When Referring to the Thoughts Or Ideas of Others in Your Writing, It Is Essential to Cite
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MLA Style Guide
When referring to the thoughts or ideas of others in your writing, it is essential to cite your sources. There are several formats for citing sources, including MLA style. This guide will provide basic information on citing sources using MLA style, however, for more detailed instructions, consult the MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers, 6th Ed. at the 1st and 2nd floor Reference Desks or in the nonfiction section of the library (808.027 Gib). General Guidelines A works cited list is arranged in alphabetical order by the author’s last name or, in the case where a source has no author, by the first word in the title (ignore “A,” “An” and “The”).
Put one space after periods and indent each line 0.5 inches (excluding the first line). Double-space between lines and between each entry. Citing PRINT Sources Book with One Author Section 5.6.1 Dobrin, Arthur. Ethics for Everyone: How to Increase Your Moral Intelligence. New York: Wiley, 2002.
KEY: author title city of publication publisher year of publication Book with Two Authors Section 5.6.4 [NOTE: if 4 or more authors, put the first author listed & “et al.” – for example, Jones, Robert , et al.] Morgan, Deborah, and Nick Engler. How to Build Outdoor Structures. New York: Sterling, 1987.
Chapter in a Book Anthology Section 5.6.7 Hollander, John. “Between the Deed and the Dream is the Life Remembered.” Alone With America: Essays on the Art of Poetry in
the United States Since 1950. Ed. Richard Howard. New York: Atheneum, 1971. 200-31.
Magalaner, Marvin. "The Legacy of Fiction." The Fiction of Katherine Mansfield. Carbondale: Southern Illinois UP, 1971. 74-
119. Rpt. In Short Story Criticism. Ed. Margaret Haerens and Drew Kalalsy. Vol. 23. Detroit: Gale Research, 1996. 144-
46.
Citing ELECTRONIC SUBSCRIPTION sources Article in a Library Subscription Database Section 5.9.7
Academic Search Premier Massaro, John. "Press Box Propaganda? The Cold War and Sports Illustrated, 1956." Journal of American Culture
26 (2003): 361-70. Academic Search Premier. EBSCOhost. Cy-Fair Coll. Lib., Cypress, TX. 23 Sept.
2003
KEY: author article title journal title volume number & year published page numbers database name publisher of database name & location of database subscriber date when article was viewed online Internet address (URL) of search page Literature Resource Center Johnson, Greg. “Gilman's Gothic Allegory: Rage and Redemption in `The Yellow Wallpaper.'” Studies in Short Fiction 26 (1989):
521-30. Literature Resource Center. Thomson Gale. Cy-Fair Coll. Lib., Cypress, TX. 22 Mar. 2004
ProQuest Research Library
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Rawe, Julie. “Young and Jobless.” Time 10 June 2002: 36-39. Research Library. ProQuest. Cy-Fair Coll. Lib., Cypress, TX. 28
Sept. 2003
Article in a Library Subscription Database (cont’d) Section 5.9.7 Health Reference Center Academic Winter, Metta. “Parent-Child Communication: a Tool for Youth Health.” Human Ecology 32.2 (2004): 20 -3. Health Reference
Center Academic. Thomson Gale. Cy-Fair Coll. Lib., Cypress, TX. 11 Aug. 2005
Academic Universe “Plant Nutrients Provide the Key to Healthy Eating.” Connecticut Post 4 Aug. 2005. Academic Universe:News. Lexis-Nexis. Cy-Fair
Coll. Lib., Cypress, TX. 11 Aug. 2005
Issues & Controversies “Update: Medical Marijuana.” 8 July 2005. Issues & Controversies. Facts.com. Cy-Fair Coll. Lib., Cypress, TX. 11 Aug. 2005
CQ Researcher Clemmitt, Marcia. “Intelligent Design: Should Alternatives to Evolution Theory be Taught?” CQ Researcher 29 Jul. 2005:637-60.
CQ Researcher Online. CQ Press. Cy-Fair Coll. Lib., Cypress, TX. 11 Aug. 2005
Complete Books or Chapters in a Book in a Library Subscription Database Section 5.9.7 NetLibrary Burner, Eric. And Gently He Shall Lead Them. New York: New York UP, 1994. NetLibrary. Cy-Fair Coll. Lib., Cypress, TX. 27 Oct.
2003
Literature Resource Center Knapp, Bettina L. "Tales of Adventure." Stephen Crane. New York: Ungar, 1987. 145-62. Rpt. in Short Stories for Students, Vol. 4.
Literature Resource Center. Thomson Gale. Cy-Fair Coll. Lib., Cypress, TX. 22 Oct. 2004
Opposing Viewpoints Granberry, Michael. “Books Are Being Banned.” Censorship. Ed. Byron L. Stay. Greenhaven, 1997. Abr. Rpt. of “Beseiged by Book
Banners.” Los Angeles Times 10 May 1993. Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center. Thomson Gale. Cy-Fair Coll. Lib.,
Cypress, TX. 10 Nov. 2003
Barclay, Laurie. “A Tasty Alternative to Vitamins.” WebMDHealth. 27 Aug. 2001. 11 Aug. 2005
Internet Site [use the entire site URL when using several pages of the site] Section 5.9.2
When available, give the following information: author, title of site(underlined), name of site editor, electronic publication information (version, date of publication or update, name of sponsoring institution if not mentioned earlier), date of access, URL.
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Internet Medieval Sourcebook. Ed. Paul Halsall. 8 Jan. 2000. Fordham University Center for Medieval Studies. 31 Aug. 2003
Article in an Internet Magazine/Journal Section 5.9.4 Dishion, Thomas J., Joan McCord, and Francois Poulin. “When Interventions Harm: Peer Groups and Problem Behavior.”
American Psychologist 54.9 (1999): 755-64. 12 Sept. 2003
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