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The following information comes from the Pocket Keys for Writers and respects the MLA Style (Modern Language Association). Here is a summary of the most current information. If you want more details, click here to find the call number of Pocket Keys for Writers.
List of Works Cited IN-Text Citations
Samples of MLA IN-Text Citations
Here you will find guidelines on how to cite documents used in a text.
1- Citing a work with individual authors
- For the first mention of an author in your text, use the full name. - After the first mention, simply include the author’s last name before the page number between parentheses. (see the following example) - Include all the last names if the work is written by two or three authors
Ex: (Raimes 2006)
2- Citing a work with no individual author
- When a corporation, government agency or organization is the author, cite it as an individual author. - If there is no stated author, refer to the book (underlined) or “article” (quotation marks) by its title. (see the following example)
Ex: According to the MLA Style Manual, if there is no stated author for a work, you use the full title for the first mention in your text. If you have referred to the title previously, simply use the first word between parentheses (MLA)
3- Citing a work with page numbers not available or relevant
- To refer to an entire work, use the author’s name alone, with no page number. - For a work only one page long, use the author’s name alone, with no page number. - For an Internet and electronic source with no page numbers, use the author’s name or the title alone, with no page number
Ex: (Raimes)
4- Citing special types of sources
To find this information, read Pocket Keys for Writers (link), page 67.
Here you will find guidelines and examples to make a list of works cited in a text.
1- Book cited
- One author:
Ex: Raimes, Ann. Pocket Keys of Writers. 2nd ed. Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin Co., 2006.
- Two or three authors:
Ex: Spiekermann, Erik, and E.M. Ginger. Stop Stealing Sheep & find out how type works. Berkely, CA: Adobe Press, 2003.
- More than three authors:
Ex: Bonin, Claude-Andre, et al. Lexicon of information and documentation. 3rd ed. La Pocatiere, QC: Documentor Inc., 1986.
- No author named:
Ex: The Chicago Manual of Style. 15th ed. Chicago: U of Chicago Press, 2003.
- Editor or editors:
Ex: Katz, William, ed. Community College Reference Services, A working Guide for and by Librarians. Metuchan, NJ: Scarecrow Press, 1992.
- Corporation, organization:
Ex: American Council on Education. The college and the student: an assessment of relationships and responsibilities in undergraduate education by administrators, faculty members, and public officials. Ed. Lawrence E. Dennis & Joseph F. Kauffman. Washington: American Council on Education, 1966.
- Government agency:
Ex: Canada. Indian Affairs and Northern Development. Little Salmon/Carmacks First Nation final agreement between the Government of Canada, the Little Salmon/Carmacks First Nation and the Government of the Yukon. Ottawa: Indian Affairs and Northern Development, 1998.
2- Entry in a reference book
Ex: If the entry is “education”... “Education.” The New Encyclopaedia Britannica. 15th ed. Chicago : Encyclopaedia Britannica, c2003.
3- Article cited
Ex: Rogerson, Christian M. “Pro-Poor local economic development in South Africa: The role of pro-poor tourism.” Local Environment February 2006: 37-60.
Ex: Polgreen, Lydia. “A Taste of Ghana.” New York Times 2 January 2006: D1+.
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Internet
Source
· Author: Last name, First name and names of more than on author begin with first name · Document title: “Title of Online Article” · Name of site: Name of Web Site or Database · Date of update: Day Month Year · Name of sponsor: If available · Date of access: Day Month (abbrev.) Year · URL: <http://www.complete_address_without_mistake.html>
Ex: Modern Language Association. “What Is MLA Style?” mla.org. 9 September 2003. MLA 3 Feb. 2006 <http://www.mla.org/style>.
Ex: St-Lawrence Campus, Champlain Regional College. “ SLC Athletics > Home of the lions” Champlain St. Lawrence. 3 February 2006. 3 Feb. 2006 <http://lions.slc.qc.ca/>.
We invite you to consult the Pocket Keys For Writers for more details and information.
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