HOW TO CITE YOUR BOOK AND

INTERNET SOURCES

MLA Citations

What is MLA?

Stands for Modern Language Association

Citation style for English subjectsOther citation styles include:

APA (American Psychological Assocation) Psychology, economics, business, nursing

Chicago History

Two Main Parts

In-text citationsAppear in your paper and give credit to the author

Bookending or “citation sandwiches”

Works Cited pageLists all your sources at the end of your paper

In-text Citation Examples

According to the American Heart Association’s website, eating salty foods can increase a person’s risk of heart disease (www.heart.org).

In her book, Eating Right, Dr. Marie Miller explains that eating salty foods can lead to heart disease (182).

In-text Citations

Remember:1. Book titles = italicized

Harry Potter, Elements of Literature

2. Articles = quotation marks “New Star Discovered”

3. The period ALWAYS stays at the end of your bookend.According to Sawyer, the nation was in trouble (182).

Works Cited Page

Citing a book:Last name, First name. Title of Book. City of Publication: Publisher, Year of Publication. Medium of Publication.

Example:Henley, Patricia. The Hummingbird House. Denver: MacMurray, 1999. Print.

Works Cited Page

Citing a website:Editor/author name(if available). Name of Site. Name of sponsor or publisher, date of creation (if available). Medium of publication. Date you visited website.

Example:The Purdue OWL Family of Sites. The Writing Lab and OWL at Purdue and Purdue U, 2008. Web. 27 Nov. 2012.

Works Cited Page

Citing a website:No publisher = “n.p.”No date = “n.d.”

Date is written as day, month, and year:

Example:

27 Nov. 2012

More Examples : Books

More Examples : Websites

Try It Yourself!

BookAuthor: Jane HarrietTitle: Carrying the BurdenPlace published: New YorkPublisher/Sponsor: Madison

PublishingDate of creation: 1977Medium of publication: Print

Try It Yourself!

WebsiteAuthor: Naomi PasachoffPage title:

Marie Curie: Her Story in BriefSponsor: The Center for History of

PhysicsDate published: no specific date givenMedium of publication: WebDate accessed: Today