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How Library Stuff Works: MLA Citation 8th Edition, The MLA formatting and…
How Library Stuff Works: MLA Citation 8th Edition
Can be applied any type of wok, should cite when things are quoted, summarized, and paraphrased
Citations allows others to obtain and evaluate your sources
Complete contains in text citations and a works cited list, works cited should be in alphabetical order, second line indented 5 spaces to left, entire list is double spaced
In text citations format: (author page number)
Or you can format it like introducing citation by name and just putting page number in parentheses
A works cited
Core elements: Author, title of source, title of container, other contributors / editors , version, number , publisher, publication date , location
It is ok if a source does not have all of these
Separated by periods or commas
The MLA formatting and style guide :
MLA is used bc so many different places contain similar sources
9th edition; supposed to be the easiest and most concise
Order and punctuation
Author.
Title of source.
Title of container,
Other contributors,
Version,
Number,
Publisher,
Publication date,
Location.
Optional elements
Date of original and later publication,city of publication, date of access, URL’s, )