MLA Citation Style Guidelines

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Introduction to MLA Format

• A simple and precise way to attribute data of
  any kind

• MLA- Modern Language
• Association

• An writer friendly way for referencing sources by
  Parenthetical citation

• MLA style protects writers from accusations of
  plagiarism

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General format of MLA

• 12 point Times New Roman everything on page
  with
• 1 inch margins all around.

• Last Name and Page Number on every page other
  than first.

• Double Spaced throughout the paper

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Guidelines of MLA

• Prepare the document on a computer and print it
  out on standard, white 8.5 x 11-inch paper.

• Leave only one space after periods or other
  punctuation marks

• Keep first line of paragraphs one half-inch from
  the left margin and use the Tab key instead of
  the Space Bar five times.

• Use italics for the titles of longer works and,
  only when necessary, providing emphasis.

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Use of Parenthetical Citations

• For summarizing which means to rewrite a passage
  in your own words

• Citation is very much necessary even if words are
  purely original

• Consider citing the source when you are
  summarizing facts and ideas from the source

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Advantages of MLA format

• The information in the prepared bibliography
  appears complete.

• Easier for students to re-reference materials and
  teachers to fact-check.

• The in-text portion is very easy to check if the
  reader is already known to the book that will be
  cited

• Avoids footnotes.

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Disadvantages of MLA format

• Number of readability formulas, brings in wide
  variations in results of a same text. 

• Readability formulas dose not help in
  understandability

• Readability formulas goes for mathematics to
  literature which is not favored by language
  scholars at all. 

• Readability formulas are never a mean to test the
  quality of work.

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Works Cited Page

• Include as much as information is available,
  Author (Last Name, First Name), Title (Underlined
  or Quotations)

• In the finally prepared report, list all sources
  used in MLA format

• List out sources in ALPHABETICAL ORDER by the
  initials of source

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Citing Books and Periodicals

• Book Details Last name , First name. Title of
  the book Publication Details Publisher Year
  of Publication. Medium of Publication which
  language the book is published

• Article in a Magazine
• Author and Title of Article.
• Day, Month, Year and also the medium of
  publication.

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