Citing Sources

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Included in the table below is the information for the material most frequently used for research at Danny Jones.

Type of Resource

Information Needed

Citation, MLA
Book
 Author(s)
Title of book
Place of publication
Publisher
Year of publication
 Last name, First name.  Title of Book.  Place of publication (city only if well known):  Publisher, Year.

Indent all lines following the first line.
Encyclopedia - print
 Author of article (if known)
Title of article
Name of encyclopedia
Volume
Page numbers
Place of publication
Year of publication
Answers.com
Use the citation given at the bottom of the webpage.  Click "cite" to retrieve the correct format.

Indent all lines following the first line.
Subscription databases
 The information needed for the type of material (book, encyclopedia, journal article, etc.)  along with the name of the database, the name of the provider, and the name of the institution which provides the database for your use.  The examples given for both MLA and APA are examples for journal articles.
Website
 Author(s) 
Title of web page
Title of website
Affiliated organization
Date of update
Date of retrieval
URL
 Last name, First name.  Title of  Webpage.  2 April 2004.  Affiliated Organization.  <URL>.

Indent all lines following the first line.


Source:  The Purdue OWL Family of Sites. 26 Aug. 2005. The Writing Lab and OWL at Purdue and Purdue University. 25 November 2007  <http://owl.english.purdue.edu>.

Use the links below as guides to help you prepare an outstanding bibliography.  Remember, you must give credit for every source you use, including images.


OWL Writing Lab Son of Citation Machine
 Long Island University
This is an online tutorial from Purdue University which contains excellent information for citing sources using both MLA and APA formats.
 This is the template for citing sources.  Input the information you have collected according to the format and type of resource.  Then click submit, copy and paste the information into your document.
 MLA Citation Manual.  This site has a color-coded scheme for determining the information needed for the citation.




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