TABLE OF CONTENTS
OVERVIEW .......................................................................................................... 1
BOOK ................................................................................................................... 2
One Author or Editor................................................................................................................. 2
Two or Three Authors or Editors ............................................................................................. 2
More Than Three Authors or Editors ...................................................................................... 3
Online Book ............................................................................................................................... 3
Book that is a second or Subsequent Edition ....................................................................... 3
Book in a Series ........................................................................................................................ 3
WORK IN AN ANTHOLOGY OR COLLECTION OF WRITINGS ......................... 4
Work in an Anthology or Collection of Writings .................................................................... 4
Work, in an Online Anthology or Collection of Writings Online .......................................... 4
Work in an Anthology or Collection of Writings in a Subscription Database..................... 5
Work in an Anthology or Collection of Writings that has been published before ............. 5
ENTRY/ARTICLE IN A REFERENCE BOOK ...................................................... 6
Entry/Article in an Encyclopedia or Dictionary in a Widely Used Source ........................... 6
Entry/Article in a Specialized Encyclopedia or Dictionary ................................................... 6
Entry/Article in an Encyclopedia or Dictionary in a Subscription Database ...................... 7
Entry/Article in a Reference Book ........................................................................................... 7
Entry/Article in a Reference Book in a Subscription Database ............................................ 7
PERIODICAL ARTICLE ....................................................................................... 8
Newspaper Article ..................................................................................................................... 8
Newspaper Articles in a Database ........................................................................................... 8
Newspaper Articles from a Website ........................................................................................ 9
Magazine Article ........................................................................................................................ 9
Magazine Article in a Database ................................................................................................ 9
Magazine Article from a Website ............................................................................................. 9
Article in a Scholarly Journal ................................................................................................. 10
Article in a Scholarly Journai in a Database ........................................................................ 10
Article in a Scholarly Journal Online .................................................................................... 10
Previously Published Article in a Scholarly Journal in an Anthology ............................... 10
WORK ON THE WEB ......................................................................................... 12
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Without an Author ................................................................................................................... 13
CITATIONS IN THE TEX
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Citing an Entire Book or Article with an Author .................................................................. 14
Citing an Entire Book or Article without an Author ............................................................. 14
Citing Specific Information or a Quote ................................................................................. 14
Citing Specific Information or a Quote without an Author ................................................. 15
Citing an Indirect Source ........................................................................................................ 15
Citing Specific Information or a Quote from a Source without Page Numbers ................ 15
WORKS CITED PAGE (BIBLIOGRAPHIC CITATIONS) ................................... 15
SAMPLE MLA WORKS CITED PAGE ............................................................... 16