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How to create a reference page How to create a reference page using MLA documentationusing MLA documentation

Book With One Author• Books I used in my research:

Author’s Last Name , Author’s First Name . Name of Book . City where book published : Publisher, Year Published. Print.

• Practice: Put the following information into correct MLA format.

Name of book= The Seven Stages of ManAuthor = Nicole Widener

Published by Harcourt Brace in New York in 2010.

Book With One Author• Widener, Nicole. The Seven Stages of

Man. New York: Harcourt Brace, 2010. Print.

Notice that the title is underlined-if you are writing your entry on your reference page, you underline. If you type it, you should use italics.

• Notice the punctuation!!

Encyclopedias• Encyclopedias I used in my

research:“Name of article (topic).” Name of Encyclopedia . Year ed. Print.

• Practice: Put the following information into correct MLA format.

• I used the Encyclopedia Britannica to find an article about the evolution of homo sapiens. It was the 2009 edition.

MLA format for Encyclopedia

• “Evolution of Homo-Sapiens.” Encyclopedia Britannica. 2009 ed.

Print.

• Notice the word Print. For print sources, you add Print. For web sources, you add the word Web.

Personal Interviews• *Interviews for my research: (Personal

Interview)Last name, First name. Personal interview. Date of interview in this order =Day Month Year (no commas) .

• Practice: Put the following information into correct MLA format.

• I interviewed Dr. John Stein at the University of South Carolina about anthropology on Sept. 9 2010.

Personal Interview• Stein, John. Personal interview.

9 Sept. 2010.

• Notice that the 2nd line (and any following line) is indented.

WebsiteIf there was info. you couldn’t find,

leave it out and go on to next item to list.

• Author (Last, First name) . “Name of Article.” Name of Web Page. Published or Edited by. Date Page Published . Web. Date Pg. Accessed.

• Practice with YOUR info.

Sample• Sheppard, Lisa. “Father

Involvement Shows Positive Outcomes.” Urban Programs Resource Network. University of Illinois. Apr. 2001. Web.

29 Aug. 2010.*Don’t forget to put in Web.

Other Rules for Reference Page

• Put entries in alphabetical order by first word of entry.

• Do NOT number entries.• Indent the 2nd line, 3rd line, etc. of

an entry.• Skip a line between entries.

References“Evolution of Homo-

Sapiens.” Encyclopedia Britannica. 2009 ed. Print.

Stein, John. Personal interview. 9 Sept. 2010.

Widener, Nicole. The Seven Stages of Man. New York: Harcourt Brace, 2010. Print.