Credit Where Credit’s Due! Using MLA Style Citations and Indications

What Needs To Be Cited?  Direct Quotes  Paraphrased Information  Statistics  ANY Information That Doesn’t Come From YOUR Head.

What Needs to Be Indicated  Level 1 Titles (Italics)  Books  Journals  Websites  Magazines  Films  Television Series  Albums  Level 2 Titles (Quotations)  “Articles”  “Essays”  “Chapters”  “Studies”  “Webpages”  “Poems”  “Songs”

What is an “In-Text Citation”?  Also called a “Parenthetical Citation,” an In- Text Citation is the notation writers use to direct their readers to their “Reference Page”  They usually* contain the last name of the individual responsible for the information you are using followed by the number of the page on which the information can be found.  *If you are using more than one source by the same author, cite their Article Title rather than their name.

What Does an In-Text Citation Look Like?  Standard ITC for a quote from a novel  “Call me Ishmael” (Melville 1). But If I also wished to quote something from Melville’s novel Typee as well, it should appear like this:  “Six months at sea!” (Typee 1)

What is a Reference Page  Also called a “Works Cited Page” the Reference Page is where you list all the sources you have used on your project.  A Reference Page differs from a Bibliography in that ONLY sources which have been referenced are found there.  Sources are listed Alphabetically by the Author’s last name.

What Does a Reference Page Look Like? Alter, Robert. The Art of Biblical Narrative. New York: Basic Books, Print Argersinger, Jana L., and Leland Pearson eds. Hawthorne and Melville: Writing a Relationship. Athens, Georgia: U of Georgia P, Print. Bellis, Peter J. No Mysteries Out of Ourselves: Identity and Textual Form in the Novels of Herman Melville. Philadelphia: U of Pennsylvania P, Print. Bercovitch, Sacvan. The Office of the Scarlet Letter. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins UP, Print ---ed. Typology and Early American Literature. U of Massachusetts P, Print. Bloom, Harold ed. Major Literary Characters: Ahab. New York: Chelsea House Books, Print. ---ed. Major Literary Characters: Hester Prynne. New York: Chelsea House Books, Print.

What is a “Full Citation”  Also called a “Reference Entry” a Full Citation is an entry on your Reference or Works Cited page. It contains all of the publication information for your sources.  They act as a means for your readers to find your sources and check your facts—if they disagree with or have further questions about your topic.

What Does a Standard Citation Look Like?  A Book Lastname, Firstname. Title of Book. City of Publication: Publisher, Year of Publication. Medium of Publication. EX: Melville, Herman. Moby-Dick; or, The Whale. New York: Dover Publications, Print.

Articles and Websites An Article Lastname, Firstname. “Article Title.” Journal Title Volume. Issue (Year): Pages. Medium of Publication. A Website Editor, author, or compiler name (if available). Name of Site. Version number. Name of institution/organization affiliated with the site (sponsor or publisher), date of resource creation (if available). Medium of publication. Date of access.

Other Sources  ce/747/05/ ce/747/05/  See the Purdue OWL for more examples.

Practice Quiz Properly Indicate the Following Titles

 Glee (television show)  Is It Just Us, or Are Kids Getting Really Stupid? (article)  The Raven (poem)  The Twilight Saga: Eclipse (movie)  The Fame Monster (album)  Moby-Dick, or The Whale (novel)  The Partly Cloudy Patriot (essay)  The Partly Cloudy Patriot (book)  South Park (television show) Pandemic Part 1 (episode)  The New York Times Online (website)  Generation Net (online essay)

Put the Following Information Into a Correct Citation  Moby-Dick; or, The Whale.  Herman Melville.   New York:  Print.  Dover Publications,