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ENVI 2 - Introduction to Environmental Science (Murray, Summer 2024): MLA Style

Course library research guide

Core Elements

The core elements are as follows: 

  1. Author.
  2. Title of source
  3. Title of container,
  4. Other contributors,
  5. Version,
  6. Number,
  7. Publisher,
  8. Publication date,
  9. Location.

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Examples

General format for any citation

Author. Title. Title of container (self contained if book), Other contributors (translators or editors), Version (edition), Number (vol. and/or no.), Publisher, Publication Date, Location (pages, paragraphs, URL, or DOI). 2nd container’s title, Other contributors, Version, Number, Publisher, Publication date, Location, Date of Access (if applicable).

Examples for specific sources

Book, one or two authors 

Rowling, J.K.. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. Arthur A Levine Books, 2007. 

Book, two authors

(First author is last name, first name; second author appears in first name last name format)

 Gillespie, Paula, and Neal Lerner. The Allyn and Bacon Guide to Peer Tutoring. Allyn and Bacon, 2000.
Book, three or more authors Robbins, Chandler S., et al. Birds of North America: A Guide to Field Identification. Golden, 1966.
Book, with Translator or other contributors Homer. The Odyssey. Translated by Stanley Lombardo, Hackett Publishing Company, 2000.
A work (e.g essay, short story) in an anthology or compilation Seale, Maura. "Information Literacy Standards and the Politics of Knowledge Production." Critical Library Instruction: Theories and Methods, edited by Emily Drabinski, Alana Kumbier, and Maria Accardi, Library Juice Press, 2010, pp.221-235.
Article in an online database Miller, Matthew J., et al. "College Students' Social Justice Interest and Commitment: A Social-Cognitive Perspective." Journal of Counseling Psychology, vol. 56, no. 4, 2009., pp. 495-507, doi:10.1037/a0017220.
Article in a print journal Hannah, Daniel K. "The Private Life, the Public Stage: Henry James in Recent Fiction." Journal of Modern Literature, vol.30, no.3, 2007, pp. 70-94.
Article (web page) on a website

Farkas, Meredith. "Tips for Being a Great Blogger (and a Good Person)." Information Wants to Be Free, 19 July 2011, meredith.wolfwater.com/wordpress/2011/07/19/tips-for-being-a-great-blogger-and-good-person/. 

Note: When including a URL, omit the http:// and https://
Webpage (whole site) Farkas, Meredith. Information Wants to Be Free. Jun. 2015, meredith.wolfwater.com.

 

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