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Citation Machine

When must you cite the sources you used?

        Anytime you use work that you did not produce yourself, you must cite the source used.

        

Helpful Hints

  • If some information is not available, include whatever information is known in the order listed.
  • The second line of a citation is indented 5 spaces.
  • Include author’s middle initial if known.
  • Abbreviate name of months, except May, June, July.

More hints:

  • If several publication cities are given, use the first one listed.
  • If year of publication is not available, substitute latest copyright date.

Still unsure?
Consult the MLA Style Manual in the library!

 
Book: 
1 author		 Author’s last name, First name.  Title.  Publication city:  publisher, year 
     of  publication.

Brown, Edward P.  Across America.  New York:  Linworth, 2001.
Book: 
2 or more authors		 First author’s last name, First name, Second author’s first name, Last
     name,and Third author’s last name, First name. Title.  Publication city:
     publisher, year of publication.

Thompson, Samuel J., Smith, Howard O., and Williams, Nancy.  A Better Tomorrow.
     Chicago:  Macmillan, 2001.
Book: 
No author given		 Title.  Publication city:  publisher, year of publication.

Religions of the World.  San Francisco:  Oxford Press, 2001.
Encyclopedia “Name of Article”.  Encyclopedia Name.  Date of edition.

“Mandarin”.  The Encyclopedia Americana.  2001 ed.
Magazine
  • If no author is known, begin with name of article.
  • If article continues, but not on following page, list first page followed by +. Ex: 35+
    		• Author’s last name, First name.  “Title of Article”.  Title of Magazine. 
         Date of publication: pages of article.

    Hammer, Joshua.  “A Shark Hunt in the Night”. Newsweek. 
         15 Dec. 2001:  24-25.
    Newspaper article
  • If no author is known, begin with name of article.
  • If article continues, but not on following page, list first page followed by+. Ex: 35+
    		• Author’s last name, First name.  “Title of Article”.  Name of Newspaper.
        complete date of publication, section letter or number:  pages numbers.

     Johnson, Brenda.  “Violent Crime on the Rise in U.S”.  The New York Times. 
         16 Aug. 2001, A:  23+.
    Videorecording or

              DVD
    Program Title.  Director’s first and last name.  Producer. Original release date, Medium. Distributor, year of release.

    America at War.  Dir. Franklin S. Jones. VHS. Paramount Pictures, 2002.
    Personal interview Last name of person interviewed, First name.  Personal interview. 
         Date of interview.

    Bush, George W.  Personal interview.  15 Sept. 2001.
    TV or radio program “Title of the Episode”.  Title of the Program.  Name of network. Call letters, city of local station. Broadcast date.

    “The Face of America”.  Sixty Minutes.  CBS.  23 Oct. 2001.
    CD-ROM Title.  CD-ROM.  Publisher, date of publication or copyright.

    Bill Nye the Science Guy.  CD-ROM.  Pacific Interactive, 2001.
    Online encyclopedia, 
    magazine, etc.    		 Title of Resource Used.  Version number.  Date of electronic publication
         or of latest update.  Name of sponsoring organization.  date of access
         <Internet address>.

    Britannica Online.  Vers. 02.1.1.  Jan. 2002.  Encyclopedia Britannica.  29 Mar.
         2002  <http://www.eb.com:180>.
    Internet sites
  • If no creator is known, begin with title of page.
  • If no organization is known, skip this part.
    		• Last name of creator, First name.  Title of site.  Name of organization
         associated with  the site.  date of access  <Internet address>. 

    Smith, Joseph L.  The War Between the States.  U.S. Dept. of Education.  14 Apr.
         2002  <http: www.usdoe.gov/schresource/history/war/civil/>.

    Source:  Gibaldi, Joseph.  MLA Style Manual and Guide to Scholarly Publishing.  
    New York:      The Modern Language Association of America, 1998.