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Works Cited Lists
Works Cited Lists
The school has chosen MLA 8th edition as the standard format for the works cited list
To create an MLA reference we locate as much of the following information as possible
Lead Information
Lead Information
Author
Title of Source
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Container 1
Title of container
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Examples
Examples
A printed book
A printed book
Lead Information
Lead Information
Author - Hutchins, Ross E
Title of Source - Insects
Container 1
Container 1
Title of container
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Publisher - Prentice Hall
Publication date - 1966
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The final works cited Entry
The final works cited Entry
Hutchins, Ross E, Insects. Prentice-Hall 1966.
Note how items in the same section are separated by commas but items in different sections are separated by full stops
A work collected in an anthology
A work collected in an anthology
Lead Information
Lead Information
Author - Ehrenreich, Barbara
Title of Source - “Serving in Florida.” 2009.
Container 1
Container 1
Title of container - Everybody’s an Author
Other contributors - edited by Andrea Lunsford et al.
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Publisher - W. W. Norton and Company
Publication date - 2013
Location - pp. 761-774
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The final works cited Entry
The final works cited Entry
Ehrenrich, Barbara. “Serving in Florida.” 2009. Everybody’s an Author, edited by Andrea Lunsford et al., W.W. Norton and Company, 2013, pp. 761-774.
An article or page on a website
An article or page on a website
Lead Information
Lead Information
Author -Harrison, Casmira
Title of Source - "Deputies: Woman Arrested After Setting Boyfriend on Fire."
Container 1
Container 1
Title of container - The Daytona Beach News Journal
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Publisher - GateHouse Media, Inc.
Publication date - 24 July 2016
Location - www.news-journalonline.com/news/20160724/deputies-womanarrested-after-setting-boyfriend-onfire/1
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The final works cited Entry
The final works cited Entry
Harrison, Casmira. "Deputies: Woman Arrested After Setting Boyfriend on Fire." The Daytona Beach News Journal, GateHouse Media, Inc., 24 July 2016, www.news-journalonline.com/news/20160724/deputieswoman-arrested-after-setting-boyfriend-on-fire/1.
A tweet from twitter
A tweet from twitter
Lead Information
Lead Information
Author -@persiankiwi
Title of Source - “We have report of large street battles in east & west of Tehran now - #Iranelection.”
Container 1
Container 1
Title of container - Twitter
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Publisher -
Publication date - 23 June 2009, 11:15 a.m.
Location - twitter.com/persiankiwi/status/2298106072
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The final works cited Entry
The final works cited Entry
@persiankiwi. “We have report of large street battles in east & west of Tehran now - #Iranelection.” Twitter, 23 June 2009, 11:15 a.m., twitter.com/persiankiwi/status/2298106072.
A journal article from a database
A journal article from a database
Lead Information
Lead Information
Author -Shanley, Mary Lyndon
Title of Source - “Collaboration and Commodification in Assisted Procreation: Reflections on an Open Market and Anonymous Donation.”
Container 1
Container 1
Title of container - Law and Society Review
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Number - vol. 36, no. 2
Publisher -
Publication date - 2002
Location -pp. 257-84
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Container 2
Title of container - JSTOR
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Location - www.jstor.org/stable/1512177/
The final works cited Entry
The final works cited Entry
Shanley, Mary Lyndon. “Collaboration and Commodification in Assisted Procreation: Reflections on an Open Market and Anonymous Donation.” Law and Society Review, vol. 36, no. 2, 2002, pp. 257-84. JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/1512177/.
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