This presentation will show how to make proper MLA in-text citations and a works cited page using books and internet sources.

1. MLA Citations
H OW TO C ITE Y OUR
B OOK AND I NTERNET
S OURCES

2. What is MLA?
 Stands for Modern Language Association
 Citation style for English subjects
 Other citation styles include:
 APA (American Psychological Assocation)
Psychology, economics, business, nursing
 Chicago
History

3. Two Main Parts
 In-text citations
Appear in your paper and give credit
to the author
Bookending or “citation sandwiches”
 Works Cited page
Listsall your sources at the end of
your paper

4. In-text Citation Examples
According to the American Heart
Association’s website, eating salty foods
can increase a person’s risk of heart
disease (www.heart.org).
In her book, Eating Right, Dr. Marie
Miller explains that eating salty foods
can lead to heart disease (182).

5. In-text Citations
Remember:
1. Book titles = italicized
Harry Potter, Elements of Literature
2. Articles = quotation marks
“New Star Discovered”
3. The period ALWAYS stays at the end of
your bookend.
According to Sawyer, the nation was in trouble (182).

6. Works Cited Page
Citing a book:
Last name, First name. Title of Book. City of
Publication: Publisher, Year of Publication.
Medium of Publication.
Example:
Henley, Patricia. The Hummingbird House.
Denver: MacMurray, 1999. Print.

7. Works Cited Page
Citing a website:
Editor/author name(if available). Name of Site.
Name of sponsor or publisher, date of creation (if
available). Medium of publication. Date you
visited website.
Example:
The Purdue OWL Family of Sites. The Writing
Lab and OWL at Purdue and Purdue U, 2008.
Web. 27 Nov. 2012.

8. Works Cited Page
Citing a website:
No publisher = “n.p.”
No date = “n.d.”
Date is written as day, month, and year:
Example:
27 Nov. 2012

9. More Examples : Books

10. More Examples : Websites

11. Try It Yourself!
 Book
 Author: Jane Harriet
 Title: Carrying the Burden
 Place published: New York
 Publisher/Sponsor: Madison
Publishing
 Date of creation: 1977
 Medium of publication: Print

12. Try It Yourself!
 Website
 Author: Naomi Pasachoff
 Page title:
Marie Curie: Her Story in Brief
 Sponsor: The Center for History of
Physics
 Date published: no specific date given
 Medium of publication: Web
 Date accessed: Today