Mla Citation Formatting Bibiliography

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First line o# a aragrah should be indented.

Create a header to indicate the nu(ber o# ages.

;t should be located in the uer right hand corner o# "our

aer together ,ith "our surna(e.

7se italics #or titles o# longer ,or4s title o# boo4s no)els 'ournals ne,saers (aga&ines and #or e(hasis

onl" ,hen absolutel" necessar". 7se >uotation (ar4s #or titles o# shorter ,or4s title o# articles #ro( scholarl" 'ournals and (aga&ines

ne,saers short stories oe(s.

Should "ou ha)e Endnotes include the( on a searate age be#ore "our =or4s Cited age.

%LA ST5LE! F;+ST PAuoted te*t is

cited. u(ans are Bsentenceroducing ani(als Cho(s4" 12.

=hen the author is un4no,n use the shortened title o# the ,or4.

;nterlocutors oerate ,ithin a habitus Modern Studies29.

;nterlocutors oerate ,ithin a habitus BThe 6ature 29.

%ultile citations are searated b" a se(icolon.

...,hich re)ails in (ost linguistic co((unities Tannen 1 Schi##rin 8.

Parenthetical citations are not needed ,hen (entioning concets that are assu(ed to be o# co((on 4no,ledge

,hen using ,ell4no,n >uotations or ,hen using #a(iliar ro)erbs. o,e)er this is a (atter o# rhetorical choice. The general ublic-s e*tent o# co((on 4no,ledge is di##erent #ro(

that o# an e*ert audience. Al,a"s consider "our audience ,hen ,riting "our essa"s.

There are three ,a"s to >uote a source using the %LA st"le.

Author-s na(e (entioned in sentence ,hile using direct >uotation

=ords,orth stated that +o(antic oetr" ,as (ar4ed b" a Bsontaneous o)er#lo, o# o,er#ul

#eelings 2/. Author-s na(e not (entioned in sentence ,hile using direct >uotation

+o(antic oetr" is characteri&ed b" the Bsontaneous o)er#lo, o# o,er#ul #eelings =ords,orth

2/. Parahrase

=ords,orth e*tensi)el" e*lored the role o# e(otion in the creati)e rocess 2/.

Citing Classic and Literar" =or4s in %ultile Editions

;ndicate other in#or(ation such as )olu(e )ol. boo4 b4. art t. chater ch. section sec.

aragrah ar. a#ter the age nu(ber. Place these additional in#or(ation a#ter a se(icolon. %ar* and Engels described hu(an histor" as (ar4ed b" class struggles 9 ch. 1.

Citing Authors ,ith Sa(e Last 6a(es

Pro)ide both author-s #irst initials or #ull na(es in case authors share the sa(e initials.

Although so(e (edical ethicists clai( that cloning ,ill lead to designer children +. %iller 12

others note that the ad)antages #or (edical research out,eigh this consideration A. %iller .

Citing %ultile =or4s b" the Sa(e Author

;nclude the shortened title o# each ,or4 to distinguish it #ro( the others.

Lightenor has argued that co(uters are not use#ul tools #or s(all children GToo SoonG /8

though he has ac4no,ledged else,here that earl" e*osure to co(uter ga(es does lead tobetter s(all (otor s4ill de)elo(ent in a childHs second and third "ear GandE"e De)elo(entG1.

Citing a =or4 b" %ultile Authors For sources ,ith three or #e,er authors list all the authors- surna(es.

S(ith 5ang and %oore argue that tougher gun control is not needed in the 7nited States .

The authors state GTighter gun control in the 7nited States erodes Second A(end(ent rightsG

S(ith 5ang and %oore .

Citing a =or4 b" %ultile Authors

For sources ,ith (ore than three authors ro)ide the #irst author-s surna(e as it aears on the boo4

#ollo,ed b" et al. $ones et al. counter S(ith 5ang and %ooreHs argu(ent b" noting that the current si4e in gun

)iolence in A(erica co(els la, (a4ers to ad'ust gun la,s .


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Legal e*erts counter S(ith 5ang and %ooreHs argu(ent b" noting that the current si4e in gun

)iolence in A(erica co(els la, (a4ers to ad'ust gun la,s $ones et al. . $ones Driscoll Ac4erson and 3ell counter S(ith 5ang and %ooreHs argu(ent b" noting that the

current si4e in gun )iolence in A(erica co(els la, (a4ers to ad'ust gun la,s .

Citing ;ndirect Sources

An indirect source is a source cited in another source.

7se >td. in to indicate indirect sources

+a)itch argues that high schools are ressured to act as Gsocial ser)ice centers and the" donHt

do that ,ellG >td. in =eis(an 29. Citing the 3ible

;ndicate ,hich )ersion o# the 3ible "ou are using #ollo,ed b" the boo4 then the chater and )erse.

E&e4iel sa, G,hat see(ed to be #our li)ing creaturesG each ,ith #aces o# a (an a lion an o*

and an eagle New Jerusalem ible E&e4. 1.10.

Short Iuotations

These should not e*ceed #our t"ed lines o# rose or three lines o# )erse.

Punctuation (ar4s should aear a#ter the arenthetical citation unless the" are included in the >uoted

(aterial. %ar4 line brea4s ,hen >uoting )erse using a slash.

Cullen concludes G:# all the things that haened there ? ThatHs all ; re(e(berG 1112.

Long Iuotations

Place >uotations in #reestanding bloc4 o# te*t and o(it >uotation (ar4s.

Start the >uotation on a ne, line ,ith the entire >uote indented one inch #ro( the le#t (argin.

%aintain doublesacing.

;ndent the #irst line o# the >uotation b" hal# an inch i# "ou are citing (ultile aragrahs.

Parenthetical citation should co(e a#ter the closing closing unctuation (ar4.

E*a(le o# a long >uotation bloc4 >uote

6ell" Dean treats eathcli## oorl" and dehu(ani&es hi(

throughout her narration! The" entirel" re#used to ha)e it in bed ,ith the( ore)en in their roo( and ; had no (ore sense so ;

ut it on the landing o# the house. 3ronte 8

E*a(le o# long >uotation oetr"

;n her oe( GSourcesG Adrienne +ich e*lores the roles o#

,o(en in shaing their ,orld! The #aith#ul drudging child beco(es the ,o(an ,ith a (ission not to ,in ri&es

but to change the la,s o# histor". 2/

Adding or :(itting =ords in Iuotations

Put brac4ets around added ,ords to indicate that the" are not art o# the original te*t.

$an arold 3run)and in an essa" on urban legends states! Gso(e indi)iduals J,ho retell urban

legendsK (a4e a oint o# learning e)er" ru(or or taleG 8.

7se an ellise to indicate deleted ,ords in a >uotation. ;n an essa" on urban legends $an arold 3run)and notes that Gso(e indi)iduals (a4e a oint o#

learning e)er" recent ru(or or tale ... and in a short ti(e a li)el" e*change o# details occursG 8.

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Should "ou cite (ore than one ,or4 b" the sa(e author!

3ur4e enneth.A Grammar o! Moti"es.

.A #hetoric o! Moti"es. =hen a articular author aears both as sole author and the #irst author in a grou!

eller Ste)en ed. The $ducation o! an $%&esigner.

eller Ste)en and aren Po(ero". &esign Literacy'(nderstanding Gra)hic &esign.

For ,or4s ,hose authors are not 4no,n!

3audrillard $ean. Simulacra and Simulations.

oring Postcards (SA. 3ur4e enneth.A #hetoric o! Moti"es.

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+ose Shirle" and ;r,in =eiser eds. The WritingProgram Administrator as #esearcher. Ports(outh 6!eine(ann 1999. Print.

Literar" Piece #ro( an Antholog"

3urns +obert. G+ed +ed +ose.G 455 est%Lo"ed Poems.

Ed. Phili S(ith. 6e, 5or4! Do)er 199. 2. Print. Literar" Piece #ro( Author-s o,n Collection

=hit(an =alt. G; Sing the 3od" Electric.G Selected Poems. 6e, 5or4! Do)er 1991. 1219. Print.

Article in a +e#erence 3oo4

G;deolog".G The American *eritage &ictionary. /rd ed. 199. Print.

A %ulti)olu(e =or4

=hen using onl" one )olu(e

Iuintilian. /nstitutio 3ratoria. Trans. . E. 3utler. Mol. 2.

Ca(bridge! Loebar)ard 7P 1980. Print. =hen using (ore than one )olu(e

Iuintilian. /nstitutio 3ratoria. Trans. . E. 3utler. )ols. Ca(bridge! Loebar)ard 7P 1980.

Print. ;# )olu(e has its o,n title

Churchill =inston. S. The Age o! #e"olution. 6e, 5or4! Dodd 19. Print.

Clarification:

Parenthetical Citation as Iuintilian ,rote in /nstitutio 3ratoria2!11.

An ;ntroduction a Pre#ace a Fore,ord or an A#ter,ord

Farrell Tho(as 3. ;ntroduction. Norms o! #hetorical ,ulture. 3" Farrell. 6e, a)en! 5ale 7P 199/. 1

1/. Print. Duncan ugh Dal&iel. ;ntroduction. Permanence and ,hange' An Anatomy o! Pur)ose. 3" enneth

3ur4e. 19/. /rd ed. 3er4ele"! 7 o# Cali#ornia P 198. *iii*li). Print. The 3ible

The New Jerusalem ible. Susan $ones gen. ed. 6e, 5or4! Doubleda" 198. Print.

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Editorial and Letter to the Editor

B:# %ines and %en. Editorial. Wall Street Journal 2 :ct. 200/! A1. Print.

a(er $ohn. Letter.American Journalism #e"iew Dec. 200?$an. 200! . Print.

Anon"(ous Articles

B3usiness! uires the (ention o# 7+Ls.

o,e)er indication o# 7+Ls is a (ust ,hen online sources are not that eas" to locate.

3asic #or(at!

Name o! Site. )ate of PostingReision. &ame of institutionorgani3ation affiliate$ -ith the

site 'sometimes foun$ in co+yright statements(. Web. )ate you accesse$ the site.

An Entire =ebsite

The Purdue 3WL .amily o! Sites. 2 Aug. 200. The =riting Lab and :=L at Purdue and Purdue

7ni)ersit". =eb. 2/ Aril 200 . Felluga Dino. Guide to Literary and ,ritical Theory. 28 6o). 200/. Purdue 7ni)ersit". =eb. 10 %a"

200.

Course or Deart(ent =ebsites

English. Det. ho(e age. Purdue 7ni)ersit". =eb. /1 %a" 200.

Felluga Dino. Sur)e" o# the Literature o# England. Course ho(e age. Aug. 200Dec. 200. Det.

o# English Purdue 7ni)ersit". =eb. /1 %a" 200. A Page on the =ebsite

BCaret. Wi-i)edia' The .ree $ncyclo)edia. 28 Aril 200. =i4i(edia Foundation ;nc. =eb. 10 %a"

200. Bo, to %a4e Megetarian Chili. e*ow8com. =eb. 10 %a" 200.

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2$entify the +rimary +arties inole$, the case number, name of the court -here the ruling

took +lace, an$ the $ate of the ruling. 6e, 5or4 Ti(es Co. ). Tasini. 6o. 00201. Sure(e Ct.o# the 7S. 2 $une 200. Print.

A %a or a Chart

Wisconsin. %a. %adison =;! =isconsin Det. o# Transortation 199?98. Print.

(S Mar-ets % Long%Term Per!ormance. Chart. Austin T@! %artin Caital Ad)isors 200. Print.

A Co(ic Stri or Cartoon

Siress Da)id. Cartoon. New 7or-er18 :ct. 200! 1. Print. Trudeau

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