1. MLA Style: In-Text Citation and Works Cited Page

2. Documentation and MLA Reasons for Documenting:
Allows readers to find out more about origins of the ideas you present
Protects you from charges of plagiarism
Two Types of Documentation in MLA Style:
In-Text Citations
Works Cited

3. Basics of In-Text Citation
Author’s name, including first name the first time name mentioned, in text of your essay
Note page number in parentheses—without pg. or p—at end of citation; final punctuation comes after final parenthesis
If using block quotation, final punctuation comes before the information in parentheses
If including author’s name in text of your essay is awkward, then put only the last name in the parentheses before the page number:
(Lowe 79).

4. Additional Aspects of In-Text Citation
Last name of author is enough for reader to reference in Work Cited
Page number makes it easy to find original quotation
If two authors have same last name, include first name or, if in parentheses, initial:
(J. Mayers 79).
If more than one work by same author, specify which work in essay with an abbreviation of the title, or, if in parentheses, put comma after last name and before title and use abbreviation of title:
(Mayers, “A Bad Man” 79).

5. Additional Aspects of In-Text Citation
Web sources usually don’t have page numbers, so just give author’s name
MLA prefers author’s name in text instead of in parentheses
If no author, mention title in text
Poems: if quote all or part of 2 or 3 lines of poetry, put in quotation marks and separate lines using a slash / with a space on each side. In parentheses put line numbers (7-9).
Plays: give the act, scene and line numbers when the work has them, page numbers when it doesn’t.

6. Additional Aspects of In-Text Citation
Work quoted in another source, put “qtd. in” before the information about the indirect source:
(qtd. in Bauman 9).
Mention direct source of quotation in signal phrase
If two or more sources support a single point, separate them with a semicolon:
(Jones 8; Smith 7).

7. Basics of Works Cited Page
On a separate page at the end of your essay, include the Works Cited page
Header: last name and page number. Page number should follow the last page number of body of your paper
Center and in regular type/font: Works Cited
Double space throughout
No extra spaces between title and entries or between entries!
No numbers for entries!

8. More Basics of Works Cited
Use “hanging indentation”
First line of citation is flush left
Indent all subsequent lines for that citation one-half inch
Alphabetize by author’s last name or, if no author, by title
“The” and “A” don’t count
If you cite more than one source by same author, the individual works are alphabetized by title; author’s full name is given only for the first citation in the Works Cited, after which it is replaced by three hyphens:
Sears, Jules. “The Portrait.”
---. “The Reversal Performed, Not Rehearsed.”
The rest of the citation is as it would have been for that source

9. More Basics of Works Cited Page
Only include sources cited in your text
Don’t leave out any sources cited in your text!
Include primary and secondary sources
If any information called for is unavailable for a particular source, skip that element and keep the rest of the entry as close as possible to the given format

10. Sears 18
Works Cited
Abrams, Mark. “All’s Not Well.” Theatre Journal 11.2 (2007): Print.
Collier, Judith, and Francine Prose. The Outsider within: Othello and the Military Code. Ed. Leslie Knox. Austin: U of Texas P, Print.
Glass, Meredith. “Rogue Performers.” PMLA 12.3 (2008): Academic Search Premier. Web. 1 Nov
---. “William Shakespeare.” The Shakespeare Project: Biography. Shakespeare Project, 21 Mar Web. 30 Oct
“Iago’s Motivation.” Notes on Othello. Theater Teacher’s Resource, Web. 28 Oct
Othello. Dir. Oliver Parker. Perf. Lawrence Fishburne, Kenneth Branagh, and Irène Jacob. Castle Rock, DVD.
Shakespeare, William. Othello. Making Literature Matter: An Anthology for Readers and Writers. Ed. John Schilb and John Clifford. 4th ed. Boston: Bedford / St. Martin’s, Print.

11. Citing a Book (skip any material not available)
Name of the author(s) (or editor, if no author is listed), last name first, followed by period
Full Title, italicized, followed by period; if subtitle, put colon between title and subtitle
Name(s) of the editor(s) if the book has both an author and an editor, following the abbreviation, Ed., followed by period
Name(s) of translator or compiler, following abbreviation Trans. or Comp. as appropriate, followed by period
The edition, if other than the first—3rd ed.—followed by period
Volume(s) used, if the book is part of a multivolume set—Vol. 8.—followed by period
City of publication (followed by a colon), name of the publisher (comma), and year, followed by period
Medium of publication: Print, followed by period
Name of any series to which the book belongs, followed by period

12. More on Citing Books
If you have a book with multiple authors or editors, list all names, but only the first name is given last name first and rest in normal order; put comma after first author’s name
If there are four or more authors or editors, give only first full name listed on title page, followed by a comma and et al. (“and others”)
A book with a corporate author—group, government agency, or organization listed as its author—treat as single author: National Society of Photographic Educators

13. Citing a Work in an Anthology
Name of the author(s) of the article/literary work, followed by period
Title of the shorter work, enclosed in quotation marks (unless longer work—full play—italics), followed by period
Title of the anthology in italics followed by a period
Names(s) of editors of collection or anthology, followed by period
Relevant publication information as in book citation, followed by period
Inclusive page numbers for shorter work, followed by period
Medium of Publication: Print, followed by period

14. Cross-References from Same Anthology
If cite several articles or texts from same collection or anthology, cross-reference them
Write a single general entry that provides full publication information for whole collection
Also include entries for shorter works; only include author and title of shorter work, last names of editors, and page numbers of shorter work
For example:
Schilb, John, and John Clifford, eds. Making Literature Matter: An Anthology for Readers and Writers. 4th ed. Boston: Bedford / St. Martin’s, Print.
Shakespeare, William. Othello. Schilb and Clifford
---. “Sonnet 116.” Schilb and Clifford 574.

15. Citing Articles in Periodicals
Name(s) of the author(s) of the article/short text, last name first followed by period
Title of the article/short text in quotations, followed by period:
“Theatre of the Obtuse.”
Title of the periodical italicized
All relevant publication information (see next slide)
Medium of publication: Print, followed by a period

16. Different Types of Periodicals
For a scholarly journal—volume number and issue number (sometimes only issue); year of publication in parentheses, followed by a colon, and the page numbers of the shorter work, followed by period:
PMLA (2006): Print.
For a magazine—month(s) of publication for monthly/bimonthly magazine OR date (day, abbreviated month, then year) for weekly/biweekly, followed by a colon, and page numbers, followed by period:
New Yorker 5 Nov. 2005: Print.
For a newspaper article—date (day, abbreviated month, year), edition if listed on the masthead, followed by colon and page numbers (including section number or letter, if applicable), followed by period:
New York Times 24 Mar. 2007, late ed.: A1+. Print.

17. Citing Library Databases
Print publication information—author’s name, title, publication information
Name of the database (italicized)—like Academic Search Premier, followed by period
Medium of publication—Web, followed by period
Date you accessed site (day, month abbreviated, and year), followed by period:
30 Oct

18. Citing the Internet: World Wide Web
Name of the author(s), last name first, followed by a period
Title of the section of the work accessed in quotation marks, followed by a period; if not titled, identify by label like Home page or Introduction,but not in quotation marks
Title of the full document or site italicized (if different than title of the work accessed), followed by a period
Publisher’s or sponsor’s name, followed by a comma; if neither available, use N.p.
Date of publication by day, month, and year if available, followed by a period; if date isn’t available, use n.d.
The medium of publication—Web, followed by a period
Date you accessed site (day, month abbreviated, and year), followed by a period
30 Oct

19. Citing Publication on Web with Print Publication Data
Name of author, followed by period
Print Publication Information (same format as usual)
Name of the Web site in italics, followed by period
Medium of publication—Web, followed by period
Date you accessed the site (day, month, year), followed by period

20. Article in Scholarly Journal Published Only on Web
Name of author, followed by period
Title of article, followed by period
Name of journal in italics
Volume and issue number (or just issue number)
Year of publication in parentheses, followed by colon
Page numbers or n. pag., followed by period
Medium of publication—Web, followed by period
Date you accessed the site (day, month abbreviated, year), followed by period

21. Article in Newspaper on Web
Name of author, followed by period
Title of article, followed by a period
Name of newspaper in italics, followed by period
Publisher’s name (New York Times) or N.p., followed by comma
Date of publication (day, month abbreviated, year), followed by period
Medium of publication—Web, followed by period
Date you accessed the site (day, month abbreviated, year), followed by period

22. Article in Magazine on Web
Name of author, followed by period
Title of article, followed by period
Name of magazine in italics, followed by period
Publisher’s name or N.p., followed by comma
Date of publication (day, month abbreviated, year), followed by period
Medium of publication—Web, followed by period
Date you accessed the site, followed by period

23. Personal Communication or Lecture
Name of the person who gave you the information, followed by period
Type of communication (interview, letter, ), followed by period
Date of communication, followed by period
Lecture, Public Talk, or Debate:
Name of lecturer/speaker, followed by period
Name of lecture or lecture series, followed by comma
Place, followed by comma
Date (day, month abbreviated, year), followed by period
Medium (lecture, debate, commencement address)

24. Multimedia Sources If Film or DVD:
Title in italics, followed by period
Director’s name beginning with Dir., followed by period
Optional—performers’ names, starting with Perf., followed by period
Distributor (Universal, Paramount), followed by comma
Year, followed by a period
Medium (Film or DVD), followed by period
If TV or Radio Program:
Title of episode or segment in quotation marks, followed by period
Title of the program and series, if any, in italics, followed by period
Performers, narrators, directors or others who might be pertinent, followed by period
Name of network or call numbers and city for local station, followed by period
Broadcast date, followed by period
Medium (either Television or Radio), followed by period

25. Informational Notes
Use if a piece of information is interesting or useful but can’t be worked into body of essay without interrupting flow of ideas
Use a small superscript number in text to signal a note, which will be on a separate page at end of essay before Works Cited page
Be sure to include any sources mentioned in end notes in Works Cited page:
End Notes
1 Several critics interpret this scene as revealing Iago’s
suspicions about Emilia’s fidelity (Roberts 72; Bond 89-
91; Crowley ).