1. MLA Style Guide 7th Edition 2009
Documentation
MLA Style Guide 7th Edition 2009
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Plagiarism
Plagiarism is copying someone’s work and presenting it as your own. It’s not just about copying a friend’s essay, it’s taking another person’s ideas, words or images and using them as if they were your own creation. Even if you are putting that information into your own words, you must still acknowledge the source of that information or idea.
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Documentation
The point of documenting your sources is not just to avoid a zero on your assignment, it’s about showing you have researched your work thoroughly.
Documentation also allows your readers to look at the material you have found and used.
It is important to develop good habits now when it comes to referencing the work of others.
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4. What Should I Reference?
direct quotations
paraphrases of material
summaries of opinions, ideas and interpretations obtained from other sources
images, video and other forms of media created by others
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How Do I Reference?
in-text citation – in parentheses and positioned in the text of your assignment as close as possible after the information being referenced
works cited list – each in-text citation will have an entry in the works cited list at the end of your assignment
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6. Bibliography or Works Cited
A Bibliography is:
an alphabetical list by author’s last name of sources;
all works consulted.
A Works Cited list is:
an alphabetical list of sources by author’s last name;
all works cited.
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In-Text Citations
In-text citations usually:
include the last name of the author(s);
include the page reference;
are in parentheses;
are placed as close as possible following the relevant idea or quotation in the text.
Example: (Crosby 116).
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Quotations
When using a direct quote, if it is four lines or less, use quotation marks around the words of the quotation, but place final punctuation after the citation.
Example:
In the days when doctors “stressed air as the communicator of disease” (Tuchman 102), they were unaware of other factors.
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Quotations
Question or exclamation marks that appear in the original source, stay within the quotation marks.
Example:
The more appropriate question is, “have we gone too far to reverse the environmental damage caused by reckless deforestation?” (Jones 187).
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Quotations
If the quotation is longer than four lines:
start it on a new line;
indent the block one inch from the left margin (but not from the right);
don’t use quotation marks;
always put the final punctuation before the citation, not after;
maintain the same line spacing as the main text.
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11. How to Format the Works Cited Page
List all bibliographic references in alphabetical order by author’s last name.
Set page alignment to “left”.
Indent subsequent lines of an entry (called a hanging indent).
Entries should be double-spaced within and between entries.
Centre the title.
Set margins to 1 inch.
Consult “Page set-up” document on the library website.
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