MLA citation for research MLA citation for research Modern Language

AssociationGroup of people

who decide how to give credit to authors

When we create a project, or write a paper, why must we cite sources of information?

When we create a project, or write a paper, why must we cite sources of information? Prove where we got our

ideas To avoid plagiarism Help readers find more

information, if needed

How long must you continue to use Works Cited?

How long must you continue to use Works Cited?

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How can I possibly learn all of this?How can I possibly learn all of this?

You don’t have to memorize it…just learn the format and copy in your information from the book or website!!

Different Types of ResourcesNeed Cited Different Ways

Different Types of ResourcesNeed Cited Different Ways

Single BookGeneral

EncyclopediaMultivolume

WorkInternet

Works Cited GuideWorks Cited GuideBasic citation: BOOKS Where do you find the

information in a book that is needed for the Works Cited??

Author or editor?TitleCity of publicationPublishing

CompanyCopyright Date

What if you have MORE THAN ONE author or editor??

What if you have MORE THAN ONE author or editor??

The Works Cited guide shows you how to arrange the names:

(1st author) last name, first name and (2nd author) regular name order

Ex: Miller, Katie and Teresa Miller.

EncyclopediasEncyclopedias

General EncyclopediasHave a little bit of everything in them!

You find your information alphabetically–spine–Index–Top of page, like a dictionary

Encyclopedia, continuedEncyclopedia, continued

Some have signed articles– Article means the subject you looked up in the encyclopedia– Author who is an expert in the subject writes a mini-article for the

encyclopedia …an author means the article is signed Ex: World Book Encyclopedia

– Look at the book’s spine…a weevil is found in the WXYZ volume, and the information on weevil has an author named Ellis W. Huddleston. Usually if the article is signed, the author’s name is in tiny print at the bottom of the information.

Some have unsigned articles

A set of books on just ONE subject is called a multivolume work

A set of books on just ONE subject is called a multivolume work

Junior Worldmark Encyclopedia of Foods and Recipes of the World

Follows “multivolume work but only using one volume in the set” on your Works Cited guide

In addition to basic information, you need the volume # that you used from the set

– Ex: Vol. 4 has foods from countries Spain to Zimbabwe

Review of Printed MaterialsReview of Printed Materials BOOKS = 1 book with an author or editor ENCYCLOPEDIAS = more than 1 book is in the set & it

has a lot of general information; the subject you look up is called the article and if the article has an author, it is called a signed article

MULTIVOLUME WORKS = more than 1 book is in the set, but it pertains to only ONE SUBJECT AREA ( food, or careers, or people, etc.)

You need to add the volume # to your citation

Pop Quiz…which category does the following book fall into…

Pop Quiz…which category does the following book fall into…

Single Book? General Encyclopedia? Multivolume Work?

Wade-Matthew, Max. The Encyclopedia of Music. New York: Hermes House, 2002.

WEB SITE Works CitedWEB SITE Works Cited

Sometimes finding the information from a web site can be tricky. You need to understand the difference between…

Title of Article and…– Title of Website and…

Copyright date and…– Date you accessed the page

Finding information from a web site…Finding information from a web site…

CIA World Fact Book

https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/mx.html

Title of Article?

Title of Website?

Copyright date?

Date of access?

Database citationsDatabase citations

database definition:

A set of data grouped together in one location in a computer. A computerized database has been likened to an electronic filing cabinet of information arranged for easy access.

Faust has Power Library databases…a great tool for all your future research projects

Faust has Power Library databases…a great tool for all your future research projects

Database citations are similar to a Website citation, except you must give credit to the name of the database, and the library and its location who is paying for the database service.

Database citation example:Database citation example:

Thurman, James N. “Behind Drop in US Murder Rate: A Deadline in Gun Crime.” Christian Science Monitor 20 Oct. 1994:4. Middle Search Plus. EBSCOhost. Faust Junior High School Library, Chambersburg, PA. 10 Nov. 2006 <http://searchepnet.com>.

Remember…Remember…

Use the Works Cited guide to

create your citations.

Use the Works Cited guide to

create your citations.

What is the 1st decision you must make

to determine the correct order of the information?

What is the 1st decision you must make

to determine the correct order of the information?

Life In The Fast Lane New York, 2001 Robert Johnson, Lucent Books

Correct Citation…was a bookCorrect Citation…was a book

Johnson, Robert. Life in the Fast Lane. New York: Lucent Books, 2001.

Let’s play…Jumbled MLA!Let’s play…Jumbled MLA!Work in small groups of 3Using the laminated Works Cited guide,

rearrange the citations on the graphic organizer into the correct format

Each group will have to present a corrected citation to the class