Citing Your Sources
Remember:
Do not plagiarize, or copy the information your find. Put this information in your own words.
You must cite each source you get information from, including images.
Use the MLA citation format.
List your sources in ABC order.
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Citing a Book
One Author:
Author's Name (last name, first name). Title of book. Publisher, Copyright date.
Example
Currie, Stephen. The Renaissance. ReferencePoint Press, 2013.
Two Authors:
Author's Name (last name, first name) and Author's Name. Title of book. Publisher, Copyright date.
Example
Nye, Bill and Mone, Gregory. Bill Nye's Great Big World of Science. Abrams Books for Young Readers, 2020.
No Author Listed:
Title of book. Publisher, Copyright date.
Encyclopedia Article
*Remember, most encyclopedia websites have a citation button that will cite the article for you. Copy the citation information you need and add it to your Works Cited slide.
Author's Name (last name, first name--if available). "Title of article". Title of Encyclopedia, date published, web address.
Example
Britannica, The Editors of Encyclopedia . "Renaissance art". Encyclopedia Britannica, 26 Jun. 2023, https://www.britannica.com/art/Renaissance-art. Accessed 8 October 2023.
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Internet/Website
Name of the author (if available). "Title of the Work". Title of the Overall Website. Publisher of the website (if not available, use N.p.), date published or last updated (if available). Complete web address.
Examples
Castelow, Ellen. "Torture in the Tower of London". Historic UK. N.p., 16, March, 2015.
https://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofEngland/Torture-in-the-Tower-of-
London/
"Heinrich Hertz". Magnet Academy. National Science Foundation and the State of Florida, https://nationalmaglab.org/magnet-academy/history-of-electricity- magnetism/pioneers/heinrich-hertz/.
Photograph/Image
Creator's name (last name, first name). "Image title." Website name, date created (day, month, year), complete web address.
Example
Jappalang. "Edward IV and Lancastrian Fugitives at Tewkesbury Abbey." World History
Encyclopedia, 07, Feb 2020, https://www.worldhistory.org/image/11847/edward-iv-of-england--lancastrian-fugitives-at-tew/.
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