MLA Citation
Jackson, Gabriel. "Multiple Historic Meanings of the Spanish Civil War." Science andSociety 68.3 (2004): 272-76. Academic Search Premier Elite. EBSCO. Brookens Library, U of Illinois at Springfield. 27 Sept.2002. <http://www.epnet.com>.
Journal article within an online database
---. Venetian Blinds: Contemporary Study of Compulsive Lying. New York: Pendant Publishing, 1994.
Book
Creation of the Media: Political Origins of the Media. Los Angeles: Houghton-Mifflin, 1922.
Book
Which is true of a Works Cited page? A. Starts new page numbered sequentially B. Page is not numbered C. Placed after the body of the paper D. "Work(s) Cited" is centered, without quotation marks, italics, or underlining E. Include all quoted, paraphrased, or summarized sources F. Do not need to include sources where titles are used in text G. Start each entry on new line, regular left margin H. Font type should be different then the body of the paper I. Indent the second and all subsequent lines five spaces ("hanging indent") J.Margins should be changed to 1.5 all around K.Double-space all lines l. Do not include web sites because they do not count as sources M. Alphabetize by the author's last name, book title, or website name
A. C. D. E. G. L. K. M.
When documenting one author in reference in a text, which is correct? This point has been argued before (Frye 197). This point has been argued before. (Glenn Frye, 197) This point has been argued before. (Frye 197) This point has been argued before (Frye, 197).
A. This point has been argued before (Frye 197).
Crane, Niles F. "Anarchy at Sea." Atlantic Monthly Sept. 2003: 50-80.
Article
Peterman, Jay S. "Eat This Now!" US News and World Report 28 Mar. 2005: 56-58.
Article in a magazine
Bernstein, Barton J. "Atomic Diplomacy: Hiroshima and Nagasaki." Diplomatic History 28.3 (1991): 126-29.
Article in a scholarly journal
Tyson, Phyllis A., and Michael G. Gordon. "The Psychology of Women." Journal of the American Psychoanalytic Association 46 (1998): 361-64.
Article in a scholarly journal
The Chicago Manual of Style. 15th ed. Chicago: U of Chicago P, 2003.
Book
Van Delay, Art. Seinfeld: The Show About Nothing. New York: Penguin Books, 1997.
Book
When documenting one author by name in a text, which is correct? Frye has argued this point before (Frye 197). Frye has argued this point before. (197). Frye has argued this point before. (Frye, 197). Frye has argued this point before (197).
D. Frye has argued this point before (197).
T/F When you use quotations in the text, you place the citation before the last quotation mark.
False
T/F You should capitalize every word in a title.
False
Foreman, Red, Elizabeth Bennett, and Tom Collins. "In Forecasting Their Emotions, Most People Flunk Out." New York Times 16 Feb. 1999. 21 Nov. 2000. <http://www.nytimes.com>.
Newpaper article found on an online news site
Kramer, Cosmo F. "A Health Threat Baffling for Its Lack of a Pattern." New York Times 22 June 2003, natl. ed.: A14.
Newspaper
T/F MLA prefers Times New Roman font
True
T/F Quotation marks should be placed around titles of shorter works (articles, poems, short stories, essays).
True
T/F You should not use the authors' last names in the citation if the authors' names appear in the text.
True
American Association for Artificial Intelligence. 17 Mar. 2001 .<http://www.aaai.org>.
Website
Colbert, Stephen. Home page. 1 Nov. 2006. <http://colbertnation.com>.
Website
