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Creating a Works Cited PageThe eighth edition of the?MLA Handbook?introduces a new model for entries in the works-cited list, one that reflects recent changes in how works are published and consulted. Previously, a writer created an entry by following the MLA’s instructions for the source’s publication format (book, DVD, Web page, etc.). That approach has become impractical today, since publication formats are often combined (a song listened to online, for example, could have been taken from a record album released decades ago) or are indefinable.In the new model, the work’s publication format is not considered. Instead of asking, “How do I cite a book [or DVD or Web page]?” the writer creates an entry by consulting the MLA’s list of core elements—facts common to most works—which are assembled in a specific order. The?MLA core elements appear below:Author.Title of source.Title of container,Other contributors,Version,Number,Publisher,Publication date,Location.Online WorksThe URL (without http:// or https://) is now normally given for a Web source. Angle brackets are not used around it.Citing the date when an online work was consulted is now optional.Placeholders for unknown information like?n.d.?(“no date”) are no longer used. If facts missing from a work are available in a reliable external resource, they are cited in square brackets. Otherwise, they are simply omitted.One interview is one work, no matter how many people are being interviewed or how many people are conducting the interview, so you should create only one entry. How to Cite a Digital Image in MLADigital images are pictures that can be viewed electronically by a computer or digital device. They can include photographs, illustrations, or graphics found on a website, database, or scanned or saved to your computer.*Notes:If the digital image does not have a title, include a description of the image. Do not place this information in quotation marks or italics.If the picture was found using Google Images, do not cite Google Images as the publisher. Instead, click on the picture and use the information from the website that is hosting the picture.When including the URL in the citation, omit “http://” and “https://” from the site’s address. In addition, if the citation will be viewed on a digital device, it is helpful to make it clickable. This ensures that readers will be able to easily access and view the source themselves.Structure of a citation for an image found on a website in MLA:Creator’s Last name, First name. “Title of the digital image.”?Title of the website,?First name Last name of any contributors, Version (if applicable), Number (if applicable), Publisher, Publication date, URL.Examples of citations for digital images found on websites in MLA:Gilpin, Laura. “Terraced Houses, Acoma Pueblo, New Mexico.”?Library of Congress,?Reproduction no. LC-USZ62-102170, 1939, pictures/item/90716883/.Vasquez, Gary A. Photograph of Coach K with Team USA.?NBC Olympics,?USA Today Sports, 5 Aug. 2016, news/rio-olympics-coach-ks-toughest-test-or-lasting-legacy. ................
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