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MLA Citations
Citation
(Documentation) is the systematic process of giving credit to the sources of
ideas and
information
that are used in your paper. Its purpose is to identify the works you consulted
and to distinguish
these works from your own ideas, facts, and opinions.
Failure
to cite your sources is plagiarism,
which is the presentation of another's words, ideas or
research as
your own. This is a form of theft, and it applies to the use of material found
on the Internet as well as
books, articles or any form of print or non-print resources. A more detailed
explanation of source
documentation can be found in the MLA Handbook, available on Reserve and
at the Reference Desk.
Gibaldi, Joseph. MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers. 6th ed. New
York: Modern
Language Association of America, 2003.
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1.
The
Works Cited
list
must be on a separate sheet from the text of your paper.
2.
Alphabetize all types of sources in one list by
first word
of
citation
(other
than
the, a
or
an).
3.
The
titles of the sources you have used must be either
italicized
or
underlined.
4.
Include only works cited in the text of your paper.
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Proper
Formats for your Works Cited List
BOOKS
Book by one author
Citation Format
Last name of
author, First name of author. Title: subtitle. City of publication:
Publisher’s
name, year of publication.
Example
Morrison,
Toni. Playing in the Dark: Whiteness and the Literary Imagination. New
York:
Vintage Books, 1993
Book by two or more
authors
Citation Format
Last name of
first author, First name of first author and name of other author(s). Title:
subtitle.
City of publication: Publisher’s name, year of publication.
Example
Dean,
Marjorie, and Robert Pringle. Central Banks. New York: Viking, 1995.
Anthology
or Edited book (no author given)
Citation Format
Last name of
editor, First name of editor, ed. Title of Book. City of publication:
Publisher’s
name, year of publication.
Example
Huston,
Althea C., ed. Children in Poverty: Child Development and Public Policy.
Cambridge, MA:
Cambridge UP, 1991.
Book with corporate
author
Citation Format
Name of
corporate author (omit any initial article, ie. A, An, The). Title: subtitle.
City of
publication: Publisher’s name, year of publication.
Example
National
Research Council. Understanding Child Abuse and Neglect. Washington:
National Academy Press, 1993.
Work in an Anthology
Citation Format
Last name of
author, First name of author. “Title of the part of book being cited.”
(Note: underline the title of
autobiographies, plays and novels)
Title of
anthology.
Ed. Name. City of publication: Publisher’s
name, year of publication. Inclusive page numbers of piece being cited.
Example
Gilman,
Charlotte Perkins. “The Yellow Wallpaper.” The Norton Anthology of Literature
by Women.
2nd
edition. Ed. Sandra M. Gilbert and Susan Gubar. New York: W.W. Norton & Company,
Inc.,
1996. 1133 -1144.
Previously Published
Scholarly Article
Citation Format
Last name of
author, First name of author. “Title of Article.” Title of Original
Publication.
Vol (year): page numbers. Rpt. in Title of Source. Ed. First Name Last
Name.
Vol.#. Place of Publication: Publisher, Date. Page numbers.
Example
Stallman,
R.W. "A New Reading of ‘The Snows of Kilimanjaro,” The Houses That James
Built: And Other Literary Studies. (1961): 173-99. Rpt. in Short Story
Criticism.
Ed.Carol T. Gaffke and Anna J. Sheets. Vol. 25. Detroit: Gale, 1997. 89 - 92.
Well-known Encyclopedia
Citation Format
Last name of
author, first name of author (if given). “Title of article.” Title of
Encyclopedia/Dictionary.
Edition (if given). Year of publication.
Example
Hunt,
Roberta McLean. "Child Welfare." The Encyclopedia Americana. 1995.
ARTICLES
Magazine Article
(ELECTRONIC)
from a NCC Subscription
database
(Database section of Library homepage)
Citation Format
Last name of
author, First name of author. “Title of Article.” Title of Magazine Day
Month Year: Pages.
Name of Database.
Name of
Service. NCC Lib., Garden City, NY. Day of Access Month Year
<URL of
Database homepage>.
Example
“Maynard
Dixon’s living legacy” American Artist Sep. 2003: 58. Infotrac
OneFile. Gale Group Databases. NCC
Lib., Garden
City, NY. 26 Jan. 2004 <http://web6.infotrac.galegroup.com>.
*Note:
If no author is given begin with the title of the article.
Magazine article
(Print)
Citation Format
Last name of
author, First name of author. "Title of Article." Title of Magazine Day
Month Year:
Page(s).
Example
Sullivan,
Carl. "Same-sex Unions Gain Notice." Editor & Publisher 2 Sept. 2002: 6.
Newspaper article
(ELECTRONIC)
from a NCC
Subscription database
(Database section of Library homepage)
Citation Format
Last name of
author, First name of author. “Article Title.” Title of Newspaper Day
Month Year,
edition: Page Number (+ indicates
continued on a non-continuous page).
Name of Database.
Name of
Service. NCC Lib., Garden City, NY.
Day of Access Month Year <URL of Database homepage>.
Example
Arenson,
Karen W. “Urging SUNY Tuition Increases.” New York Times 11 Dec 2002,
Late ed.:
B9. LexisNexis Academic. Lexis-Nexis. NCC Lib., Garden City, NY.
26
Jan. 2004 <http://www.lexisnexis.com/universe >.
Newspaper article
(Print)
Citation Format
Last name of
author, First name of author. "Article Title." Title of Newspaper Day
Month Year,
edition: Page Number (+ indicates
continued on a non-continuous page).
Example
Wilford,
John Noble. "Fully Assembled at Last, Neanderthal Strides Onstage.” New York
Times
31 Dec.
2002, late ed.: C1+.
Journal article
(ELECTRONIC)
from a NCC Subscription
database
(Database section of Library homepage)
Citation Format
Last name of
author, First name of author. "Title of Article." Title of Journal
Volume #. Issue # (if
known)
(Year of
Publication): Page(s). Name of Database. Name of Service. NCC Lib.,
Garden City, NY.
Day of Access Month Year <URL of Database homepage>.
Example
Whipple,
Thomas W. and Mary K. McManamon. “Implications of Using Male and Female Voices
In
Commercials:
An Exploratory Study.” Journal of Advertising 31.2 (2002): 79.
Infotrac OneFile. Gale Group Databases.
NCC
Lib., Garden City, NY. 26 Jan. 2004
<http://web6.infotrac.galegroup.com>.
Journal article
(Print)
Citation Format
Last name of
author, First name author. "Title of Article." Title of Journal Volume #.
Issue # if
known (Year of Publication): Page(s).
Example
Moore,
Monica M. “Courtship Communication and Perception.” Perceptual and Motor
Skills
94.1 (2002):
97-106.
Reference Book article
(ELECTRONIC)
(Database section of Library homepage)
(Use for
Gale Literature Resource Center and MagillOnLiterature)
Citation Format
Last name of
author, First name of author. “Title of Article.” Title of Source. Day
Month
Year (year
only for a book). Name of Database. Name of Service. NCC Lib.,
Garden City,
NY. Day of Access Month Year <URL of Database>.
Example
Dimock,
Wai-chee. “Kate Chopin.” Modern American Women Writers. 1991.
Literature
Resource
Center.
Gale Group Databases. NCC Lib., Garden City, NY. 26 Jan. 2004.
<http://galenet.galegroup.com>.
OTHER
ELECTRONIC RESOURCES
Website – from a NCC
Subscription database
(Database section of Library homepage)
(Use
for
Hoovers,
Key Business Ratios, Mergent Online, Investext Plus, CountryWatch & MultiMedia
Archive)
Citation Format
"Name of
section of homepage." Name of Database. Publisher. Copyright Year.
NCC
Lib., Garden City, NY. Day of Access Month Year <URL of Database>.
Example
“Pixar
Animation Studios; Fact Sheet." Hoovers Online. Hoovers, Inc. 2004.
NCC Lib.,
Garden City, NY. 26 Jan. 2004 <http://www.hoovers.com>.
Website - General
Citation Format
Last Name of
Author or Agency, First Name
(if
given).
"Title of article or title of page of the site."
Site Name or
Original Source.
Date Created and Publisher. Date of Access Month
Year <URL>.
Example
"Nike, Inc."
Bigcharts.com. Marketwatch.com. 1998-2004. 26 Jan. 2004
<http://www.bigcharts.marketwatch.com>.
General online
periodical
Citation Format
Author's
name. "Title of work or material." Name of Periodical. Date of
Publication.
Volume #.
Issue #. Total number of pages (if available). Date of access Month Year <URL>.
Example
“McDonald’s
Stock Slides as More Customers Turn to Food.” The Onion. 15 Jan. 2003.
Vol. 39.
Issue 1. 17 Jan. 2003
<http://www.theonion.com/onion3901/mcdonalds_stock_slides.html>
E-Book
(Database section of Library homepage)
(Use
for
NetLibrary)
Citation Format
Last name of
author, First name of author. Title of work. Editor’s name. Publication
place
(print): Publisher (print), Publication date (print). Title of site. Editor of
site
or project.
Publication date (electronic). NCC Lib., Garden City, NY.
Day of
Access Month Year <URL>.
Example
James, Genie. Winning in the Women's Health Care
Marketplace:
A Comprehensive Plan for Health Care
Strategists. San Francisco, Calif.
Jossey Bass 2000. netlibrary 2001 - 2004. NCC
Library, Garden City, NY. 26 Jan. 2004
<http://www.netLibrary.com/EbookDetails.aspx>
Video
Citation Format
Title:
Subtitle.
Creative credits (writer, director, producer, etc.). Format. Publisher, date.
Example
Faith
Ringgold: The Last Story Quilt.
Writ. and Dir. David Irving. Prod. Linda Freeman.
Video. Home
Vision, 1991.
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