MLA Documentation

MLA Documentation In the next few slides, I am going to

give you some “secrets” to MLA documentation for some different resources used in this class

Remember that there are different styles to documenting sources but learning one style will give you the tools to be able to use different methods as well

MLA Documentation: The OWL The OWL (online writing lab) from

Purdue University has some great resources on the following site

http://owl.english.purdue.edu/

OWL Homepage

Purdue OWL When you click

on the MLA source page, you will be able to access examples of MLA documentation on the left side of the screen

MLA Documentation: EBSCO

From an article in EBSCO, you can find the MLA documentation information

This is a full text article from EBSCO

MLA Documentation: EBSCO

In the left had column, there is a link titled “Cite”

MLA Documentation: EBSCO

That link will bring up a box with a list of documentation styles where you can find MLA

MLA Documentation: EBSCO

You can copy and paste that information onto your works cited page as a reference

FYI: You will need to double check each time because occasionally the citation is wrong

MLA Documenation: SIRS When you use an article from SIRS, the

MLA citation can be found at the bottom of the article

MLA Documentation: Microsoft Word

Microsoft Word also has a nice feature to help with citing sources.

Use the Reference tab and then click on “Insert Citation”

MLA Documentation: Microsoft Word

Make sure the style is set to MLA

When you click on the “Insert” you can select “Add New Source”

MLA Documentation: Microsoft Word

This box will appear where you can enter your source information

MLA Documentation Hopefully this helps but as always, let

me know if you have any questions