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Citing Sources
In research writing, it is important to give
credit to sources that the writer includes
in his or her paper. For purposes of standardization
Boise schools are using the MLA Association
style of documenting sources used in research.
Please see your school website for citing
sources information. Listed below are listed
examples of the most commonly used types of
references for the works cited (bibliography)
portion of research papers. Please consult
your school librarian and the MLA
Handbook for Writers of Research Papers,
7th Edition.
- Use the title: Works Cited
- Evenly double space entire document
- List each citation alphabetically
by the first letter of the citation
- List the medium for each citation:
Print, Web, DVD, Interview, CD, etc.
- Use italics instead of underlining.
MLA Citation Style Guide
courtesy of Les Bois Junior High
Based on MLA Handbook for Writers of Research
Papers, 7th edition
Print Sources
| BOOKS: Last Name, First Name. Book
Title. City of publication:
Publisher’s name, publication year. Publication
medium.
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One author
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Salisbury, Graham. Blue
Skin of the Sea: A Novel
in Stories. New York: Delacorte, 1999. Print.
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Multiple authors
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Burnham, Robert W., Randall M.
Hanes and C. James Bartleson. Color,
a Guide to Basic Facts and Concepts. New York: Wiley, 2003. Print.
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Unknown author
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Blueprint for Life. Alexandria, Va.: Time-Life Books, 2003. Print.
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An editor
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Jones, Kenneth, Ed. A Work of
Art. Cincinnati:
South Western, 1999. Print.
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Pamphlet
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Culturegrams. Ghana. Orem:
Proquest. 2005. Print.
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Articles: Last Name, First Name. “Title
of Article or Entry.” Book
Title. Edition Number. Publication
Year. Page numbers. Publication
medium.
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Encyclopedia
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Smith, Richard. “Color
and Light.” Encyclopedia
Britannica. 2nd ed. 2001.
Print.
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Reference Book
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Pendergast, Tom. “MTV” Bowling,
Beatniks, and Bell-Bottoms. 2002.
Print
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Magazine
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Vogel, Sam. “Reading in the
Classroom”. Wired. 8
August 2009. 45-53. Print.
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Newspaper
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May, Clifford. “Religious
Frictions Heat Up in Rwanda.” New York Times. 12
August 2001, late ed. A1+. Print
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Interviews: Last name, First name of person
interviewed. Kind of interview.
Date of interview.
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Personal
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Goodkind, Mary. Personal
Interview. 4 Sept. 2006.
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Online Sources
| Web Pages: Last Name,
First name (if given). “Title
of article or Description of site”. Name
of website. Publisher or
sponsor of the site (if not available
use N.p), Date published
or Revised (if not available use
n.d.). Publication medium. Date
of access. <URL>.
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Web Page
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“Calvin Coolidge.” Our
Presidents. The White House,
3 April 2009. Web. 5 April 2009. <http://www.whitehouse.gov>.
Liu, Alan. Home page. Voice
of the Shuttle. Dept.of English,
UC Santa
Barbara, n.d. Web. 5 April 2009. <http://www.ucsb.edu>.
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| Online Databases: Last Name, First Name. “Title
of Article or Entry.” Title. Edition
Number. Publication Year. Page
numbers. Database Name. Publication
Medium. Access date. <URL.>
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Newspaper article
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“Meeting Hosted by Eagle
Mayor." Idaho Statesman. 24
July 2007: Custom Newspapers. Gale.
Web. 16 Nov. 2007. <http://find.galegroup.com>.
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Magazine article
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Mihaly, Mary. "Chillin'
on Wheels." Current Health.
10 Nov 2004. eLibrary.
Proquest. Web. 16 Nov 2007. <http://elibrary.bigchalk.com>.
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Encyclopedia article
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Lal, Anil. “India, History
of.” World Book Online Reference Center. 2008. World Book. Web.
6 May 2009. <http://www.worldbookonline.com>.
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| eBooks : Last name, First name. Title. Edition.
City of Publication: Publisher, year. Name of Database
or Website. Web. Date of access. <URL>.
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Ebsco Nonfiction
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“Quick Facts about Cats”. Manx
Cat (Jan 2003). EBSCO. Book
Collection: Nonfiction. Web.
15 September 2009. <http://search.ebscohost.com>.
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Gale Virtual Reference Library
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Saari, Peggy and Shaw, Elizabeth. “Salem Town”. Witchcraft in America. Detroit: UXL, 2001. p33-44. Gale Virtual Reference
Library. Web. 23 October
2008. <http://go.galegroup.com>.
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| Other Web Resources: see examples below
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Image
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Galaxy Centaurus Image. Amazing
Space. 14 April 2003.
Web. 14 August 2009. <http://amazingspace.stsci.edu/capture/blackholes/preview-centaurus.php>.
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Blog
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Smith, David. “Fishing in Alaska.” Dave’s
Life & Times. 25 August
2009. Web. 30 August 2009. <http://daveslife.blogspot.com>.
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eMail
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Potter, Harry. “Life at Hogwarts”.
Message to Dumbledore. 4 May 2007.
E-mail.
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Interview
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Newmark, Sam. “ Why I Love
Facebook.” Interview by Madeline
Brand. All Tech Considered. 3
Aug 2008. Web. 4 Jun 2009. <http://www.npr.org>.
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