MLA Style 8th Edition MLA (Modern Language Association) Rules for formatting & citing sources for papers in the liberal arts & humanities. Two aspects of MLA Style: Format style (visual presentation) Citation style (in text citation, works cited list)

Format: Basics Font: Times New Roman Font size: 12 pt. Line spacing: Double Spaced Margins: One inch all around Indent: First line of every paragraph

Format: Front Page

Format: Works Cited Page

Citations: In-text In-text citation consists of Author’s last name: Smith Page number: 25 “MLA citation style uses a simple two- part parenthetical documentation system for citing sources” (Smith 25).

Citations: In-text Direct Quotation or Paraphrase Direct Quotation: “Students often had difficulty using MLA style, especially when it was their first time” (Jones 45). Paraphrase: MLA style can pose a challenge for uninitiated students (Jones 45).

Citations: In-text Parenthesis or Signal Phrase Place citation at the end of your sentence, using parenthesis: "Students often had difficulty using MLA style, especially when it was their first time" (Jones 45). Place citation within your sentence, using signal phrase: According to Jones, "Students often had difficulty using MLA style, especially when it was their first time" (45).

Citations: In-text Long quotations (More than 4 lines) Block format (Indent ½ inch) Remove quotations The Modern Language Association is also responsible for MLA citation style:     . The Modern Language Association (MLA) establishes values for acknowledging sources used in a research paper. MLA citation style uses a simple two-part parenthetical documentation system for citing sources: Citations in the text of a paper point to the alphabetical Works Cited list that appears at the end of the paper. Together, these references identify and credit the sources used in the paper and allow others to access and retrieve this material. (Johnson 199)

Citations: In-text One author: (Walker 18). Two authors: (Walker and Allen 23). Three or more authors: (Kosslyn et al. 45) No author (use shortened version of title): (“Using MLA”). Website (no page number): (Johnson). Indirect source: According to Lacan, “The unconscious is structured like a language” (qtd. in Smith 34).

Citations: Works Cited Page In text citations must be listed in the works cited page Entries are listed alphabetically Use hanging indentation

Citations: Works Cited Page MLA 8th Edition: Changes to the Works Cited With understanding to today’s world of combined publication formats, the 8th edition of MLA offers a new model for building the works-cited list based on core elements of a source. In lieu of providing instructions for each entry based on publication format, the MLA Handbook provides this template (on the left) and asks for writers to compile entries with their best discernment.

Citations: Works Cited Page Three common references: Books, Articles from Database, Articles from Website. Book Last Name, First Name. Title of Book. Publisher, Year of Publication. Henley, Patricia. The Hummingbird House. MacMurray, 1999.

Citations: Works Cited Page Book 1 Author. Shelley, Mary. 2 Title of Source. Frankenstein. Container 1 3 Title of Container, 4 Other Contributors, 5 Version, 6 Number, 7 Publisher, Dover Publications, 8 Publication Date, 1994. 9 Location. Since the publication date is the last section necessary for a book, it must be followed by a period, thus ending the source citation. Container 2 3 Title of Container, 4 Other Contributors, 5 Version, 6 Number, Shelley, Mary. Frankenstein. Dover Publications, 1994. 7 Publisher, 8 Publication Date, 9 Location.

Citations: Works Cited Page Article from Database (Journal Article) Last Name, First Name. “Title of Article.” Title of Journal, vol. #, no. #, Year of Publication, Page Range of Entry. Title of Database, URL Longhamer, Claire. “Love and Courtship in Mid- Twentieth-Century England.” Historical Journal, vol. 50, no. 1, 2007, pp. 173-96. JSTOR, http://www.jstor.org.db07.linccweb.org/stable/41 40170.

Citations: Works Cited Page Article from Database (Journal Article) 1 Author. Gamboa, Brett. 2 Title of Source. “Understanding Shakespeare.” Container 1 3 Title of Container, New Criterion, 4 Other Contributors, 5 Version, vol. 34, 6 Number, no. 8, Gamboa, Brett. “Understanding Shakespeare.” New Criterion, vol. 34, no. 8, 2016, pp. 27-31. Literary Reference Center Plus, http://web.a.ebscohost.com.db07.linccweb.org/lrc /detail/detail?vid=3&sid=88f1b54f-c336-4f43-8f62- 18e0cc10c561%40sessionmgr4006&hid=4207&bdata =JnNpdGU9bHJjLXBsdXM%3d#db=lkh&AN=1143 22320. 7 Publisher, 8 Publication Date, 2016, 9 Location. pp. 27-31. Container 2 3 Title of Container, Literary Reference Center Plus, 4 Other Contributors, 5 Version, 6 Number, 7 Publisher, 8 Publication Date, 9 Location. http://web.a.ebscohost.com.db07.linccweb.org/lrc/detail/detail?vid=3&sid=88f1b54f-c336-4f43-8f62-18e0cc10c561%40sessionmgr4006&hid=4207&bdata=JnNpdGU9bHJjLXBsdXM%3d#db=lkh&AN=114322320.

Citations: Works Cited Page Article from Website Last Name, First Name. “Article Title.” Title of Website, Publisher, Date of Publication, URL. Green, Joshua. “The Rove Presidency.” The Atlantic, Atlantic Monthly Group, 20 July 2007, http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2007/0 9/the-rove-presidency/306132/. “Verb Tenses.” The OWL at Purdue, Purdue U Online Writing Lab, https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/601/04/. *If the publisher or the date of publication cannot be determined, skip that step and move on to the next item.

Citations: Works Cited Page Article from Website 1 Author. Overbye, Dennis. 2 Title of Source. “Kepler Finds 1,284 New Planets.” Container 1 3 Title of Container, New York Times, 4 Other Contributors, 5 Version, Overbye, Dennis. “Kepler Finds 1,284 New Planets.” New York Times, New York Times, 10 May 2016, www.nytimes.com/2016/05/11/science/kepler- planets-nasa.html?rref=collection%2Ftimestopic% 2FKepler%20Space%20Telescope&action=click&con tentCollection=timestopics&region=stream&modul e=stream_unit&version=latest&contentPlacement=2 &pgtype=collection. 6 Number, 7 Publisher, New York Times, 8 Publication Date, 10 May 2016, 9 Location. http://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/11/science/kepler-planets-nasa.html?rref=collection%2Ftimestopic%2FKepler%20Space%20Telescope&action=click&contentCollection=timestopics&region=stream&module=stream_unit&version=latest&contentPlacement=2&pgtype=collection. Container 2 3 Title of Container, 4 Other Contributors, 5 Version, 6 Number, 7 Publisher, 8 Publication Date, 9 Location.

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