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(McPhersNOTE: Some significant changes have been ma Titles are now italicized rather than URLS are no longer required for electr The document format (Print, Web, PD Cited list.General Rules: In-text Citations • Place the reference where a pause occurs in possible to the relevant material.• Cite the author’s last name and the relevan Example: Music is thought to be the fo • If you include the author’s name in the sent Example: Blair argues that music is the • Page numbers may be omitted if a source la numbered paragraphs or sections, use thes Example: (Smith, para. 4)• Multiple sources in the same reference: Example: (Matthews and Smith 88; Su • No author : use the complete or shortened t Example: (History of Rome 143) • Two authors with the same surname: Add t name.• Corporate author (organization, company, a rather than the parentheses. 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For more examples, see MLA Handb brary Reference, call number LB2369 M53 2009) and the cPherson Library Reference, call number PN147 G526 200en made for the new edition of the MLA Style Manual han underlined electronic sources (unless required by your instructor) eb, PDF File, DVD, etc.) must be included in every entry in onscurs in the sentence (such as before a period, semicolon o elevant page number(s).the food of love (Blair 135).e sentence, do not cite it in parentheses.c is the food of love (135).urce lacks page numbers (for example, on many Web sou e these in the citation.ce: separate citations with a semicolon.88; Suzuki 105-107) ened title – book titles are italicized and article titles are i Add the first initial, or, if the authors have the same first pany, association, etc.): cite the name. If it is long, include arentheses, shorten commonly abbreviated terms (see c reviations).n 1991 (Natl. Research Council 65). ociation agrees (195).add the title, shortened or full.ched” (Jones, Tiger Thief 16). detective to Yemen (Kat Tales 207). urce with no page or section numbers, avoid parenthetica e in the sentence.Bebbington’s History of Economics .ext of your paper. Cite the Handbook for Writers of d the MLA Style Manual and26 2008). :try in the Works olon or comma), as near as b sources). If a source has are in quotations. e first initial, add the full first clude it in the sentence see chapter eight of the MLA hetical references. Instead,• Indirect source : avoid taking material from an indirect source, add qtd. in before the in Example: Bedi praised the “meticulou • Classic novel or classic prose play : to help r semicolon, and give other identifying inform Example: (Dostoevsky 5; pt. 1, ch. 1)• Classic poem or classic verse play : omit pag a period between the numbers.• You may abbreviate the title of a famous lit Manual chapter eight).Example: “As meditation . . . / May swGeneral Rules: List of Works Cited The list of works cited appears at the end of yo Format• Begin the list on a new page and give it th • Double space the entire list.• For each entry, indent all lines other than • Provide page numbers where appropriate • Include the document format (i.e. Print, W List Order• Alphabetize the list by authors’ last names any initial A, An, or The.Authors and Editors• Reverse the name (e.g., Shakespeare, Will the first (e.g., Shakespeare, William, and C • Present names as given in the work you’re • If there are four or more authors or editor • If there’s no known author or editor, begin Title• Capitalize the first word and all principal w • Separate a title from a subtitle with a colo • Italicize the title of a work published indep • Place quotation marks around the title of page on a Web site. Publisher’s Name• Omit articles such as The, business abbrev and Publishers.• If no publisher is provided, use n.p.• For a university press, abbreviate universi • If the name includes a personal name (e several personal names (e.g., Farrar, Strau from an indirect (secondhand) source. If quoting or parap the indirect source.culous brushwork” (qtd. in Paul 231).help readers locate the material in other editions, cite the nformation.h. 1)mit page numbers. Cite by division (act, scene, canto, book ous literary work if you include it in the parenthetical refe May sweep to my revenge” (Ham. 1.5.36-37). Citedd of your paper and helps readers locate your sources.e it the heading Works Cited. Centre the heading. than the first line, one-half inch from the left margin. priate; for example, for journal articles or works from an int, Web, DVD, etc.) in the citation. names. If an entry has no author, alphabetize by the title,e, William). If an entry has multiple authors or editors, on and Christopher Marlowe). you’re citing. If the full name is listed, use the full name editors, you have a choice: name all, or name the first an , begin the entry with the title. cipal words, including those that follow hyphens in compo a colon and one space. Omit the colon if the title ends in independently, such as a book, play, periodical, or Web s tle of a work within a larger work, such as an article, essa bbreviations such as Co. and Ltd., and descriptive words iversity as U and press as P (e.g., Oxford UP; U of Toronto e (e.g., Harry N. Abrams), cite the surname alone (e.g., Ab Straus, and Giroux), cite only the first (e.g., Farrar).paraphrasing a quotation in ite the page number, add a , book, part) and line, placing al reference (see MLA Style es. m an anthology. e title, ignoringrs, only reverse the name ofame (rather than initials). rst and add et al. compound terms. ds in ? or — or ! 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If it includesPlace of Publication• If multiple cities are listed, use only the fir • If no place of publication is provided, use n • If the city is outside of the United States, may be ambiguous or unfamiliar to theDate of Publication• If the date of publication is unknown, use • If more than one date of publication is list • Abbreviate the names of the months exce Electronic Publications• NOTE: MLA does not require you to includ assignment requirements.• If you must include a URL, place it after th Example: Harrison, Justin. “Political Sc Web. 15 Aug. 2007. <http://www.sear • If possible, provide the entire address (inc • If the URL must be divided over two lines,• If no publisher is provided, use n.p.• If the document has no page numbers, use • Always provide the date you accessed the • State the document format after the publDigital Files and Multimedia• Give the type of media format at the end Film, JPEG file, PDF File, MP3 File, etc.). IfGrey Literature• For examples of citations for technical rep MLA Style Manual and Guide to ScholarlyLegal Sources• The MLA Style Manual refers you to unifo • For Canadian legal sources, use the Canad for some common sources are included at • Bill citations should be constructed as foll (additional information, e.g. passed by Ho • Statute citations should be constructed: pinpoint.• Case Law citations should be constructed:volume reporter (series – if any) page (cou the first. , use n.p. ates, add an abbreviation of the country or province nam reader. n, use n.d. in place of the date. is listed, use the most recent one. s except May, June, and July. include URLs in citations, but your instructor may. Be sur ter the date of access, enclose in angle brackets, and con ical Science.” Encyclopaedia Britannica Online. 2007. Ency />.ss (including http:// or ftp://) for the work you are citing.lines, break it only after a slash, and do not insert a hyph rs, use n. pag. ed the publication at the end of the citation. e publication date and before the date of access. e end of every citation (DVD, Videocassette, Print, Web, P . If you do not know the file type, use Digital File . al reports, pamphlets, advertisements, fact sheets, annua olarly Publishing . uniform legal citation styles for the country of the legisla Canadian Guide to Uniform Legal Citation, 6thed. (KE259 C ded at the end of this guide. as follows: Number, title , session, legislature, jurisdiction,by House or Senate – optional). ted: Title , statute volume, jurisdiction, year, (session or su ucted: Style of Cause (year of decision), neutral citation, [e (court – if required). name if the name of the cityBe sure to confirm thed conclude with a period.7. Encyclopaedia Britannica. iting. hyphen at the break. Web, Performance, Lecture,annual reports, etc., seeegislation or case law.E259 C36 2006). Examplesction, year, pinpointn or supplement), chapter,ion, [year of reporter]Reference (Works Cited) List Example Book: one author (p. 186)Ableson, Serena. In thIn-text citatio Book: two or threeauthors (p. 189)Aquila, Salvatore, Caro Romance Lan Book: four or more authors (p. 190)Aquila, Salvatore, Caro Romance LanIn-text citatio Several books by the same author(s) (p.173)Bedi, Shailoo. New Me---. Children as Muses Book: group as author (organization, company, agency, etc.)Canadian Institute for Homelessness . Ottawa First in-text c Subsequent Book: with editor(s) andno named author Bebbington, Tina M.,In-text citatioBook with author and editor (p.196) Bebbington, Tina M. Cambridge U Book: edition (p.200) Brendle-Moczuk, Dan Book: reprint (p.203)Jones, Laurie. Distanc Book: illustrated (p.198) Kilgour, Nancy. The Bi Print. Book: online (p.216)Kehoe, Inbarani. Envir NetLibrary Book: translated (p.197) Kilgour, Nancy. Shorte Essay, short story, or poem in an anthology (p.190)Blair, William. “The Do Catharines, O Encyclopedia entry (p.194)Cooley, Kenneth H. “L Print.1 Page numbers refer to MLA Style Manual and Gu amples 1In the Skin of a Lawyer . Markham, ON: Penguin, 2005. Print.citation: (Ableson 65)e, Carol Gordon, and Pia Russell. When in Rome: Rediscovering ce Languages . New York: McGraw, 2008. Print. e, Carol Gordon, Ying Liu and Pia Russell. When in Rome: Redis ce Languages . New York: McGraw, 2008. Print. citation: (Aquila, Gordon, Liu and Russell 78) Or: (Aquila et. al.ew Metaphors for Ancient Greece . Toronto, ON: U of Toronto P Muses in Ancient Greece . Berkeley: U of California P, 2004. Prin te for Health Information. Improving the Health of Canadians:Ottawa, ON, Canada: CIHI, 2007. PDF File.text citation: (Canadian Mental Health Association [CMHA] uent citations: (CMHA 54)a M., ed. The Medieval Studies Reader . New York: Garland, 200citation: (Bebbington 43) a M. Portraits of Women in Medieval Japan . Ed. Danielle Russe dge UP, 1999. Print. , Daniel. World Religious Traditions . 3rd ed. New York: Crossro stance Education . 1994. New York: Springer, 2007. Print.The Big Book of Terriers. Illus. Liz Ball. Vancouver, BC, Canada: Environmental Tourism in Asia . Amsterdam: Butterworth-Hei ary . Web. 15 Aug. 2007. Shorter Stories . Trans. Bette Kirchner. New York: Knopf, 2001.The Doane Ukulele Method.” Music Education in Canada . Ed. C nes, ON: Vanwell, 2003. 197-203. Print. H. “Library, Digital.” The New Encyclopaedia Britannica: Macr nd Guide to Scholarly Publishing , 3rd ed.Print.vering the Roots of theRediscovering the Roots of the et. al. 79) onto P, 2002. Print.Print. dians: Mental Health and HA] 54) d, 2001. Print.Russell. Cambridge, Eng.:rossroad, 1999. Print. nada: West Coast Books, 2008. Heinemann, 2007.2001. Print.Ed. Carlie Graham. 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