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MLA Citation

MLA Citation. Overview of Website , Database, and Book Sources. Last name, First name. “Name of article.” Title of website. Name of institution/ company affiliated with website, date of source creation. Medium of publication. Date of access. <full web address>

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MLA Citation

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  1. MLA Citation Overview of Website, Database, and Book Sources

  2. Last name, First name. “Name of article.” Title of website. Name of institution/ company affiliated with website, date of source creation. Medium of publication. Date of access. <full web address> • Toothman, Jessica and Scott Aldous. “How Solar Cells Work.” How Stuff Works. Discovery Company, 2011. Web. 21 September 2011. <http://science.howstuffworks.com/envir onmental/energy/solar-cell.htm> Websites

  3. Databases should follow the format of their print counterpart (if you find a magazine source in a database, follow the magazine format for a print source). • When using UDLibSearch, the source citation is provided for you at the end of each article. • Format example: • Last name, First name. “Title of article”. Title of Journal, volume number/edition number: page number. Name of Database. Medium of Publication. Date of Access. Databases

  4. Last name, first name. Title of Book. Place of publication: Publisher, Year of Publication. Medium of Publication. • Print Example: Hurston, Zora Neale. Their Eyes Were Watching God. New York: Harper & Row Publishers, 1990. Print. • eBook Example: Tabak, John. Wind and Water. New York: Facts on File, Inc., 2009. Web. Book (Print or eBook)

  5. Website: • “2011 Hurricane Names” • Website (no author) • “Worldwide Tropical Cyclone Names” Practice

  6. “2011 Hurricane Names” Chapple, Renee. “2011 Hurricane Names.” About.com Miami. The New York Times Company, 2011. Web. 21 September 2011. <http://miami.about.com/od/weather/a/2011hurricanes.htm> Answers

  7. “Worldwide Tropical Cyclone Names” “Worldwide Tropical Cyclone Names.” National Weather Service National Hurricane Center. NOAA, 9 September 2011. Web. 21 September 2011. http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/aboutnames.shtml • Variations: • Could have used National Weather Service OR National Hurricane Center for “name of website” Answers

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