1. using the MLA format to credit resources
MLA Citations
using the MLA format to credit resources

2. Table of Contents Tips Citing Books Citing Encyclopedias
Citing Online Periodicals
Citing Web Pages
In-Text Citations
Online Resources

3. Tips for Generating Citations
Choose correct format for your resource.
Information must be in correct order and complete.
Punctuation must be exact.
Remember to reverse indent.
When listing complete dates, use the form “5 October 2009.”
Alphabetize entries by the first letter of the first word of each entry
If a book has no author or editor listed, start with the title.
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4. Citing Books Author’s Last Name, Author’s First Name. Title of Book.
Place of Publication:
Publisher,
Year of Publication.
Count 5 spaces
Linda.
Mother Teresa: Protector of the Sick.
Johnson, ,
New York:
Blackbirch Press,
1991.
Count 5 spaces
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5. Book Citation Examples
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6. Citing Encyclopedias “Item you looked up.” Title of Encyclopedia.
Copyright
date
ed.
Count 5 spaces
The World Book Encyclopedia.
2009 ed.
“Harlem.” ,
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7. Encyclopedia Citation Examples
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8. Citing Online Periodicals
Author’s Last Name,
Author’s First Name.
Title of Book.
Place of Publication:
Publisher,
Year of Publication.
Count 5 spaces
Linda.
Mother Teresa: Protector of the Sick.
Johnson, ,
New York:
Blackbirch Press,
1991.
Count 5 spaces
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9. Online Periodical Citation Examples
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10. Citing Web Pages Author’s Last Name, Author’s first name or party
responsible for the webpage.
Title of the webpage.
Count 5 spaces
Date material was posted to the Internet.
Online.
Count 5 spaces
Date found by you.
Count 5 spaces
Mickey’s Last Hurrah.
29 October
Disney Corporation. ,
2008.
Online.
26 January 2009.
Count 5 spaces
com.
Count 5 spaces
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11. Web Page Citation Examples
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12. In-Text Citations
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13. In-Text Citation Examples
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14. Online Resources
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