MLA Documentation:

Eighth Edition

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 What is MLA Style?
Modern Language Association (MLA) Style is commonly used in Humanities courses, such as

English, for citing references in papers.

There are 2 main parts to documentation in MLA Style:

Works Cited a list of sources based on 9 core elements

In-text Citations makes a connection to each source in the Works Cited list

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 Why cite?
Gives credit to the original author

Shows that your research is credible

Helps you to avoid plagiarism

Helps the reader to locate your sources

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 Author

MLA Title of source

Title of container
Other contributors
Version number

CORE Publisher
Publication
ELEMENTS Date
Location

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 Author
Who wrote the source?
Can be:
Author
Editor
Translator
Organization
Corporate author
Examples:
Dickinson, Emily.
Shakespeare, William.

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 What is the difference
between a source and a
container?
SOURCE CONTAINER
Names the specific work being cited Names the larger work that contains the source
Example:
Title of Magazine.
Magazine Article.
Collection of short stories.
Short Story.
Title of Journal.
Journal Article.
Name of News Website.

Online News Article.

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 Other contributors
Who else contributed to the source?
Can be:
Editor
Translator
Illustrator
Adapter
Narrator
Examples:
Edited by John Smith,
Translated by John Smith,

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 Version
Is the source or container in a different form?
Can be:
Edition
Version
Volume
Example:
3rd ed.,
version 3.1,

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 Number
Is the source or container part of a series?
Can be:
Volume
Issue
Episode
Season
Basic format:
vol. xx, no. xx,
Example:
vol. 11, no. 2,
season 4, episode 9,

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 Publisher
Who produced the work?
Can be:
Publisher
Producer
Institution
Network
Organization
Example:
Portland P, (P=Press)
Oxford UP,
(UP=University Press)
British Broadcasting, (omit words like
company)
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 Publication Date
When was the source or container published?
Can be:
Day/month/year
Month/year
Year
Day/month/year, time
Examples:
17 May 2016,
June 2013,
1966,
14 April 2012, 2:30 p.m.,
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 Location
Where did you find the information?
Can be:
Page number(s)
URL
DOI
Place/ venue/ city
Examples:
p. 7.
pp. 44-52.
www.edickinson.org. (no https://)
style.mla.org. (no https://)
Museum of Natural History, New York.
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 In-text Citations
Source with author not mentioned in your paper:
Format: (Authors last name Page number).
Example: The author states that he does not like dogs (Smith 8).

Source with author mentioned in your paper:

Format: (Page number).
Example: Smith states that he does not like dogs (8).

Source with an anonymous author or author with more than one work listed:
Format: (Shortened title of work)
Example:
If your entry on the Works Cited page is:
The MLA Style Center: Writing Sources from the Modern Language Association. Modern
Language Association, style.mla.org.
Your in-text citation will be:
(MLA).

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