Source Card Help By Ms. R

If you need help...• Ask your local librarian! They are more than

willing to help you.

• Send a note to Ms. R ASAP on Engrade.

• Use the Purdue MLA Format Website https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/05/

Remember...

• Include your card number in the upper right hand corner above the red line.

• Always, always, always INDENT after the first line.

• Do not skip lines. Ever.

Print Books and Monographs

Card 1_________________________________________________________________________Burkett, Elinor. Golda. New York: Harper Collins, 2008. Print.

NOTE: This citation is the most straightforward of all of them.

Print journals, newspapers, and magazines

Card 2_________________________________________________________________________Cavendish, Richard. “Golda Meir becomes Israeli Prime Minister: Mar 17 1969.”

History Today. 59.3 (2009): 13-17. Print.

NOTE: Use this source type for journals, newspapers, or magazines that are printed. This citation must have:

Last, first. “Title of Article” Name of periodical. Volume and issue number, (Date): page numbers, Print.

Digital (online) journals, newspapers, and magazines

Card 3_________________________________________________________________________Cavendish, Richard. “Golda Meir becomes Israeli Prime Minister: Mar 17 1969.”

History Today. 59.3 (2009): 13-17. Web. 2 March 2014.

NOTE: The digital and online periodicals are almost IDENTICAL, except that you include the word “Web” put the date of access at the end.

Encyclopedia (Print)

Card 4_________________________________________________________________________"Golda Meir" World Book Encyclopedia. 3rd ed. 1997. Print.

NOTE: I know, I know, we have practiced doing encyclopedias differently, but this is formal way that it should be done.

“Title of Article.” Name of Encylcopedia. Edition #. Date. Print.

Encyclopedia (Digital)

Card 5_________________________________________________________________________Penslar, Derek J. "Meir, Golda." World Book Online. World Book, 2014. Web. 3 March 2014.

NOTE: Will contain the following:

Last name, first name. “Title of Article.” Name of Encylcopedia. Publisher. Date of publication. Web. Date of access.

Web Page

Card 6_________________________________________________________________________Israel Ministry of Foregin Affairs. Golda Meir, 2013. Web. 7 March 2014.

NOTE: Will contain the following:

Name of Website Creator. Title of Website, date created. Web. Date accessed.

For any other source...• Visit

https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/section/2/11/

• Ask for help EARLY. The night before is too late.

• Write down ALL of the information (author, title, publisher, volumes, page numbers, etc.) and we will try to work it out together.