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MLA Citation Style -- Examples
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Parenthetical References

Place the author's last name and the page number of the work you are citing in parentheses at the end of the sentence. If the author's name is mentioned in the sentence, use the page number alone in parentheses.

Example: The need for continuing education has become apparent to all (Jones 83).

Example: According to Rogers, this does not represent a conflict of interest (71).

List of Works Cited

Books:


One Author
Berry, Wendell. The Gift of Good Land. San Francisco: North Point, 1981.

More than three authors
Dent, Arthur, et al. 42 and Other Answers to Life New York: Galaxy House, 1988.

Encyclopedia Articles:


"Civil Disobedience." The Encyclopedia Americana. 1996 ed.

Periodicals:


Magazines
Ferguson, Jennifer. "America's Growing Homeless Problem." Utne Reader Sept.-Oct. 1990: 50-55.

Scholarly Journals
Vitnov, Alexai. "Environmental Problems of the Ukraine." Ecological Sentry 25 (1990): 56-57.

Newspapers
Schenk, Paul. "Teenage Pregnancy: America's Perplexing Problem." USA Today 11 Feb. 1991: A8.

Electronic Formats:


CD ROM
Reed Porter. "Languages of Indochinese Refugees." ERIC. CD-ROM. SilverPlatter. Oct.1982.

Internet
Black, Paul E. "Citing Electronic Sources." Online. Internet. 12 Jul. 1997. Available: http://lal.cs.byu.edu/electronic/elec.html.

Email, Listserv, and Newsgroup Citations
Lewis, Evan. "Re: My Time In India." E-mail to author. 18 Aug. 1999.

Cofax, Laura. "Re: Herstory." 25 Mar. 1995. Alliance for Women's Studies. lwc32@frontier.usw.edu (15 June 1997).

Electronic Database Articles
Morochove, Richard. "Easy E-Commerce for Small Businesses." PC World 17:9, Sept. 99, p89. EBSCO Business Source Plus (22 Sept. 1999).

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