in MLA
format

• Modern Language Association format is used by
  English and Humanities students
• Two basic features of MLA style
• In the text of your paper
• Include the author or title and page citation for
  each source
• At the end of your paper
• Create list on a new page titled Works Cited.
• Include all sources used in your paper
• Alphabetized by authors last name or title if
  author is unknown
• Sample MLA-formatted paper. (dianahacker.com)
• Since there are some recent changes to MLA style,
  they have been highlighted in red in this
  presentation.

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MLA Citation WorkshopIn-Text Citation Printed
Material 1

• Author named in Text
• Ex One driver, Peter Cohen, says that after he
  was rear-ended, the guilty party emerged from his
  vehicle still talking on the phone (127).
• Author named in Parentheses
• Ex Most states do not keep adequate records on
  the number of times cell phones are a factor in
  accidents as of December 2000, only ten states
  were trying to keep such records (Sundeen 2).

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MLA Citation WorkshopIn-Text Citation Printed
Material 2

• Author Unknown
• Ex As of 2001, at least three hundred towns and
  municipalities had considered legislation
  regulating use of cell phones while driving
  ("Lawmakers" 2).
• Page Number Unknown
• Ex The California Highway Patrol opposes
  restrictions on the use of phones while driving,
  claiming that distracted drivers can already be
  prosecuted (Jacobs).
• Ex According to Jacobs, the California Highway
  Patrol opposes restrictions on the use of phones
  while driving, claiming that distracted drivers
  can already be prosecuted.

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MLA Citation WorkshopIn-Text Electronic and
Internet Sources

• Author named in Introductory Phase
• Ex Hatchuel discusses how film editing can
  change points of view and turn objectivity into
  subjectivity.
• Author named in Parentheses
• Ex Film editing provides us with different
  perceptions of reality (Hatchuel).
• Author Unknown
• Ex A list of frequently asked questions about
  documentation and up-to-date instructions on how
  to cite online sources in MLA format can be found
  on the associations Web site (MLA).

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MLA Citation WorkshopWorks Cited Printed Books 1

• Single Author
• Author. Title of Book. City of Publication
  Publisher, Year.
• Tan, Amy. The Bonesetter's Daughter. New York
  Putnam, 2001. Print.
• Two or Three Authors
• Reverse the name of the first author (last name,
  first name)
• Rowe, Richard, and Larry Jeffus. The Essential
  Welder Gas MetalArc Welding Classroom
  Manual. Albany Delmar, 2000. Print.

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MLA Citation WorkshopWorks Cited Printed Books 2

• Three or more Authors
• If there are more than three authors, name only
  the first and add et al., or give all the names.
• Sloan, Frank A., et al.
• Sloan, Frank A., Emily M. Stout, Kathryn
  Whetten-Goldstein, and Lan Liang.

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MLA Citation WorkshopWorks Cited Articles in
Print Periodicals

• Magazine Articles
• Author. "Title of Article." Title of Magazine
  Date Page(s). Print.
• Talcott, Richard. "Great Comets." Astronomy May
  2004 36-41. Print.
• If no author's name is given, begin with the
  title of the article.
• Journal with Continuous Pagination Through the
  Volume
• Author. "Title of Article." Title of Journal
  Volume number (Year) Page(s). Print.
• Davis, William D., Thomas Cleary, Michelle
  Donnelly, and Samuel Hellerman. "Using
  Sensor Signals to Analyze Fires." Fire
  Technology 39 (2003) 295-308. Print.

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MLA Citation WorkshopWorks Cited Articles in
Print Periodicals 2

• Journal with Issues Paged Separately
• Author. "Title of Article." Title of Journal
  Volume number. Issue number (Year) Page(s).
  Print.
• Murphy, Karen L., Roseanne DePasquale, and Erin
  McNamara. "Meaningful Connections Using
  Technologyin Primary Classrooms." Young Children
  58.6 (2003) 12-18. Print.
• Newspaper Articles
• Author. "Title of Article." Name of Newspaper
  Date, edition Page(s). Print.
• Daranciang, Nelson. "Sex Offender Web Site
  Debated. Honolulu Star-Bulletin 8 Apr.
  2004, night final ed. A3. Print.

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MLA Citation WorkshopWorks Cited Electronic and
Internet Sources 1
The new MLA guidelines assume that users can
locate most online sources by entering the
author, title, or other identifying information
in a search engine or a database. Consequently,
the MLA Style Manual does not require a Web
address (URL) in citations for online sources.
Some instructors may require a URL. (Documenting
25)
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MLA Citation WorkshopWorks Cited Electronic and
Internet Sources 2

• An Entire Web Site
• With author
• Peterson, Susan Lynn. The Life of Martin Luther.
  Susan Lynn Peterson, 2002. Web. 24 Jan. 2006.
• With corporate (group) author
• United States. Environmental Protection Agency.
  Drinking Water Standards. EPA, 28 Nov. 2006. Web.
  24 Jan. 2007.
• Author unknown
• Margaret Sanger Papers Project. History Dept.,
  New York U, 18 Oct. 2000. Web. 6 Jan. 2007.
• With editor
• Halsell, Paul, ed. Internet Modern History
  Sourcebook. Fordham U, 22 Sept. 2001. Web. 19
  Jan. 2007.
• With no title
• Yoon, Mina. Home page. Oak Ridge Natl.
  Laboratory, 28 Dec. 2006. Web. 12 Jan. 2007.

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MLA Citation WorkshopCitation Creators Other
Helpful Resources 1

• Print and Online Guidelines for Citations
• Under Help with Citations on the librarys home
  page there are links to several online citation
  tools. One of those links is to
• NoodleTools
• The Tam District libraries have a subscription to
  NoodleTools, a web site which allows for the
  creation of very sophisticated citations and
  notes. This site is used by many colleges and
  universities. p

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MLA Citation WorkshopCitation Creators Other
Helpful Resources 2

• Database Citation Creators
• Many subscription databases have tools to help
  with making proper citations in various formats.
• MS Word 2007
• References tab allows for the creation of
  citations and bibliographies/works cited lists.

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MLA Citation Workshop Summary Recommended
Resources

• Questions or Comments
• Recommended MLA References
• dianahacker.com The Official Web Site for Diana
  Hacker Handbooks. Bedford/St. Martins, 2008.
  Web. 14 Oct. 2008.
• Documenting Sources A Hacker Handbook
  Supplement. Bedford/St. Martins, 2008. Web. 14
  Oct. 2008.
• MLA Formatting and Style Guide. Online Writing
  Lab, Purdue U, 2008. Web. 14 Oct. 2008.
• Modern Language Association. Home page. Modern
  Language Association, 2008. Web. 14 Oct. 2008.
• Gibaldi, Joseph. MLA Handbook For Writers of
  Research Papers New York Modern Language
  Association, 2003. Print.
• Sebranek, Patrick. Writers INC. 7th ed.
  Wilmington, Mass. Write Source, 2009. Print.

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MLA Citation WorkshopAcknowledgements

• This slideshow is adapted from one produced by
  the Writing Center at Minot State University (ND)

MLA Workshop Presentation. Minot State
University Writing Center. 2008? 7 Oct. 2008.
MLA_Workshop_Presentation.ppt