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Parenthetical Citation Usually contains(Jones 54). –Author’s last name –Page number for that information No page number? –Author’s last name only No author? –Title of the work (full the first time) –Underline or use Quotation Marks as appropriate No comma!TRANSCRIPT
MLA Documentation
& Style
Formal MLA Format
Header
Heading
Title
1”
1”
Parenthetical Citation• Usually contains (Jones 54).
– Author’s last name– Page number for that information
• No page number?– Author’s last name only
• No author?– Title of the work (full the first time)– Underline or use Quotation Marks as
appropriate
No com
ma!
Parenthetical Citation
• Should directly follow information cited– Multiple sentences from the same page of
same source? Citation follows the last.
• Should appear as part of the sentence…as Kennedy did in 1963 (Brown
6).
Example of parenthetical citation
Works Cited Format• Begins after the last page of the paper
(a separate page from all other text)• Includes the header with the last page
number W:\Miller\Students Read Only\mla formatting.doc
• Is double spaced as the rest of the paper (NO EXTRA SPACES!)
• Has the words Works Cited centered at the top of the page (no bold, underline or quotation marks)
Works Cited Format• Has all entries alphabetized by first
information (usu. author’s last name)• Uses a “hanging indent” for all entries
– Backwards of a paragraph (or first line indent)
• Title of Periodical= name of magazine or newspaper
• Titles of books should be underlined when handwritten
• Titles of articles should be in quotation marks.
BOOKSLastname, Firstname. Title of Book. Place of Publication: Publisher, Year
of Publication. Medium of Publication.
Gleick, James. Chaos: Making a New Science. New York: Penguin,
1987. Print.
Article in a Magazine– Author(s). "Title of Article." Title of Periodical
Day Month Year: pages. Medium of publication.
Article in a Newspaper– Brubaker, Bill. "New Health Center Targets
County's Uninsured Patients." Washington Post 24 May 2007: LZ01. Print.
WebsiteLast Name, First Name. "Page Title." Website title. Sponsoring Institution/Publisher, Publication Date. Medium. Date Accessed.
Smith, John. "Obama inaugurated as President." CNN.com. Cable News Network, 21 Jan. 2009. Web. 1 Feb. 2009.
MovieFilm title. Dir. First Name Last Name. Distributor, Year of Release. Medium.
BibMe: The Movie. Dir. John Smith. Columbia, 2009. Film.