MLA Citations Eighth Edition

Changes from 7th Edition Eighth edition has made some changes in how citations are formatted: The citation method is now based on general rules that are the same for all types of materials instead of being specific to an individual type of material. It is a lot easier to cite electronic sources. No longer have to state the medium of publication. For electronic sources, “date of access” is optional

What we are going to cite Book eBook Story in an Anthology Entry in a Reference Book Journal article in a database Article on a website

Information to look out for Author. Title of Source. Container, Other contributors, Version, Number, Publisher, Publication date, Location. Title of container, Other contributors, Version, Number, Publisher, Publication date, Location. Container 2 Container 1

What we want to cite: Book

Information that we need Author. – Victor Hugo Title of Source. – The Hunchback of Notre-Dame Container, - the book is the container Other contributors, - none Version, - none Number, - none Publisher, - Barnes & Noble Books Publication date, - 1996 Location – the whole book

What the citation will look like Hugo, Victor. The Hunchback of Notre-Dame. Barnes & Noble Books, 1996.

What we want to cite: eBook

Information we need Author. – Parker, Jo and Peter Godwin Title of Source. – Information Literacy Beyond Library 2.0 Container, Other contributors, Version, Number, Publisher, - Facet Publishing Publication date, - 2012 Location. Title of container, - eBook Collection (EBSCOhost) Other contributors, Version, Number, Publisher, Publication date, Location. - http://proxy.campbell.edu/login?url=http:/ /search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=tr ue&db=nlebk&AN=558453&site=ehost-live Accessed . – 25 April 216

What the citation will look like: Parker, Jo, and Peter Godwin. Information Literacy: Beyond Library 2.0. Facet Publishing, 2012. eBook Collection (EBSCOhost). proxy.campbell.edu/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/logi n.aspx?direct=true&db=nlebk&AN=558453&site=ehost-live. Accessed 25 April 2016.

What we want to cite: Story in an Anthology

Information we need Author. – Munro, Alice Title of Source. – “Bardon Bus” Container, - The World of the Short Story: A Twentieth Century Collection Other contributors, - Clifton Fadiman, editor, Version, Number, Publisher, - Houghton Mifflin Company Publication date, - 1986 Location. – p. 685-701

What the citation will look like: Munro, Alice. “Bardon Bus.” The World of the Short Story: A Twentieth Century Collection, edited by Clifton Fadiman, Houghton Mifflin Company, 1986, pp. 685-701.

What we want to cite: Entry in a reference book

Information that we need Author. - Title of Source. – “Jihad” Container, - The Oxford Dictionary of Islam Other contributors, - Esposito, John L., editor Version, Number, Publisher, - Oxford University Press Publication date, - 2003 Location. – pp.159-160

What the citation will look like “Jihad.” The Oxford Dictionary of Islam, edited by John L. Esposito, Oxford University Press, 2003, pp. 159-160.

What we want to cite: Journal Article

Information that we need Author. – Machin-Mastromatteo, Juan D. and Jesus Lau Title of Source. - “The arrival of information literacy.” Container, - Information Development Other contributors, Version, Number, - vol. 31 no. 2 Publisher, Publication date, - March 2015 Location. Pp190-193 Title of container, - Sage Journals Other contributors, Version, Number, Publisher, Publication date, Location. - doi: 10.1177/0266666915569147

What the citation will look like Machin-Mastromatteo, Juan D. and Jesus Lau. “The Arrival of Information Literacy.” Information Development, vol. 31, no. 2, March 2015, pp. 190-193. Sage Journals, doi: 10.1177/0266666915569147.

What we want to cite: Web Article

Information we need Author. – Turner, Bambi Title of Source. – 10 Superstitions about Stars Container, - HowStuffWorks.com Other contributors, Version, Number, Publisher, Publication date, - 13 August 2015 Location. - http://science.howstuffworks.com/10-superstitions-about- stars.htm

What the citation will look like Turner, Bambi. “10 Superstitions about Stars.” HowStuffWorks.com. 13 August 2015, science.howstuffworks.com/10-superstitions- about-stars.htm. Accessed 25 April 2016.

Want more details? For more details see the MLA Handbook Eighth Edition LB2369.G53 2016 Modern Language Association of America. MLA Handbook. Eighth Edition, Modern Language Association of America, 2016, p. 129.