MLA Citations By: Timothy Velastegui, Mike Massahos, Yesica Argueta, Aaron
Citing Sources in the Text Websites: No specific Video recordings: (Title of movie) Books: (Authors last name and page number) Articles (Authors last name and page or section number) Websites: No specific Video recordings: (Title of movie) Books: (Authors last name and page number) Articles (Authors last name and page or section number)
Journal Articles Authors last name, Authors first name. “Title of Article”. Title of Periodical. Volume (Date): Pages.
Example of Article Citation Sullivan, Rachel E. “Rap and Race. It’s Got a Nice Beat, but What about the Message?”. Journal of Black Studies. Vol. 33, No. 5 (May, 2003): pp
Books Authors Last name, Authors First name. Title. Place of Publication, Publisher, © Date.
Example of Book Citation Jacobs, James B. Busting the Mob, The United States vs. La Cosa Nostra. New York. University Press. 1994
Websites/Internet Sources Authors last name, Authors first name. “Title of Article”. Title of the Webpage. Date of Posting/ Last Updated. Name of institution/organization affiliated with the website. Date of visit. Electronic address.
Example of Website Citation O’brien, Erin. “ May 1-23 Info:” Seminar 114G.Feb 25,2008, May 01,2008. University of Massachusetts Boston/PB wiki. May 01, php.
Video Recordings Movie Title. Producer name. Directors name. Performers names. Descriptor for the recording (videocassette, DVD, etc.) Distributor, Year of Release.
Example of Video Recording It's a Wonderful Life. Dir. Frank Capra. Perf. James Stewart, Donna Reed, Lionel Barrymore, and Thomas Mitchell DVD. Republic, 2001
Example of TV Citation Pip. South Park. Season 4. Trey Parker, Matt Stone. Comedy Central. 11/29/2000.
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