MLA Citation Maker - Dr. Kevin M. Hurley Middle School

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Modern Language Association (MLA) Citation Maker

Use this sheet to record the resources you used for your research paper. This information will be used to create a Works Cited page. The headings in the grey boxes represent each element that is required for your citation and are listed, left to right, in the order in which these elements should appear. These headings are also properly punctuated and formatted according to MLA style. Use these headings as a guide to format your citation.

BOOKS IN PRINT

Use the title page to get the following elements. If no author is listed, you may use an editor or corporate authors (the organization that sponsored the work) name. If no author or editor is given, omit the author element and list this resource under the title of the book.

Author/Editors Name.

Full Title of Book.

Place of Publication:

Publishers Name, Year of

Medium of

Publication. Publication.

1st Author: Last Name, First Name, MI. 2nd/3rd Author: First Name MI Last Name. Separate authors with a comma use "and" before last author. 4+ authors: Last Name, First Name, MI of 1st author then "et al." If using editor, follow their name with ", ed."

Italicize; use proper capitalization.

City, State: Use first city listed. No need for include State if the city is well known.

List the company that published Use most recent

List the format of

the book.

year of publication. the book. (Print.)

Print. Print. Print.

ENCYCLOPEDIA ARTICLE

Authors Name.

" Title of Article." Title of Encyclopedia. Edition. Volume.

Place of Publication:

Look for an authors name at the end of the article (however, not always used). 1st Author: Last Name, First Name, MI. 2nd/3rd Author: First Name MI Last Name. Separate authors with a comma use "and" before last author. 4+ authors: Last Name, First Name, MI of 1st author then "et al."

Enclose in double quotations.

Italicize; use proper capitalization.

Include only if noted.. (i.e. "2nd ed.")

ONLY INCLUDE FOR ENCYCLOPEDIAS THAT ARE NOT WELL KNOWN:

Format: Vol. 2.

ONLY INCLUDE FOR ENCYCLOPEDIAS THAT ARE NOT WELL KNOWN: City, State: Use first city listed. No need for include State if the city is well known.

Publishers Name,

Year of pub-

lication.

ONLY INCLUDE FOR ENCYCLOPEDIAS THAT ARE NOT WELL KNOWN: LIst the company that published the book.

Use most recent year of publication.

Medium of

Publlcation.

List the format of the encyclopedia. (Print.)

Print. Print.

INTERNET WEBPAGE

Authors Name. "Title of Article."

Title of Website.

Sponsor of the site,

Date Updated.

Medium of publication.

Date Accessed.

Look for an authors name on the page where the article is found on, or in the "About us" or "Contact Us" section. 1st Author: Last Name, First Name, MI. 2nd/3rd Author: First Name MI Last Name. Separate authors with a comma use "and" before last author. 4+ authors: Last Name, First Name, MI of 1st author then "et al." If using editor, follow their name with ", ed."

Look for a header (typically found in large or bold print near the top of the article). If there is no header, use a generic description for the page (i.e homepage, online posting.) Enclose in quotations and only use if different from the title of the website.

The overall title of the website (not just the page that you found information on) Usually found on the home page of a website. Italicize; use proper capitalization.

This is the name of the organization or person that has published this web site. Many times found in the "contact us" or "about us" areas. If not found, use "N.p."

Look for the date of the last update - usually near the top or bottom of the page. If not available, enter "n.d."

List the format that the information is found.

The date you accessed the article: format as day, month and four digit year (DD Mo. YYYY)

If the URL of the page you used is very long, cite the URL of the Websites search page or home page. Enclose in < >.

Web.

Web.

IMAGE FROM THE INTERNET

Photographer/ Artist.

Title of Photo/ Image.

Year created.

Last Name, First Name, MI.

List the title of the photograph or drawing, if identified. Italicize.

Institution/Museum Title of Web Medium of

Date

Name & Location.

Page.

Publication. Accessed.

If work of art is owned by a museum or institution, list the Institution/Museum Name, City and State. Format: Institution Name, City, ST.

Underline or italicize; use proper capitalization.

The date you accessed the article: format as day, month and four digit year (DD Mo. YYYY)

If the URL of the page you used is very long, cite the URL of the websites search page or home page. Enclose in < >.

Web.

Web.

CREATING YOUR WORKS CITED PAGE

Use the information that you have gathered on this sheet to create your works cited page. List these resources alphabetically by authors last name (or title if there is no author). Reminder!

The grey title boxes on this sheet are formatted & punctuated according to MLA style and listed in the order they should appear in your citation. Use these as a guide to creating your

citations. If your citation requires two lines, use a hanging indent.

This sheet covers most often used resources and does not cover every type of information source. For more information on formatting MLA citations, go to

hms.seekonk.library and click on the research tools box, then use the links under the "MLA Citation Helpers" heading.

J.St. Michel 10/2009

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