MLA

• Remember, you must cite everything!

• There are three ways to do it:

– Direct Quote
– Paraphrase
– Summary

• There are two steps:

– Parenthetical Citations
– Works Cited Page
 MLA: Parenthetical Citations
• After your “quote”, paraphrase, or summary
you must cite. Cite everything!!!
• Books:
• “Dogs live in kennels,” (author, page number).
• Articles on Websites:
• “Dogs live in kennels” (author…if you find one)
or
• “Dogs live in kennels,” (first word of title).
 MLA: Works Cited
• The last page of the research paper is a Works Cited
Page.

• You need to list every source that you used in

alphabetical order. (first letter of the first word)
– Example: Dale, Katie comes before Nagy, Susan which
comes before Walsh, Kevin.

• Please, please, please remember that the first line is all

the way to the left, and any more lines are indented.
indented
 How to cite a website with no author

• 1st: Title of web chapter or article

• 2nd: Name of web site
• 3rd: Publisher
• 4th: Publication date
• 5th: Format
• 6th: Date of access (date that you saw it)
• This is important because the internet changes fast and
often.
 Websites with no author
• “Title of web chapter or article.” Name of web
site in italics. Publisher, date of publication.
Format. Date of access.

• **The name of the web site is NOT the web

address, so you do not need
http://www.blahblahblah.com
 Name of website

Title of article

Publication date

Publisher (Usually at the

bottom of the page.)
 Web site with no author example
• “Living in: The world’s most eco-friendly
cities.” BBC. BBC, 16 Dec. 2014. Web. 20 Dec.
2014.

• Parenthetical Citations:
• When citing documents that lead with a title, use the
title, or part of the title, in the parenthetical
reference. When using part of the title, start with the
words at the beginning of the title
 Parenthetical citation
• “Though fellow Scandinavian cities Oslo and
Stockholm trail close behind, Copenhagen
consistently ranks as Europe’s greenest city.
Almost all of the residents live within 350m of
public transportation and more than 50%
regularly use a bicycle to commute” (“Living in”).

Parenthetical Citation
If you are directly (either the author name or the
quoting, you need article name)…you always need
quotation marks! citations.
 Articles on a website with an author

• 1st: Article author

• 2nd: Article title
• 3rd: Newspaper title
• 4th: Publisher
• 5th: Publication date
• 6th: Format
• 7th: Date of access
 Articles on a website with an author

• Author’s name. “Article title.” Website Title.

Publisher, Date of Publication. Format. Date
of access.

• ** Author’s name is last name, first name.

• Walsh, Kevin
Articles
Author

Article title

Newspaper Title

Publisher

Publication Date
 Article Examples
• Thomas, Owen. “Starbucks to Square: It’s Over.” Business
Insider. Business Insider Inc.,19 Dec. 2014. Web. 20 Dec.
2014.

• Publications that originate on the Web often don’t have page

numbers, so don’t worry about including them in your parenthetical
reference. Put your parenthetical references at the ends of sentences.

• Parenthetical References:
– “Starbucks is currently testing that app in its Portland, Ore., stores
(Thomas).”