Title of container, The of the container is italicized. Types of containers include (Depending on the source, journals, magazines, newspapers, websites, encyclopedias, elements 3-9 may be television series, and more. repeated to account for an additional container, such Ex. Landit, Patricia. Economy and Immigration.” Encyclopedia of “Global as a database). Immigration, Other contributors, Contributors are acknowledged when applicable by their role. Common roles include the following: adapted by, directed by, edited by, illustrated by, translated by, etc. Ex. Directed by Jon Turteltaub, performance National Treasure. by Nicholas Cage, Kruger, and Justin Bartha, Version, If the source identifies a version, include it in the citation. Ex. Shakespeare, William. Edited by The Tragedy of Othello. Barbara Mowat and Paul Werstine, version 1.3.1, Number, If the source identifies a numbered sequence, include it in the citation. Long may be divided into volumes, and many journal articles include volume and issue numbers. Ex. Flook, Lisa. Social Experiences as Predictors of Academic “Classroom Performance.” Developmental vol. 41, no. 2, Psychology, Publisher, If the source identifies a publisher, include it in the citation. Ex. Kaku, Michio. Hyperspace: A Scientific Odyssey Through Parallel Universes, Oxford UP, Time Warps, and the Tenth Dimension. Publication date, Include the most meaningful and relevant date. Ex. Kaku, Michio. Hyperspace: A Scientific Odyssey Through Parallel Universes, Oxford UP, 2005. Time Warps, and the Tenth Dimension. Location. What qualifies as a can vary depending on the source, “location” from pages numbers to URLs to DOIs. Ex. Hollmichel, Stefanie. 2003-13, somanybooksblog.com. So Many Books. As in the past editions of MLA, entries need to be double-spaced and have a hanging indent. Other examples may be found by consulting: MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers LB 2369.G53 2016 https://owl.english.purdue.edu Owl@Purdue Online Writing Lab Modern Language Association http://www.mla.org/ Book examples . . . book: Kaku, Michio. Hyperspace: A Scientific Odyssey through Parallel Universes, Time Warps, and the Oxford UP, 2005. Tenth Dimension.
Title of container, (Depending on the source, elements 3-9 may be repeated to account for an additional container, such as a database). The of the container is italicized. Types of containers include journals, magazines, newspapers, websites, encyclopedias, television series, and more. Ex. Landit, Patricia. “Global Economy and Immigration.” Encyclopedia of Immigration, Other contributors, Contributors are acknowledged when applicable by their role. Common roles include the following: adapted by, directed by, edited by, illustrated by, translated by, etc. Ex. National Treasure. Directed by Jon Turteltaub, performance by Nicholas Cage, Kruger, and Justin Bartha, Version, If the source identifies a version, include it in the citation. Ex. Shakespeare, William. The Tragedy of Othello. Edited by Barbara Mowat and Paul Werstine, version 1.3.1, Number, If the source identifies a numbered sequence, include it in the citation. Long may be divided into volumes, and many journal articles include volume and issue numbers. Ex. Flook, Lisa. “Classroom Social Experiences as Predictors of Academic Performance.” Developmental Psychology, vol. 41, no. 2, Publisher, If the source identifies a publisher, include it in the citation. Ex. Kaku, Michio. Hyperspace: A Scientific Odyssey Through Parallel Universes, Time Warps, and the Tenth Dimension. Oxford UP, Publication date, Include the most meaningful and relevant date. Ex. Kaku, Michio. Hyperspace: A Scientific Odyssey Through Parallel Universes, Time Warps, and the Tenth Dimension. Oxford UP, 2005. Location. What qualifies as a “location” can vary depending on the source, from pages numbers to URLs to DOIs. Ex. Hollmichel, Stefanie. So Many Books. 2003-13, somanybooksblog.com. As in the past editions of MLA, entries need to be double-spaced and have a hanging indent. Other examples may be found by consulting: MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers LB 2369.G53 2016 Owl@Purdue Online Writing Lab https://owl.english.purdue.edu Modern Language Association http://www.mla.org/ Book examples . . . book: Kaku, Michio. Hyperspace: A Scientific Odyssey through Parallel Universes, Time Warps, and the Tenth Dimension. Oxford UP, 2005.
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