MLA Style Guide


MLA STYLE GUIDE 

CAIRINE WILSON SS

What is Pagiarism?
  "a piece of writing that has been copied from someone else and is presented as being your own work. 2: the act of plagiarising; taking someone's words or ideas as if they were your own." (Dictionary.com)1

Plagiarism is a serious violation of academic and student conduct rules and is punishable at most universities and colleges with a failing grade and possibly more severe actions.

In–Text Citation
Use parenthetical citation immediately following a quotation or a paraphrase of a source’s idea. where you place the author’s name and the relevant page number(s). (Smith. 15)

When a source has no known author use a shortened title and the paragraph number. subheading or link title if no page number is given. (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)

Works Cited: Basic Format: 

           Author's Lastname. Author's Firstname. “Title of Document." Title of Complete Work (if applicable). Name of editor. Edition (if applicable). Volume number. Series name. Place of publication. Name of publisher. Date of publication. [Page numbers]. Medium. (url if not easily found) [date of access if web]

** commonly used parts in bold 
** Abbreviations: n.p. - no publisher. n.d. - no date. n.pag - no pagination 
** if url is needed and is long : use root URL and indicate path [. Path: Help; Privacy]

Note: All citations should be double-spaced.

Book
Ehrenreich. Barbara. [and John Ehrenreich]. [eds]. The American Health Empire: Power. Profits. and Politics. [vol 1].[2nd ed] New York: Vintage. 1971. Print

Anthology
Constantine. Macaroni. Pasta Luega. Trans. George Elbow. Ed. Milo Linguini. New York: Ittegaps. 1999. Print

Journal
Magistrale. Tony. "Wild Child: Jim Morrison's Poetic Journeys." Journal of Popular Culture 26.3 (Winter 1992): 133-44. Print

Encyclopedia Articles
Garvey. Lawrence. "El Paso. Illinois." Encyclopedia Americana. 1982 ed. Print 

Weekly Periodical
Whitaker. Mark. "Getting Tough at Last." Newsweek 10 May 1993: 22. Print 

Films and Videotapes
Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree. Dir. Al Smith. With Winnie the Pooh and Piglet. Walt Disney Videos. 1985. DVD

Recordings
Lloyd Webber. Andrew. Phantom of the Opera. With M. Crawford. and. Don Just. Geffen. 2GGS 2030. 1984. Tape

Internet Sites
MLA Rules. U of Research. 1 May 1997 Web 27 August 2005. [no url: easy to locate site] Victorian Women Writers Project. Ed. Perry Willett. Indiana U. n.d. Web.

. 22 Apr. 1997 [with url: hard to locate site]

Amazon.com. "Privacy and Security." 22 May 2006. Web. . Path: Help; Privacy & Security. 09 May 2009. [with url and path to page]

Personal Site
Lancashire. Ian. Home page. 1 May 1997. . Web. 5 January 2001.

Image from Web
Canadian Flag image. National Flag of Canada, Canada: Canadian Heritage (N. d.). Web. 17 May 2009. 

Video from Web
World Freehand Circle Drawing Champion. Youtube. 09 January 2007. Web. 21 October 2009. 

Article in a Reference Database
"Fresco." Britannica Online. Vers. 97.1. 1 Mar. 1997. Encyclopaedia Britannica. Web. 29 Mar. 1997.

Interview
Nelson. Cary. Personal interview. 15 Sept. 1987.

1 Dictionary.com. Lexico Publishing Group. LLC. 2005. Web. 12 September 2007

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