Citation+and+Works+Cited+format

=**Works Cited Page (25 points):**=

MLA (Modern Language Association) style is most commonly used to write papers and cite sources within the liberal arts and humanities.

__**The MLA core elements are as follows:**__
==Here are some common features you should try and find before citing electronic sources in MLA style. __Not every Web page/source will provide all of the following information.__ However, collect as much of the following information as possible both for your citations and for your research notes:==
 * Author || Number ||
 * Title of source || Publisher ||
 * Title of container || Publication date ||
 * Other contributors || Location ||
 * Version ||  ||
 * Author and/or editor names (if available)
 * Article name **in** **quotation marks**.
 * Title of the website, project, or book **in italics.**
 * Any version numbers available, including editions (ed.), revisions, posting dates, volumes (vol.), or issue numbers (no.).
 * Publisher information, including the publisher name and publishing date.
 * Take note of any page numbers (p. or pp.) or paragraph numbers (par. or pars.).
 * URL (**without the https:**//)// DOI or permalink//.//
 * Date you accessed the material (**Date Accessed**).
 * Remember to cite containers after your regular citation. Examples of containers are collections of short stories or poems, a television series, or even a website. A container is anything that is a part of a larger body of works.

==**Formatting and Style** //**(**//**all citations follow a standard format, with elements omitted if they do not apply to the source): **== Author (last name, first name). “Title”. Title of container (web. database…,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). 2 nd  container’s title, Other contributors, Version, Number, Publisher, Publication date, Location ( pages, paragraphs and/or URL, DOI or permalink). Accessed Date Month Year.


 * 1. One standard citation format that applies to every source type** In previous editions of the MLA Handbook, researchers were required to locate the citation format for the source that they used. For example, if a magazine was used, researchers needed to locate the specific citation format for periodicals. Due to the various ways that information is now received, in books, websites, lectures, tweets, Facebook posts, etc, it has become unrealistic for MLA to create citation formats for every source type. Now, there is one standard, universal format that researchers can use to create their citations.


 * 2. Inclusion of “containers” in citations.** Containers are the elements that “hold” the source. For example, if a television episode is watched on Netflix, Netflix is the container. Both the title of the source and its container are included in a MLA 8th edition citation.


 * 3. The ability to use pseudonyms for author names** It is now acceptable to use online handles or screen names in place of authors’ names. Example: @WSJ. “Generation X went from the most successful in terms of homeownership rates in 2004 to the least successful by 2015.” Twitter, 8 Apr. 2016, 4:30 p.m., www.twitter.com/WSJ/status/718532887830753280

//**4. Adding the abbreviations vol. and no. to magazine and journal article citations.** DelGuidice, Margaux. “When a Leadership Opportunity Knocks, Answer!”// Library Media Connection//, vol. 30, no. 2, 2011, pp. 48-49.

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 * 5. Inclusion of URLS** **6. Omitting the publisher from some source types** **7. Omitting the city of publication** **8. No Media Type** **9** In-text citations are generally made up of two items: the author’s last name and the page number. If there isn’t an author, use the first item in the full citation entry. For example: (Shakespeare 206)