citations

=Important!= Copying someone else's work is NOT acceptable! If you borrow a small bit of someone else's work, you must give them credit by __citing__ them as a source. (Imagine how you would feel if someone copied all of your homework after you spent a lot of time on it.) Within the field of research, people collaborate and borrow from each other all the time. Here is how to do it properly.

=Citing Books:= code Author. __Title of Book__. City of Publication: Publisher, Year.

code For books with multiple authors or editors:
 * List the names in the order they appear on the title page.
 * Only the first author's name should be reversed: Last Name, First Name.
 * Use a comma between the authors' names. Place a period after the last author's name.
 * After an editor's name, use the "ed." abbreviation: Smith, Jonas, ed.

=Citing Encyclopedias or Reference Books:= code Author of Article (if given). "Article Title." __Title of Book__. City of Publication: Publisher, Year. code

=Citing Magazine Articles:= code Author. "Title of Article." __Title of Magazine__ Date: Page(s). code

=Citing on-line resources (web pages):= code Author or editor. “Title.” Book title. Printed version information. Site title. Volume or issue number. Date posted. Name of subscription service, library name and location. Listserv name. 00 pp. Sponsoring organization. Date accessed . code

=Sample Citations=

Book
Brinkley, Alan. __The Unfinished Nation__. New York: Knopf, 1993.

Encyclopedia
Lesko, Leonard H. "Pyramids." __The World Book Encyclopedia__. 2001.

Magazine Article
Dominus, Susan. "Why Pretty Isn’t Pretty Enough Anymore." __Glamour__ Jan. 2004: 136+.

Web Site (Professional)
__ESPN.com__. 10 Nov. 1999. ESPN Internet Ventures. 24 Nov. 1999 .

Article Within a Web Site
Devitt, Terry. “Flying High.” __The Why Files__. 9 Dec. 1999. University of Wisconsin, Board of Regents. 4 Jan. 2000 .

Article Within a Web Site (Anonymous)
“Becoming a Meteorologist.” Weather.com. 12 Nov. 1999. The Weather Channel. 24 Nov. 1999 .

The information on this page was borrowed from the following sources:

"MLA Citation Examples." Honolulu Community College. 20 September 2004. Honolulu Community College Library Services. 26 March 2008 .

"MLA Style." __The Write Source__. New York: Houghton Mifflin, 2008. 26 March 2008 .

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