10. Book – One Author
• Old
Brown, Dan. Angels and Demons. New York:
Atria Books, 2003.
• New
Brown, Dan. Angels and Demons. New York:
Atria Books, 2003. Print.
12. Print magazine
• Old
Weber, Joseph, and Christopher Palmeri. “Be
Our Guest. Please.” Business Week 25 May
2009: 11.
• New
Weber, Joseph, and Christopher Palmeri. “Be
Our Guest. Please.” Business Week 25 May
2009: 11. Print.
13. Print Newspaper
• Old
Wines, Michael. “To Protect Ancient City, China
Plans to Raze It.” New York Times 28 May
2009, natl. ed.: A1+.
• New
Wines, Michael. “To Protect Ancient City, China
Plans to Raze It.” New York Times 28 May
2009, natl. ed.: A1+. Print.
14. Database journal
• Old
Wessels, Michael. “Foraging, Talking, and
Tricksters.” Journal of Folklore Research 45
(2008): 299-327. Project MUSE. UTPA Lib.,
Edinburg, TX. 1 June 2009
<http://muse.jhu.edu/>.
• New
Wessels, Michael. “Foraging, Talking, and
Tricksters.” Journal of Folklore Research 45.3
(2008): 299-327. Project MUSE. Web. 1 June
2009.
15. Website
• Old
Purdue OWL. “Evaluating Print vs. Internet
Sources." The Purdue OWL. 8 Jan. 2010. Purdue
U Writing Lab. 26 Jan. 2010
<http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/5
53/01/>.
• New
Purdue OWL. "Evaluating Print vs. Internet
Sources." The Purdue OWL. Purdue U Writing
Lab, 8 Jan. 2010. Web. 26 Jan. 2010.
16. In-text citations
• Must refer back to sources listed in works
cited
• Must specify location of the borrowed
information
• Usually includes author’s last name and a
page reference
17. Example – One author
• Author’s name in text
According to Brown, science and religion co-
exist (179-181).
• Author’s name in citation
Science and religion co-exist (Brown 179-181).
18. Example – Multiple authors
• Authors’ names in text
Weber and Palmeri agree that restaurants are
losing money (11).
• Authors’ names in citation
Restaurants are losing money (Weber and
Palmeri 11).
19. Example – Quote
• Author’s name in text
Place claims “bacteria are gross” (148).
• Author’s name in citation
“Bacteria are gross” (Place 148).
20. Example – No page numbers
• If no page numbers are available, include the
author in the text
• Example
Place provides a different viewpoint on the
situation.
21. Example – Multivolume source
• Author’s name in text – separate volumes
The anthology by Borntrager discusses the
influence of the short stories Jackson’s “The
Lottery”(2: 345-50) and Kafka’s “The
Metamorphosis” (3: 171-220).
• Author’s name in citation – volume as a whole
The hypocrisy of the authors and their works is
the central focus (Borntrager, vol. 1).
22. Some automatic citation sites
• EasyBib
– Offers free automatic citation for MLA style only
• Responsible for proper capitalization
• Knight Cite
• Citation Machine
• BibMe
• Word 2007
23. Now it’s your turn!
• Go to
http://www.cdc.gov/Features/BirthDefects/
• Practice by creating the citation for this
webpage
24. Survey says...?
• Answer
National Center on Birth Defects and
Developmental Disabilities, Division of Birth
Defects and Developmental Disabilities. “CDC
Features – 10 Things You Need to Know
About Birth Defects.” Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention. CDC, 19 Jan. 2010.
Web. 28 Jan. 2010.