When constructing a citation in MLA, you will use the following elements below for any source.
Direct Quote:
Paraphrase:
Aided by technology, employers are able to gather much more information about their employees then is needed for a safe workplace (Lane 10).
Other Rules:
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Other useful links:
Library MLA 8 Handouts
Journal Article (More about citing journal articles on MLA Handbook Plus)
on the works cited page:
Lorensen, Jutta. “Between Image and Word, Color, and Time: Jacob Lawrence’s The Migration Series.” African American Review, vol. 40, no. 3,2006, pp. 571-86. Academic Search Premier, each.ebscohost.com/login.aspx? Drect=true&db=f5h&AN=24093790&site=eho st-live.
in text: (Lorensen 577)
Newspaper Article (More about citing the news)
Fessenden, Ford, et al. "The Battle for New York's Key Voting Blocs in the Primaries." New York Times, 19 Apr. 2016, p. A 14. ProQuest Central, ezproxy.caldwell.edu:2048/login?url=http:// search.proquest.com/ docview/1781721245?accountid=26523.
(Fessenden et al. A14)
Book (More about citing books in different situations)
Dorris, Michael, and Louise Erdrich. The Crown of Columbus. HarperCollins Publishers, 1999.
(Dorris and Erdrich 110-12)
Article from a Book (More about citing works that are part of a larger book)
Copeland, Edward. “Money.” The Cambridge Companion to Jane Austen, edited by Copeland and Juliet McMaster, Cambridge UP, 1997, pp. 131-48.
(Copeland 135)
Webpage on a Website (More about citing websites)
“Natalie Breaks Down as Three-Court Battle Ends.” The Telegraph, Telegraph Media Group, 11 Apr. 2007, www.telegraph.co.uk/news/knews/1548221/ Natallie-breaks-down-as-three-court-battle- ends.html.
("Natalie Breaks Down")
Film on an App (More about citing movies)
Mamma Mia. Directed by Phyllida Lloyd, Universal Pictures, 2008. Netflix app.
(Mamma Mia) or (Mamma Mia 59:03-61:23) - cite a specific scene with timestamps in the page number spot
Create a bibliography in your preferred style... APA 6th or 7th edition, MLA, Chicago, etc.
Then, share your references with your professor, librarian, classmate, etc.
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