Research Papers

Yes, you will survive this assignment, but it will take work. You will have to do some…research. Notice the word search that is conveniently placed in the word research.

Source Cards for Books

•Author’s name

•Title of the book

•Place of publication

•Publisher

•Copyright date

• Source Number

Anderson, Leroy. A Critic of Joplin’s Work.

New York: Harcourt Press, 1982.Print.

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Source Card for Anthology/Collection

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Buble, Michael, ed. A Journey into SelfDiscovery. California: DK Press, 1964. Print.

•Editor’s name

•Title of the book

•Place of publication

•Publisher

•Copyright date

• Source Number

Two or More Authors

• List the names in the order they appear on the title page. • Only the first author's name should be reversed: Last Name, First

Name. • Use a comma between the authors' names. Place a period after the last author's name. • Include the word “print” last.

Rowe, Richard, and Larry Jeffus. The Essential Wilder: An

Odyssey of Tradition. Albany: Delmar, 2000. Print.

Essay, Poem, or Short Story in an Anthology

Author of Story. "Title of Story." Title of Book. Name of Editor. Edition (if given). City of Publication: Publisher, Year. Page numbers.

O’Brien, Tim. “Ambush.” Writer’s Choice.

Philip Unger. 5th ed. Houston:

Glencoe, 2009. 178-80.

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Online Magazine

Author. "Title of Article." Title of Magazine Date: Page(s). Name of Database. EBSCOhost. Lauderdale County High School Lib., AL. Date of Access <http://infotrac.galegroup.com/itweb/hawaii_honolulu>.

Farley, Christopher John, and James Willwerth. "Dead Teen Walking." Time 19 Jan. 1998: 50+. Twayne Author Series. EBSCOhost. Lauderdale County High School Lib., HI. 31 March 2009<http://twaynauthorseries.galegroup.com/itweb/hawaii_honolulu>.

Online JournalAuthor. "Title of Article." Title of Journal Volume

number. Issue number (Year): Page(s). Name of Database. Web. Date of Access.

<http://search.epnet.com/>.

Nelson, Roxanne. "Smoking Outside Still Causes Second-Hand Smoke Exposure to Children." Lancet 35.1 (2002):

1675.EBSCOhost. Web. 8 May 2009.<http://search.epnet.com/>.

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This is not as bad as you think. Things could always be worse.

Entire Internet Site: Scholarly Project or Professional Site Title of the Site. Editor. Date and/or Version Number. Name of

Sponsoring Institution. Date of Access <URL>.

“Medusa.” Encyclopedia Mythica (2004):1. Web. 13 May 2004

<http://www.pantheon.org/>.

MLA Citation Information for this power point:

http://honolulu.hawaii.edu/legacylib/mlahcc.html

MLA Handbook for Writers of Research papers. Seventh Ed. NewYork: Modern Language Association of America, 2009. Print.