You will need to cite your research using MLA citation style formatting. Below are examples of citation entries for the types of materials you are likely to encounter in your research.
Books & eBooks
Lastname, Firstname, MI. Title of the Book. Publisher, Publication date.
Example:
Hughes, Kathy. George Eliot: The Last Victorian. Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 1999.
In text: (Hughes 160)
Lastname, Firstname, MI., editor(s). Title of the Book. Publisher, Publication date.
Example 1:
Conard, Mark T., editor. The Philosophy of the Coen Brothers. UP of Kentucky, 2009.
In text: (Conard 31)
Example 2:
Tannen, Deborah, and Muriel Saville-Troike, editors. Perspectives on Silence. Ablex,1985.
In text: (Tannen and Saville-Troike 56)
Note: For edited books, or major reference works with a large editorial board, or more than two editors, list the Lastname, Firstname MI. of the “lead” editor, followed by et al.
Articles
Lastname, Firstname, MI. “Article Title.” Journal Title, vol. #, no. #, Season, Publication date, Page(s).
Title of Database, doi. (or URL, if no doi is available)
Example 1:
Chan, Yaocheng. "Postmodernism and Hong Kong Cinema." Postmodern Culture, vol. 10, no. 3, May 2000,
pp. 1-10. Project Muse, doi:10.1353/pmc.2000.0021.
In text: (Chan 7)
Example 2:
Susina, Jan. "Relentless Progress: The Reconfiguration of Children's Literature, Fairy Tales, and Storytelling."
Children's Literature Association Quarterly, vol. 34, no.3, Fall, 2009, pp. 304-7. ProQuest Central,
search.proquest.com.libproxy.highpoint.edu/docview/232441914?accountid=11411.
In text: (Susina 306)
Lastname, Firstname, MI. “Article Title.” Journal Title, vol. #, no. #, Publication date, Time, Title of Website, URL.
Accessed Day/Month/Year.
Example:
Peeples, Lynne. “Fracking Chemicals May Mess With Hormones, Lower Sperm Counts.” The Huffington Post,
14 Oct. 2015, 1.41 p.m. EST, www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/fracking-chemicals
reproductivesystem_us_561e657ae4b028dd7ea5e1cf?utm_hp_ref=fracking. Accessed 29 July 2016.
In text: (Peeples)
Images
Lastname, Firstname MI. of the creator of the image. “Title of the Work.” Publisher, Publication date,
URL. (omitting http:// or https:// ) Accessed day month year.
Example:
Lange, Dorothea. “Destitute Pea Pickers in California, a 32-year-old Mother of Seven Children.”
Getty Images, 9 Mar. 1936. www.gettyimages.com/pictures/destitute-pea-pickers-in-california-a-32-year-old-
mother-of-news-photo-90768141. Accessed 29 July 2016.
In text: (Lange)
Personal Communication
Email:
Smith, Arthur. “Re: Lens Calibration for Prime Lenses.” E-mail, received by John T. Kemp, 10 Oct. 2015.
In Text: (Smith)
Note: When you cite an email message, use the subject line as the title of the work. Add other information as appropriate
Telephone Conversation:
Bennett, William G. “Telephone Conversation with William G. Bennett: Conducted by Leon Unger.” 27 Oct. 2011.
In Text: (Bennett)
Personal Interviews
Smith, Jane. Personal interview. 19 May 2014.
In Text: (Smith)
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MLA Citation Guide
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