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How is citation in MLA style simplified Citation in MLA Style is simplified, so that a similar process can be followed for any type of source. What are the core elements of MLA citation (in order they should appear) The elements should be followed by the correct punctuation marks, also shown below. 1. Author. 2. Title of source. 3. Title of container, 4. Other contributors, 5. Version, 6. Number, 7. Publisher, 8. Publication date, 9. Location. Brainpower Read More Previous Play Next Rewind 10 seconds Move forward 10 seconds Unmute 0:00 / 0:00 Full screen Author 1. The entry should begin with the author's last name, followed by a comma and the rest of the name. End with a period. 2. If there is no author listed, check for a corporate author (i.e. Rand Corp.). If there is no author whatsoever, move to the next element. 3. If there are two authors, the first author is listed as usual and the second author is listed beginning with his/her first name. 4. If there are three or more authors, use et al. after the first author's name. Title of Source The title of the source follows the author's name, after the period. 2. The title should be in italics or quotation marks depending on what type of source it is. 3. A BOOK, WEBSITE, OR LARGER WORK SHOULD BE IN ITALICS 4. A PERIODICAL ARTICLE, POEM, WEBPAGE, OR SHORTER WORK SHOULD BE IN QUOTATION MARKS What are containers Larger works in which a source is located ex: a song could be found on an album and a short story could be found in a collection THE TITLE OF THE CONTAINER IS ITALICIZED AND FOLLOWED BY A COMMA Title of Container 1. The title of the container is italicized and followed by a comma. 2. A source's container might be found within an EVEN LARGER CONTAINER 3. A collection of poems could be found on an online database a) for example. It is important to include these containers as well. b) In that case, finish including the CORE ELEMENTS for the FIRST CONTAINER (elements 4-9) before listing the SECOND CONTAINER Other Contributors 1. There may be others who contributed to the work you are citing. 2. These include editors, illustrators, and translators. FOLLOW THESE WITH A COMMA a) Terms like editor and translator are no longer abbreviated. Version If the source is listed as an edition or version, include the information in the citation, followed by a comma. Number If the source is part of a numbered sequence, such as a book or journal with volume or issue numbers,those must be listed in the citation, followed by a comma. Publisher 1. This is the company or organization responsible for distributing the work. If there is more than one publisher, you may ONLY LIST THE FIRST ONE 2. FOLLOW THE PUBLISHED WITH A COMMA a) You do NOT have to include the publisher's name for sources whose title or author is the SAME as the publisher. b) You do NOT have to include the publisher's name for periodicals, such as journals or newspapers. Publication Date 1. Dates are listed in the order of day, month, and year. 2. For some sources, only the year is available. FOLLOW THE DATE WITH A COMMA a) The same source may have more than one publication date. Choose the date that is most relevant to your use of the work. Usually, the earliest date is most pertinent. Location 1. THIS TERM REFERS TO WHERE YOU FOUND THE SOURCE, not the location of the publishing company. Be as specific as possible in including a work's location. a) For example, a short story or essay in a collection should include page numbers. b) The location of an online work should include a URL. c) A physical object or source you experienced firsthand should be identified by place. 2. To indicate page numbers, use "p." for one page and "pp." for a range of pages. What is the citation formula for a book with one author Author's Last Name, First Name. Title. (italicized/underline) Publisher, Date Published. REMEMBER TO INDENT ON THE SECOND AND FOLLOWING LINES (underline title is a book) What is the citation formula for a book with two authors Author's Last Name, First Name, and First Name Last Name. Title. (italicized/underline) Publisher, Date Published. REMEMBER TO INDENT ON THE SECOND AND FOLLOWING LINES (underline title is a book) What is the citation formula for a book with three or more authors Author's Last Name, First Name, et al. Title. (italicized/underline) Publisher, Date Published. REMEMBER TO INDENT ON THE SECOND AND FOLLOWING LINES (underline title is a book) What is the citation formula for a book with an editor Author's Last Name, First Name. Title. (italicized/underline) Edited by First Name Last Name. Publisher, Date Published. REMEMBER TO INDENT ON THE SECOND AND FOLLOWING LINES (underline title is a book) What is the citation formula for an article in an newspaper Author's Last Name, First Name. "Title of Article." Title of Periodical (italicized/underline), Date Published, Pages. REMEMBER TO INDENT ON THE SECOND AND FOLLOWING LINES (title has quotation marks) What is the citation formula for a selection from a collection of essays, articles, or stories Author's Last Name, First Name. "Title of Source." Title of Collection (italicized/underline), Version, Number, Publisher, Date Published, Pages. REMEMBER TO INDENT ON THE SECOND AND FOLLOWING LINES (title has quotation marks) What is the citation formula for a selection from a scholarly journal found on an online database Author's Last Name, First Name. "Title of Source." Title of Journal (italicized/underline), Version, Number, Date Published, Pages. Title of Online Database (italicized/underline), URL. REMEMBER TO INDENT ON THE SECOND AND FOLLOWING LINES What is the citation formula for a webpage Author's Last Name, First Name. "Title of Page." Title of Site (italicized/underline), Date Published, URL. REMEMBER TO INDENT ON THE SECOND AND FOLLOWING LINES Put this information in a book with one author citation: Date Published: 1964 Author: Robert Penn Warren Book: All the King's men Publisher: Harcourt Warren, Robert Penn. All the King's Men (italicized). Harcourt, 1964. Put this information into a Book with two authors citation: Author: Greg Johnson and Thomas R. Arp. Publisher: Cengage Learning Title: Perrine's Story and Structure: An Introduction to Fiction Date Published: 2009 . Johnson, Greg and Thomas R. Arp. Perrine's Story and Structure: An Introduction to Fiction (italicized/underlined). Cengage Learning, 2009. Put the information into a book with three or more authors citation: Author: Ernest Hook (others) Title: Studying Popular Media and Culture. Publisher: St. Martin's Date Published: 1995. Hook, Ernest, et al. Studying Popular Media and Culture. (italicized/ underline)St. Martin's, 1995. Put the information into a book with an editor: Author: Horace Walpole Editor: Nick Groom Title: The Castle of Otranto: A Gothic Story Publisher: Oxford UP Date Published: 2014. Walpole, Horace. The Castle of Otranto: A Gothic Story.(italicized) Edited by Nick Groom, Oxford UP, 2014. Put the information into an article in a newspaper citation: Author: Brooks Barnes Title of Article: "Crucial Job at Disney: Competing with Netflix." Publisher: New York Times Date Printed: August 6, 2018 Pages: B1. Barnes, Brooks. "Crucial Job at Disney: Competing with Netflix." New York Times (italicized/underline), 6 Aug 2018, p. B1. Put the information into a selection from a collection of essays, articles, or stories citation Title of Source: "Anthem for Doomed Youth: Title of Collection: Perrine's Sound and Sense: An Introduction to Poetry Author: Wilfred Owen Editor: Greg Johnson and Thomas R Arp Version/number : 15th ed Publisher: Cengage Learning Date Published: 2011 Page: 241 Owen, Wilfred. "Anthem for Doomed Youth." Perrine's Sound and Sense: An Introduction to Poetry, (italicized)edited by Greg Johnson and Thomas R. Arp, 15th ed., Cengage Learning, 2011, p. 241. What is the citation an example of: Glass, Arnold L. and Mengxue Kang. "Dividing Attention in the Classroom Reduces Exam Performance." Educational Psychology,(italicized) vol. 38, no. 6, 2018, Taylor & Francis Online,doi:10.1080/.2018.1489046. Selection from a scholarly journal found on an online database What is citation an example of: "Allergic Asthma Triggers to Watch For." WebMD,(italicized) 1 Jan. 2018, Webpage For the book, magazine, critical article/journal/newspaper article posted online; what should you do after writing the MLA formatting on the notecard Skip lines in between the lines when writing the designated MLA formatting