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Citation Style Guides
Citation Style Guides
MLA
MLA
MLA Style Guide from UBC
(updated to MLA 8th edition. It includes reference and in-text citation templates for various sources)MLA Reference Templates from Douglas College
(updated to MLA 8th edition. It includes reference and in-text citation templates for various sources)Featured citation & reference structure:
Featured citation & reference structure:
Newspaper article found online:
In text citation: (Author) or ("First word of Title") if there is no author.Works Cited Page: Last Name, First Name. "Title of Article." Name of Newspaper, Day Month Year, link, Accessed on Day Month Year.
Image found online:
In text citation: Fig. #1 Author (first, last); "Title"; Container, date, URL; medium. This should go under the image as if it is a caption.Works Cited Page: Last Name, First Name. "Title." Container, date, URL. Accessed date.
APA
APA
APA formatting from EasyBib
(scroll to find templates for title pages, headers, and citations as well as formatting)Citation F.A.Q.'s
Citation F.A.Q.'s
Q. My newspaper article doesn't have an author! How do I format the in-text citation?
Q. My newspaper article doesn't have an author! How do I format the in-text citation?
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introduction phrase "quotation" ("first word of title").
For example:
The author argues that the Canucks should sign Brock Boeser because "he had an excellent year" ("Canucks").
Use two words if you have words like 'a', 'an', or 'the'.
The author argues that the Canucks should sign Brock Boeser because "he had an excellent year" ("The Canucks").
Q. I already mentioned my author or organization in my introduction phrase. Do I need to include him/her/it again in my in-text citation?
Q. I already mentioned my author or organization in my introduction phrase. Do I need to include him/her/it again in my in-text citation?
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No. You should include the page number if possible, but if the citation is acceptable and complete if no page number is provided.
Benjamin Holly remarks that “when we read we . . . construct the terrain of a book."
The author is mentioned in the introduction phrase so you don't need to include it in the in-text citation. No page number is mentioned either, so your citation is complete.
Q. My assignment is a presentation. Do I need to include in text citations and a "Works Cited" slide?
Q. My assignment is a presentation. Do I need to include in text citations and a "Works Cited" slide?
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Yes! Anything that you create that will be read by or published to an audience must include citations and a "Works Cited" slide in order to give credit to sources you may have used in your presentation.
Q. How do I cite an image?
Q. How do I cite an image?
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Image found online:
In text citation: Fig. #1. Author (first, last); "Title"; Where was it published? Where is the art held/featured?, date, URL; medium.
This should go under the image as if it is a caption. N.B.: medium means what type of image. painting? photograph? drawing? etc.
Works Cited Page: Last Name, First Name. "Title." Where was it published? Where is the art held/featured, date, URL. Accessed date.
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