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What is MLA Format? MLA stands for the Modern Language Association, which is an

What is MLA Format? MLA stands for the Modern Language Association, which is an organization that focuses on language and literature. MLA is often used for language and literature studies. APA stands for the American Psychological Association, which is an organization that focuses on psychology. APA format is widely used by science writers, on the other hand, Chicago citation style is often the preferred choice for those working in history and other social sciences. Many other disciplines use Chicago as well. When you're borrowing information from a source and placing it in your research or assignment, it is important to give credit to the original author. This is done by creating an MLA citation. Depending on the type of information you're including in your work, citations are placed in the body of your project and all are included in a "Works Cited" list, at the end of your project. The 8th edition is the most recent and updated version of MLA citations. Released in April of 2016, this citation format is much different than previous versions. The biggest difference and most exciting update is the use of one standard format for all source types. In previous versions, scholars were required to locate the citation format for the specific source that they used. There were different formats for books, websites, periodicals, and so on. Now, using one universal MLA citation format allows scholars to spend less time trying to locate the proper format to document their sources and focus more on their research. Other updates include the addition of "containers." A container is essentially what a source sits in. Chapters are found in a book, songs are found in an album, and journal articles are found in journals. What the source is found in is its container. Text Formatting  Always choose an easily readable typeface (Times New Roman is just one example)  Set it to a standard size, such as 12 points  Do not justify the lines of text at the right margin  Double-space the entire research paper, including quotations, notes, and the list of works cited.  Indent the first line of a paragraph half an inch from the left margin.  Indent set-off quotations half an inch as well.  Leave one space after a period or other concluding punctuation mark.  Begin one inch from the top of the first page and flush with the left margin,  Type your name, your instructor’s name (or instructors’ names, if there is more than one instructor), the course number, and the date on separate lines, double- spacing the lines. Months may be spelled out or abbreviated.  On a new, double-spaced line, center the title (fig. 1). Do not italicize or underline your title, put it in quotation marks or boldface, or type it in all capital letters.  Do not use a period after your title or after any heading in the paper (e.g., Works Cited). Begin your text on a new, double-spaced line after the title, indenting the first line of the paragraph half an inch from the left margin. Fig. 1. The top of the first page of a research paper. Number all pages consecutively throughout the research paper in the upper right-hand corner, half an inch from the top and flush with the right margin. Type your last name, followed by a space, before the page number (fig. 2) Fig. 2. The running head of a research paper. Did you use any quotes or place any paraphrases in your writing? Create in-text citations and place them in the body of your work. Then, create a list of full citations and place them at the end of the project. Label the page as "Works Cited." Works Cited The list of works cited appears at the end of the paper on a new page and continues the page numbering of the text. • Center the title, Works Cited, an inch from the top of the page. • Double-space between the title and the first entry. • Begin each entry flush with the left margin; if an entry runs more than one line, indent the subsequent line or lines one-half inch from the left margin • Double space the entire list, both between and within entries. Bibliography vs. Works Cited - What's the Difference? You may have heard the two terms, "Bibliography" and "Works Cited" thrown around interchangeably. The truth is that they are two different words with two completely different meanings. A bibliography is a list of sources that the writer recommends for further reading. A works cited list is a list of sources that were included in the author's writing. Want to suggest some books and websites to your reader? Create a list of full citations and label the page as "Bibliography." The good news is that references in MLA bibliography format and regular works cited references are structured the exact same way. The core elements of any entry in the Works Cited list are shown in the chart below. The core elements are in the order in which they should appear, followed by the appropriate punctuation mark. If an element cannot be found or does not apply to the source being cited, omit that element from the entry. End the entry with a period. Citation Components 1) Authors: The author's name is generally the first item in a citation (unless the source does not have an author). The author's name is followed by a period. Last name, First name. Title of Book. Publisher, Year of Publication. 1. If the source has one author, place the last name first, add a comma, and then the first name. One author: Brinkley, Alan. The Unfinished Nation: A Concise History of the American People. 7th ed, McGraw Hill, 2014, p. 525. 2. If your source has two authors, place them in the same order they're shown on the source. The first author is in reverse order, add a comma and the word "and", then place the second author in standard form. Follow their names with a period. Example: Two authors: McKee, Timothy, and James A. McKee. Business Ethics: The Political Basis of Commerce. Oxford UP, 2009. 3. For three or more authors, only include the first listed author's name. Place the first author's name in reverse order (Last name, First name) place a comma afterwards, and then add the Latin phrase "et al." Example: Three or more authors: Tucker, Virginia M., et al. “Learning Portals: Analyzing Threshold Concept Theory for LIS Education.” Journal of Education for Library and Information Science, vol. 55, no. 2, Apr. 2014, pp. 150-65. Academic OneFile, db12.linccweb.org/login?url=http://go.galegroup.com/ps/i.do? id=GALE %7CA369065399&v=2.1&u=lincclin_ircc&it=r&p=AONE&sw=w&asid=4816 41178d785366b35d618e23308ebf. 4. For an editor, begin the citation with the name(s) of the editor(s). One editor: DiYanni, Robert, editor. Literature: Reading Fiction, Poetry, and Drama. 6th ed., McGraw Hill, 2007. Two editors: Zeigler-Hill, Virgil, and David K. Marcus, editors. The Dark Side of Personality: Science and Practice in Social, Personality, and Clinical Psychology. American Psychological Association, 2016. Three or more editors: Damrosch, David, et al., editors. The Longman Anthology of World Literature, 2nd ed., vol. A, Pearson Education, 2009 2) Title of the Source: In general, the title of a work is taken from the title page of the publication.  List the full title as it is written on the source. o Capitalize all principal words (nouns, verbs, adjectives, etc.). Do not capitalize articles, prepositions, or conjunctions when they fall in the middle of a title. o Separate a subtitle with a colon and a space.  Italicize titles if the source is self-contained and independent. Titles of books, plays, films, periodicals, databases, and websites are italicized.  Place titles in quotation marks if the source is part of a larger work. Articles, essays, chapters, poems, webpages, songs, and speeches are placed in quotation marks. Books: Danticat, Edwidge. Brother, I'm Dying. Knopf, 2007. Chapter title in a book or anthology: Howard, Rebecca Moore. “Avoiding Sentence Fragments.” Writing Matters: A Handbook for Writing and Research, 2nd ed., McGraw Hill, 2014, pp. 600-10. Journals, Magazines, and Newspapers: Houtman, Eveline. “Mind-Blowing: Fostering Self-Regulated Learning in Information Literacy Instruction.” Communications in Information Literacy, vol. 9, no. 1, 2015, pp. 6-18. www.comminfolit.org/index.php? journal=cil&page=article&op=view&path%5B%5D=v9i1p6&path%5B %5D=203. Web page: Meade, Rita. "It's Not Too Late to Advocate." Screwy Decimal, 1 June 2016, www.screwydecimal.com/2016/06/its-not-too-late-to-advocate.html. Entire Website: Meade, Rita. Screwy Decimal. 2010-16, www.screwydecimal.com/. 3) Title of Container: Containers are either 1) complete works which contain smaller works, like a book containing essays, a book containing short stories, or an academic journal containing articles, or 2) larger containers holding smaller containers, like a website containing webpages. The title of the container is italicized and followed by a comma.  Collection of essays, stories, poems, etc.: Poe, Edgar Allan. "The Black Cat". Literature: Reading Fiction, Poetry, and Drama, edited by Robert DiYanni, 6th ed., McGraw Hill, 2007, pp. 137-43.  Print journal, magazine, or newspaper article: Dukes, Charlene. "Recognizing our Camelot Moment." Community College Journal, vol. 86, no. 5, Apr./May 2016, p. 1.  uploads/Litterature/ mla-guide 2 .pdf