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One way to avoid plagiarism is to properly cite your resources. The examples on this page are in the Modern Language Association (MLA) format and adapted from the MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers 6th Edition, with 7th edition changes.  This is not an all inclusive list.  It represents only the more common sources you will most likely use.

Handouts of these examples are available in the media center, or you may print them from here.

Consult the MLA Handbook (available in the media center) or see Ms. Euvrard for more information.

Information you need:

• Name of the author
• Title of the article in italics (in the print version, this is found at the end of the entry)
• Journal title
• Journal volume number
• Page numbers of the original article
• Title of the source (Contemporary Literary Criticism)
• Editor's name
• Volume number
• City of publication
• Publisher
• Publication date
• Page number(s) of the entry
• Medium (Print or Web)

Additional information for the online version:

• Name of the database from which the article was accessed (Contemporary Literary Criticism)
• Name of the service that provides the database (Gale Group)
• Date when information was accessed

Print version:

Secher, Andy.. "Pink Floyd: Beyond the Fringe." Hit Parader. Apr. 1982: 12. Rpt in Contemporary Literary

        Criticism. Ed. Daniel G. Marowski. Vol 35. Detroit: Gale, 1985. 477. Print.

Note the "Rpt" in the citation.  This means that this article is a reprint of the original.

In text citation: (Author's last name(s) page number(s) from the volume used)

Example: (Secher 12)


Online version:

Merrill, Robert.. "The Structure and Meaning of Catch-22'." Studies in American Fiction. 14.2 (1986): 139-52. Contemporary Literary Criticism Select. Web. Sept. 2009.

In text citation: (Author's last name(s) page number(s)) Example: (Merril 143)

Source:

Gibaldi, Joseph. MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers. 6th ed. New York: Modern Language Association, 2003.

Print

Athol High School
2363 Main Street
Athol, MA 01331
Phone: 978-249-2435       Fax: 978-249-2422

Information you need:

• ·        Name of the author(s)
• ·        Title of the article
• ·        Publication, italicized (CQ Researcher)
  
• ·        Publish date of the article
• ·        Volume and issue number of the article
• ·        Page numbers of the article
• ·        Name of the database from which the article was accessed
• ·        Date when information was accessed
• ·        Medium

Jost, Kenneth. "Gun Violence." CQ Researcher. 17.20 (2007).: 457-480. CQ Researcher. 28 Oct. 2009. Web.

In text citation:  (Last name of author page number(s)) Example: (Jost 456)

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Information you need:

• Name of the author of the article
• Title of the issue
• Complete title of the book, including what appears after Taking Sides….
  
• Name of the editor
• Edition
• Place of publication
• Name of publisher
• Date of publication
• Page numbers
• Medium

Hill, Herbert. "Race, Affirmative Action, and the Constitution." Taking Sides: Clashing Views on Controversial Political Issues.

        Ed. George McKenna and Stanley Feingold. 8th ed. Guilford, CT: Dushkin Publishing Group, 1993. 194-200. Print.


In text citation: (Author last name page number (s))  Example: (Hill 198)

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Information you need:

• Name of the person interviewee
• Kind of interview (personal, telephone, e-mail)
• Date(s) of the interview

Strong, Kent B. Personal interview. 10 Sept 2008.

In text citation:  (Last name of interviewee date) Example: (Strong 2008)

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Information you need:

• Name of author of the blog entry
• Title of the blog post in quotations. If it doesn't have a title, use "Weblog entry" or "Weblog comment"
• Title of the blog in italics
• Name of the sponsor of the blog
• The most recent update or publication date
• The medium - in this case, use Web
• Date when site was accessed
• Web address (URL) (optional)

Dawson, Christopher. "What do you Give to the Student Who Has Everything?" ZDNet Education. 
        
        CBS Interactive. 15 Dec. 2009. Web. 20 Dec. 2009. <http://education.zdnet.com/?p=3442&tag=col1;post-3442>.

In text citation: (Author's last name) Example: (Gabrenas)

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Information you need:

• Writer's name
• Subject line in quotations
• "Message to" followed by recipient's name
• Date of the e-mail message
• Medium (E-mail)

Example:


Gabrenas, Josh. "Technology Survey." Message to Sharon Euvrard. 20 Dec. 2009. E-mail.

In text citation: (Author's last name) Example: (Gabrenas)

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Information you need:

• Title of the entry in quotations
• Name of the wiki italicized
• Name of institution or organization sponsoring or associated with the wiki. If there is none listed, use N.p. followed with a comma
• Date of the publication or last date updated.  If there is none, use n.d.
• The medium - in this case, use Web
• Date when site was accessed
• Web address (URL) (optional)

Example:


"Biome." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. 16 Dec. 2009. Web. 18 Dec. 2009.


In-text citation:  ("Title of entry") Example: ("Biome")

 

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