1. MLA Citations
Eighth Edition

2. Changes from 7th Edition
Eighth edition has made some changes in how citations are formatted:
The citation method is now based on general rules that are the same for all types of materials instead of being specific to an individual type of material.
It is a lot easier to cite electronic sources.
No longer have to state the medium of publication.
For electronic sources, “date of access” is optional

3. What we are going to cite
Book
eBook
Story in an Anthology
Entry in a Reference Book
Journal article in a database
Article on a website

4. Information to look out for
Author.
Title of Source.
Container,
Other contributors,
Version,
Number,
Publisher,
Publication date,
Location.
Title of container,
Other contributors,
Version,
Number,
Publisher,
Publication date,
Location.
Container 2
Container 1

5. What we want to cite: Book

6. Information that we need
Author. – Victor Hugo
Title of Source. – The Hunchback of Notre-Dame
Container, - the book is the container
Other contributors, - none
Version, - none
Number, - none
Publisher, - Barnes & Noble Books
Publication date,
Location – the whole book

7. What the citation will look like
Hugo, Victor. The Hunchback of Notre-Dame. Barnes & Noble Books,

8. What we want to cite: eBook

9. Information we need Author. – Parker, Jo and Peter Godwin
Title of Source. – Information Literacy Beyond Library 2.0
Container,
Other contributors,
Version,
Number,
Publisher, - Facet Publishing
Publication date,
Location.
Title of container, - eBook Collection (EBSCOhost)
Other contributors,
Version,
Number,
Publisher,
Publication date,
Location. - /search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=tr ue&db=nlebk&AN=558453&site=ehost-live
Accessed . – 25 April 216

10. What the citation will look like:
Parker, Jo, and Peter Godwin. Information Literacy: Beyond Library Facet Publishing, eBook Collection (EBSCOhost). proxy.campbell.edu/login?url= n.aspx?direct=true&db=nlebk&AN=558453&site=ehost-live. Accessed 25 April 2016.

11. What we want to cite: Story in an Anthology

12. Information we need Author. – Munro, Alice
Title of Source. – “Bardon Bus”
Container, - The World of the Short Story: A Twentieth Century Collection
Other contributors, - Clifton Fadiman, editor,
Version,
Number,
Publisher, - Houghton Mifflin Company
Publication date,
Location. – p

13. What the citation will look like:
Munro, Alice. “Bardon Bus.” The World of the Short Story: A Twentieth Century Collection, edited by Clifton Fadiman, Houghton Mifflin Company, 1986, pp

14. What we want to cite: Entry in a reference book

15. Information that we need
Author. -
Title of Source. – “Jihad”
Container, - The Oxford Dictionary of Islam
Other contributors, - Esposito, John L., editor
Version,
Number,
Publisher, - Oxford University Press
Publication date,
Location. – pp

16. What the citation will look like
“Jihad.” The Oxford Dictionary of Islam, edited by John L. Esposito, Oxford University Press, 2003, pp

17. What we want to cite: Journal Article

18. Information that we need
Author. – Machin-Mastromatteo, Juan D. and Jesus Lau
Title of Source. - “The arrival of information literacy.”
Container, - Information Development
Other contributors,
Version,
Number, - vol. 31 no. 2
Publisher,
Publication date, - March 2015
Location. Pp
Title of container, - Sage Journals
Other contributors,
Version,
Number,
Publisher,
Publication date,
Location. - doi:  /

19. What the citation will look like
Machin-Mastromatteo, Juan D. and Jesus Lau. “The Arrival of Information Literacy.” Information Development, vol. 31, no. 2, March 2015, pp Sage Journals, doi:  /

20. What we want to cite: Web Article

21. Information we need Author. – Turner, Bambi
Title of Source. – 10 Superstitions about Stars
Container, - HowStuffWorks.com
Other contributors,
Version,
Number,
Publisher,
Publication date, - 13 August 2015
Location. - stars.htm

22. What the citation will look like
Turner, Bambi. “10 Superstitions about Stars.” HowStuffWorks.com. 13 August 2015, science.howstuffworks.com/10-superstitions- about-stars.htm. Accessed 25 April 2016.

23. Want more details?
For more details see the MLA Handbook Eighth Edition LB2369.G
Modern Language Association of America. MLA Handbook. Eighth Edition, Modern Language Association of America, 2016, p. 129.