Bibliographic Entries (Citations)



MLA Style - In-Text Citations

In MLA style, references to sources are placed within the text of the paper to briefly identify sources for readers and enable them to locate the source of the cited information in the Works Cited list. These parenthetical references should be kept as brief and as clear as possible.

➢ Usually the author's last name and a page reference are all that is needed.

➢ The citation should precede the punctuation mark that concludes the sentence.

In-text Citation for Web Page.

“JK Rowling invented Quidditch while spending the night in a very small room in the Bournville Hotel in Manchester” (Potter Online 2012).

In-text Citation for Print Material

“Time is making fools of us again” (Rowling 211).

MLA Style – Work Cited Entries

In MLA style, references to sources are placed on a separate page at the end of the paper (called the Works Cited list) to identify sources for readers and enable them to locate the source of the cited information.

➢ Citations should be in alphabetical order.

➢ Use a hanging indent when a citation exceeds one line.

Citation for a Book

Author(s). Title. Place of Publication: Publisher, Year of Publication.

Citation for a Periodical (Newspaper or Magazine)

Author(s). “Title of Article.” Title of Periodical. Date: Page Number(s).

Citation for Internet Site

Author(s). Title of site or page. Editor. Date of posting or of latest update. Name

of publisher. Date of Access .

Citation for an Internet Periodical

Author(s). “Title of Article.” Source of article. Date of source: page numbers.

Product name. Format. Date of access.

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Webpage Title and Date

Author’s Last Name and Page

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