MLA CITATION STYLE
MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers, 6th edition

*General guidelines for in-paper citations.

Book

Author. Book Title. Place of publication: Publisher, Date.

Ex. :
Harris, Robert. The Plagiarism Handbook: Strategies for Preventing, Detecting and
      

       Dealing with Plagiarism. Los Angeles, Calif. : Pryczak Publishing, 2001.

Herr, Judy Yvonne, Libby Larson, and Dawn Tennyson-Grimm. Teacher Made

       Materials That Really Teach. Clifton Park, NY: Delmar Learning, 2004.

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Book Article, Chapter, Short Story, or Poem

Author. “Title of Work. ” Book Title. Editor. Place of Publication, Publisher, Date.

       Page Numbers.

Ex:
O’Connor, John. “Human Cloning Would Be Unethical. ” Cloning. Ed. Bruno Leone.

       San Diego, Calif. : Greenhaven Press, Inc. ,1998. 9-12.

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Encyclopedia Article (well known reference books)

Author. “Article Title”. Book Title. Edition. Date.

Ex. :
Deese, David A. “Persian Gulf War. ” World Book Encyclopedia. 2003ed. 2003.

“Symbolism. ” Oxford English Dictionary. 2nd ed. 1989.

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Encyclopedia Article (less familiar reference book)

Author. Article Title. Book Title. Editor. Edition. Volumes. Place of publication:

       Publisher, Date.

Ex:
Wood, James M. and Christine Herber. “Nightmares. ” Encyclopedia of Psychology.

        Ed. Alan E. Kazdin. 8 vols. New York: Oxford University Press, 2000.

“Holly, Buddy. ” The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Ed. Colin Larkin. 3rd ed. 8 vols.

       New York: Muze UK Ltd. , 1998.

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Online Book from NetLibrary

Author or editor. Book Title. Publication information for the original print version.

       Electronic publication information. Date accessed and URL address accessed.

Ex. :
Farr, J. Michael. Best Jobs for the 21st Century. Indianapolis, IN: Jist Works, 2001.

       NetLibrary, 2002. 27 Jan. 2004 <http://www.netlibrary.com>.

Miller, David ed. The Blackwell Encyclopaedia of Political Thought. NY: B.Blackwell,

       2000. Net Library, 2001. 27 Jan. 2004<http://www.netlibrary.com>.

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Magazine Article from Print Source

Author. “Article Title. ” Magazine Title Date: Page Numbers.

Ex. :
Donnelly, Sally B. “How Boeing Got Lost. ” Time 15 Dec. 2003: 49.

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Scholarly Journal Article from Print Source

Author. “Article Title. ” Journal Title Volume(Date): Page Numbers.

Ex. :
Merricks, Trenton. “The End of Counterpart Theory. ” Journal of Philosophy 100(Oct.

       2003): 521-549.

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Journal and Magazine Article from EBSCO, ProQuest, and InfoTrac Databases

Author. “Article Title. ” Magazine Title Date: Page Numbers. Database Name. Service

       Name. Library, City, State. Date Accessed<URL Address>.

Author. “Article Title. ” Journal Title Volume(Date): Page Numbers. Database Name.

       Service Name. Library, City, State. Date Accessed<URL Address>.

Ex. :
Kleiner, Carolyn and Mary Lord. “The Cheating Game. ” U.S. News & World Report

       Nov. 1999: 54-62. Academic Search Elite. EBSCO. L.W. Nixon Lib. , El Dorado,

       KS. 6 Aug 2003 <http://web9.epnet.com>.

Minn, Stephen. “Dumpster-Diving F0r Your Identity. ” New York Times Magazine 21

       Dec. 2003: 42-47. ProQuest Research Library. L.W. Nixon Lib. , El Dorado, KS.

       27 Jan. 2004<http://proquest.umi.com>

McCahill, Laurence and Betty Ferrell. “Palliative Surgery for Cancer Pain. (Evidence

       Based Case Reviews). ” The Western Journal of Medicine 176(Mar. 2002):

       107-110. Health Reference Center Academic. InfoTrac. L.W. Nixon Lib. , El

       Dorado, KS. 27 Jan.2004 <http://webb5.infotrac.galegroup.com>.

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Newspaper Article from Print

Author. “Article Title. ” Newspaper Title Date: Page Numbers.

Ex. :
Bandler, James. “Kodak to Cut Staff Up to 21% Amid Digital Push. ” Wall Street

       Journal 22 Jan. 2004: A1.
       

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Newspaper Article from Lexis-Nexis Database

Author. “Article Title. ” Newspaper Title Date. Database Name. Service Name.  

      Library, City,State. Date Accessed<URL Address>.

Ex. :
Zeinike, Kate. “With Student Cheating on the Rise More Colleges are Turning to

       Honor Codes. ” New York Times 2 Nov. 2002. Academic Universe: News. Lexis-

       Nexis.L.W.Nixon Lib. , El Dorado, KS. 8 Jan. 2004 <http://web.lexis-nexis.com>.

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Web Sites

Author. “Article Title. ” Website Title. Date. Organization. Date Accessed <URL
       Address>.
    **Not all websites will have all of this information. Just use what information is
available.

Ex. :
“Study May Offer New Clue to Good Memory. ” CNN.com. 24 Jan 2004. Cable News

       Network. 27 Jan. 2004 <http://www.cnn.com>.

Stoerger, Sharon. Plagiarism. 21 Oct. 2003. 13 Nov. 2003<http://www.web-

       miner.com/plagiarism>.

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Radio or Television Transcripts on Lexis-Nexis Database

“Episode Title. ” Program Title. Network Name. Broadcast Date. Database Name.

       Service Name. Date Accessed<URL Address>.

Ex. :
“Quiet Librarian Leads Change Against Justice Department. ” CBS Evening News.

       CBS 4 July 2003. Academic Universe: News. Lexis-Nexis. 27 Jan 2004

       <http://web.lexis-nexis.com. >

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Downloaded Computer Software

 

Camtasia Studio. Vers. 3.0 27 Oct. 2005 <http://www.techsmith.com>.

Computer Software on CD-ROM

Masterplots Complete. CD-ROM. Hackensack, NJ: Salem Press, 2000.

 

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