MLA Citation Models: Who? What? When? Where?

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Book

Author. Title. City: Publisher, Year.

Article from a periodical

Author. "Article Title." Publication Title Date published: Pages.

Webpage

Author. "Page Title." Site Title. Date posted. Sponsor. Date accessed <COMPLETE URL>.

Article from a Database

Author. "Article Title." Periodical Title Date published: Pages. Database Title. Database publisher. Subscriber. Date accessed <SHORT URL>.

Article from a Reference Book

Author's Last Name, First Name. "Article Title." Reference Book Title. Edition. Date published.

Date format is always # Month # à For example: 4 April 2005 à NOT 4/4/05 NOR April 4, 2005

Webpage sponsors are often evident in URL

- . . . ksu.edu à Kansas State University

- . . . loc.gov à Library of Congress

- . . . pbs.org à Public Broadcasting System

- . . . psychologytoday.com à Psychology Today

Example Works Cited:

Abbott, Ryan. Theodore Roosevelt's Dog. New York: Random House, 1997.

Blass, Mary. "Is your dog too fat?" Time 21 August 2004: 13-17.

"Calling your hearing impaired dog." Petnet.com. American Veternarian's Association. 1 March 2005 <http://www.petnet.com/dog/anger.com>.

DeMont, John. "Six Steps to Healthier Dog." Maclean's 5 August 2002: 24. Platinum Periodicals. Proquest. ARHS Library. 1 April 2006 <http://proquest.umi.com>.

Example Citations:

Fido was a blue dog (Abbott 134).

Twenty-three percent of poodles are overweight (Blass 13).

Experts recommend pickled herring ("Calling").

Roosevelt claimed that his dog was "deaf as a post" (DeMont).