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MLA Citation Guide

It is important to cite sources properly when you are researching and writing a paper or preparing a

presentation. This beginner’s guide to citing sources uses the 7

edition of the Modern Language Association

(MLA) style format, a style most often used in fields related to the liberal arts. When including these in your

paper, remember to include them on a separate page in alphabetical order, with the title Works Cited.

For more information on citations in MLA format, we like to suggest:



Purdue’s Online Writing Lab (OWL) at



NoodleTools located on the NCC library’s homepage or at



MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers (7

ed.) available in the NCC library

The following are some examples of MLA-formatted citations:

Books:

Basic Form:

Name of author or editor. Title of the Book. Publisher location: Publisher name, Year

published. Format.

Print:

Gruen, Lori. Ethics and Animals: An Introduction. Cambridge: Cambridge University,

2011. Print.

Online Form:

Name of author or editor. Title of the Book. Publisher location: Publisher name, Year

published. Database or sponsor. Format. Day Month and year of access.

eBook:

McFarland, David. Guilty Robots, Happy Dogs: The Question of Alien Minds. Oxford:

Oxford University, 2008. eBook Academic Collection Trial. Web. 18 June 2013.

Magazine and Newspaper Articles:

Name of author or editor (if given). “Title of the article.” Publication title [City of

Basic Form:

publication for newspapers] Date Month Year: Page number. Format.

Print (Mag):

Salter, Chuck. "Putting a Weird Foot Forward." Fast Company Feb. 2013: 36-38.

Print.

Print (News):

Breen, Dan. "Fight the Bite." N'West Iowa Review [Sheldon] 15 June 2013: A1+.

Print.

Online:

Thompson, Mark. "Women in Combat: The Numbers Racket." Time. N.p., 18 June 2013.

Web. 18 June 2013.

Halpern, Jake. "The Empire Built on Hugs." New York Times [New York] 26 May

Database:

2013, Business News: 1(L). Academic OneFile. Web. 18 June 2013.

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