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Understanding MLA Citations: A Guide to Giving Credit in Academic Writing

Proper citation is essential in academic writing to acknowledge the work of others and avoid plagiarism. This guide explains how to effectively use MLA format for in-text citations, emphasizing the importance of including the author's name and page number when quoting or paraphrasing. It covers various source mediums, how to structure your Works Cited page, and provides examples to illustrate correct citation practices. Mastering MLA citations will enhance the credibility of your work and show respect for the contributions of other scholars.

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Understanding MLA Citations: A Guide to Giving Credit in Academic Writing

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  1. Provided by Purdue Online Writing Lab (Barf) MLA Citations

  2. Giving credit to the work of others Giving reference to the work in your own writing Placing source information in parentheses after a quote or paraphrase What are Citations?

  3. Any source information provided in the text of your work must correspond to your Works Cited page • Source information that is in the parenthetical citation depends on two things • 1) What the source medium is (Print, Web, DVD) • 2) Upon the source’s Works Cited page Guidelines

  4. When quoting or paraphrasing the work of somebody else, you must include the author’s name and the page number from which you took the information Wordsworth stated that Romantic poetry was marked by a "spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings" (263).  Romantic poetry is characterized by the "spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings" (Wordsworth 263). Wordsworth extensively explored the role of emotion in the creative process (263). In Text Citation

  5. On your Works Cited page, you need to include the work you cited in your writing Wordsworth, William. Lyrical Ballads. London: Oxford U.P., 1967. Print. Last name, First. Book Title.Where Published: Publisher, Year Published. Medium Published. Works Cited Citation

  6. Cite with the title of the work Parenthetical: shorten the name of the title and include the page number Works Cited:begin with the title then continue If No Author…

  7. Need to include: • Author of page • Article name in quotation marks • Title of website/project/book in italics • Publisher information (name and date) • Page numbers, if applicable • Medium of publication (web) • Date you accessed the material • The web address Electronic Source

  8. Aristotle. Poetics. Trans. S. H. Butcher. The Internet Classics Archive. Web Atomic and Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 13 Sept. 2007. Web. 4 Nov. 2008. ‹http://classics.mit.edu/›. Example: Electronic

  9. The Purdue OWL Family of Sites. The Writing Lab and OWL at Purdue and Purdue U, 2008. Web. 28 October 2012. http://owl.english.purdue.edu/writinglab/. PLEASE…use this site if you get stuck!! Source

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