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How to Find MLA/APA Style Guides

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 MLA-Style Citations:  APA-Style Citations:
 Traditional Sources  Traditional Sources
 Electronic Sources  Electronic Sources

 Documenting Traditional Sources in MLA Style
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A Book by a Single Author

Kaku, Michio. Hyperspace: A Scientific Odyssey through Parallel Universes, Time Warps, and the Tenth Dimension. New York: Oxford UP, 1994.

A Book by Two or More Authors

Jakobson, Toman, and Linda R. Waugh. The Sound Shape of Language. Bloomington: Indiana UP, 1979.

A Book by a Corporate Author

Public Agenda Foundation. The Health Care Crisis: Containing Costs, Expanding Coverage. New York: McGraw, 1992.

An Article in a Scholarly Journal

Scotto, Peter. "Censorship, Reading, and Interpretation: A Case Study from the Soviet Union." PMLA 109 (1994): 61-70.

An Article in a Scholarly Journal (That Numbers Pages in Each Issue Separately)

Hallin, Daniel C. "Sound Bite News" Television Coverage of Elections, 1968-1988." Journal of Communication 42.2 (1992): 5-24.

An Article in a Newspaper

Feder, Barnaby J. "For Job Seekers, a Toll-Free Gift of Expert Advice." New York Times 30 Dec. 1993, late ed.: D1+.

An Article in a Magazine

Bazell, Robert. "Science and Society: Growth Industry." New Republic 15 Mar. 1993: 13-14.

Citation formats based on:

Gibaldi, Joseph. MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers. 4th ed. New York: The Modern Language Association of America, 1995.

Source:

Mabee Library, Washburn University. "Sample Citations - MLA Style." http://www.washburn.edu/mabee/cite.html (10 Feb 1998)


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 MLA-Style Citations:  APA-Style Citations:
 Traditional Sources  Traditional Sources
 Electronic Sources  Electronic Sources

 Documenting Electronic Sources in MLA Style
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MLA Style Guide Online

Examples From MLA Style Guide

Online Periodical Database

Basic Format:

Author's Last Name, First Name. "Article Title." Name of Periodical. Volume number.Issue number. (Date of publication): Page range or number of pages. Date of access <URL>.

Example:

Calabrese, Michael. "Between Despair and Ecstasy." Exemplaria 9.1 (1997): 8 pp. 29 Oct. 1998 <http://proquest.umi.com>.

World Wide Web Site

Basic Format:

Last name, first name. Title. Date of access. <Internet address>.

Example:

Dawe, James. Jane Austen Page. 15 Sept. 1998 <http:// nyquist.ee.ualberta.ca/~dawe/austen.html>.

CD-ROM

Basic Format:

Author's name. "Title of work cited." Title of the publication. Publication information. CD-ROM. Name of vendor. Electronic publication date.

Examples:

Kubal, David L. "A Tale of Two Cities (Masterplots Classic)." Masterplots Complete. Ver. 2.0. CD-ROM. Masterplots. 1999.

E-Mail

Basic Format:

Name of writer. "Subject." E-mail to the author. Date of message.

Example:

Day, Martha. "Review of Film-Bad Lieutenant." E-mail to the author. 30 July 1995.

Online Posting

Basic Format:

Author. "Title or subject." Online posting. Date posted. Name of forum. Date of access. URL or e-mail address of moderator.

Example:

Holland, Norman. "Overcoming Depression." Online posting. 19 Mar. 1997. Psyart. 21 Mar. 1997. <http:// web.clas.ufl.edu/ipsa/psyart.htm>.

Online Journal Site

Basic Format:

Author. "Title of article." Journal Title. Volume issue (year): paging or indicator of length. Internet address (Access date).

Example:

Inada, Kenneth. "A Buddhist Response to the Nature of Human Rights." Journal of Buddhist Ethics 2 (1995): 9 para. http://ww.cac.psu.edu/jbel/twocont.html (21 June 1995).

Sources:

Gibaldi, Joseph. MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers. 5th ed. New York: MLA, 1999. Mabee Library, Washburn University. "Sample Internet Citations - MLA Style." http://www.wuacc.edu/mabee/inet_mla.aspl (10 Feb 1998)

Orradre Library, Santa Clara University. "CD-ROM Citation Guide." http://www.scu.edu/SCU/Library/Orradre/services/reference/
ra/citing/cdrom.html
(17 Nov 1999)


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 Traditional Sources  Traditional Sources
 Electronic Sources  Electronic Sources

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A Journal Article by One Author

Bekerian, D. A. (1993). In search of the typical eyewitness. American Psychologist, 48, 574-576.

A Magazine Article

Posner, M. I. (1993, October 29). Seeing the mind. Science, 262, 673-674.

A Daily Newspaper Article with No Author

New drug appears to sharply cut risk of death from heart failure. (1993, July 15). The Washington Post, pp. A1, A4.

Books with More than One Author

Mitchell, T. R., & Larson, J. R. (1987). People in organizations: An introduction to organizational behavior. New York: McGraw-Hill.

An Edited Book

Gibbs, J. T., & Huang, L. N. (Eds.). (1991). Children of color: Psychological interventions with minority youth. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
A Brochure by a Corporate Author

Research and Training Center on Independent Living. (1993). Guidelines for reporting and writing about people with disabilities (4th ed.) [Brochure]. Lawrence, KS: Author.

An Article or Chapter in an Edited Book by Two Editors

Bjork, R. A. (1989). Retrieval inhibition as an adaptive mechanism in human memory. In H. L. Roediger III & F. I. M. Craik (Eds.), Varieties of memory & consciousness (pp. 309-330). Hillsdale, NJ: Erlbaum.

Citation formats based on:

Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (4th ed.). (1994). Washington, DC: American Psychological Society.)

Source:

Mabee Library, Washburn University. "Sample Citations -  APA Style." http://www.wuacc.edu/mabee/apa.html (10 Feb 1998)


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 MLA-Style Citations:  APA-Style Citations:
 Traditional Sources  Traditional Sources
 Electronic Sources  Electronic Sources

   Documenting Electronic Sources in APA Style
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World Wide Web Site

Basic Format:

Author. (Publication or update date). Title. Internet Address (visited year, month day)

Example:

Walker, J.R. (1995). MLA-style citations of electronic  sources. http://www.cas.usf.edu/english/walker/ mla.aspl (visited 1995, 26 October)

CD-ROM

Basic Format:

Author/editor. (Year). Title (edition). [Type of medium]. Producer (optional). Available: Supplier/Database identifier or number (visited year, month day - unless it is a one-time publication)

Examples:

Kubal, David L. (1999). A Tale of Two Cities (Masterplots Classic). Masterplots Complete 1999. [CD-ROM]. Available: Masterplots (visited 1999, Nov. 17)

Holtz, A. (1993, October 2). Health workers aim to reduce Navajo traffic deaths. In Broadcast News [Television transcript]. CNN: Health Week. [CD-ROM]. Available: Research Publications International/Issue BN199402 (visited 1997, May 30)

E-Mail

Basic Format:

Author. (year, month day).  Subject of message. Recipient's e-mail address

Example:

Bruckman, A.S. (1994, Dec.20). MOOSE crossing proposal. Mediamoo@media.mit.edu

Listserv

Basic Format:

Author. (year, month day).  Topic of discussion. Listname@e-mail address  (visited year, month day)   

Example:

Smith, J. (1994, Nov. 9).  Daily schedules. LIBREF-L@Kent.edu (visited 1999, May 30)

Online Journal

Basic Format:

Author. (year). "Article Title."  Journal Title, volume (issue), paging.  Internet Address  (visited 1999, 1 Feb)    

Example:

Inada, K. (1995).  "A buddhist response to the nature of human rights." Journal of Buddhist Ethics 2, 55-66. http://www.cac.psu.edu/jbel/ twocont.html (visited 1996, July 23)

Citation formats Based on:

Brown, H. Citations of electronic documents in an electronic document.

Li, X. and N.B. Crane. Electronic style: A guide to citing electronic informationPublication manual of the American Psychological Association, 4th edition.

Walker, J. MLA style citations of electronic sources.

Sources:

Mabee Library, Washburn University. "Sample Citations -  APA Style." http://www.washburn.edu/mabee/apanet.html [10 Feb 1998]

Bellevue University Library. "How to Cite Electronic Sources in APA Style." http://academic.bellevue.edu/%7Elibrary/path/apael.htm [17 Nov 1999]