How to Cite Your Sources

  

When doing research and writing a report, it is always necessary to name the source(s) of your information. This list of sources is called a bibliography / works cited. A bibliography should be listed alphabetically. The second line of an entry should be indented. Skip a line after each entry.

Noodlebib is the most comprehensive and accurate MLA- and APA-style bibliography composer with a fully-integrated note-taking component. Students use your login and passwords and click on the Noodle Tools button below:


You may also use:
Index to MLA Sample Citations
(Click on the link below)
http://myrin.ursinus.edu/help/resrch_guides/cit_style_mla.htm

 

More Examples of MLA Format

For a book

For an internet site

For a print encyclopedia

For an online encyclopedia

For a periodical (magazine)

For an online periodical database


**For an outstanding source of information on using MLA Format to cite resources you have used in your research visit  http://webster.commnet.edu/mla/index.shtml#.
In addition, try this aide: http://www.landmark-project.com/citation_machine/index.php

You may also use the suggested bibliography below:

Bibliography/Works Cited

Your finished bibliography should be alphabetized by the first word of the entry. Indent each entry after the first line. Your final bibliography will look something like this: 

Example Works Cited


Beasley, Maurine H. "Roosevelt, Eleanor," Biography.com, <http://www.biography.com>, 27 August, 1998.  

Gordon, Karen Elizabeth. The Roosevelts and World War II. New York: Cahill, 1995.

Hopkins, Mary L. "Roosevelt, Franklin D.," World Book Online, <http://wbonline.worldbook.com>, 27 August, 2003.

Lavelle, Marianne. "Roosevelt’s Decision to Intern Japanese Americans” U.S. News and Report, 03/17/03. Electric Library. 05/14/04. Online Database.

McGrath, William J. "Franklin Delano Roosevelt," The World Book Encyclopedia, Ed. Warren T. Reich, Vol. 20, Chicago: World Book, Inc., 2002.

Van Dyk, Jere. "The Long Journey to American Involvement in the Second World War." American History Magazine, vol. 178, no. 1, July 1990, pp. 3-37.


 

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