Documenting Your Sources The Key to Avoiding Plagiarism with MLA Documentation Amy Flanagan, Media Specialist John Hardin High School

Documentation Helper

Book ____________, _____________. __________________. ____________:_______________, __________. Author’s Last nameFirst Name Book Title (underlined) CityPublisherYear

Book Example English, Carol. The Cliffs Won’t Do: Read the Book. Philadelphia: McGraw-Hill, 1997.

Encyclopedia ____________, _____________. “________________”. _________________________:______________. Author’s Last nameFirst Name Topic Name of Encyclopedia (underlined)Year/Edition Author’s name will appear at the end of the topic’s article. If not, begin documenting with the topic.

Encyclopedia Example: Lyon, Bryce. “Middle Ages.” World Book.2002.

____________, _____________. __________________. _______________________. ______________. Author’s Last nameFirst Name Title of Web Page (underlined) Provider Access Date Web Address ( Web Page If no author is provided, skip and begin documenting at the Title of the web page.

Web Page Example: Lemay, Leo. Benjamin Franklin: A Documentary History. University of Delaware English Department. 27 Oct. 2001

Kentucky Virtual Library EbscoHost Magazines/Journals ____________, _____________. “_________________”. ________________ _______ _______ ________. _________________._______________. _____________. ___________________. ___________________________________. Author’s Last Name First Name Name of Article (in quotes) Name of Print Magazine (underlined) Day of Month Month Year EbscoHOST (underlined) Kentucky Virtual Library John Hardin H.S. LMC Today’s Date (Day/Month/Year (URL at top of web site)

Kentucky Virtual Library EbscoHost Magazines/Journals Example: Koretz, Gene. “A Teenage Smoking Puzzle.” Business Week 24 Sept EbscoHOST. Kentucky Virtual Library. John Hardin High School Library Media Center. 14 Jan

Kentucky Virtual Library EbscoHost Magazines/Journals Tip For a computer service that gives no electronic address for an entry, add a “keyword” or “path” statement in its place..

Magazine and Journal ____________, _____________. “_________________.” ________________. ___________________: _________________. Author’s Last Name First Name Title of Article (in quotes) Name of Magazine (underlined) Month/Day/Year Page Numbers

Magazine and Journal Example: Ramsey, Pamela. “Where’s My Smiley Face?” MacWorld Sept. 1997:

Newspaper Article ____________, _____________. “_________________.” ________________. ___________________: _________________. Author’s Last Name First NameTitle of Article Name of Newspaper (underlined) Day/Month/Year Section/page number If no author, start with the title of the article.

Newspaper Article Example: Goldberg, Grace. “The Inside Track: Alumni Life.” The News-Enterprise 10 Oct. 2003: D17.

Works Cited American Library Association. “MLA Citation Style Guide (Traditional Sources).” Chicago, IL : O’Daniel, Jan. “Documentation Helper.” John Hardin High School LMC. Elizabethtown, KY: Writer’s Inc. Write For College: A Student Handbook. Wilmington, Massachussetts: Write Source, 1997.