MLA Citation Style 9th edition HD
Summary
TLDRThis tutorial offers a step-by-step guide to citing an article from a library database in MLA 9th edition. It covers essential citation elements like author names, article titles, journal information, volume, issue, dates, page numbers, and database names. The tutorial emphasizes the importance of proper formatting, such as using italics for journal titles, quotation marks for article titles, and including DOIs or stable URLs. It also provides tips on setting up hanging indents and double-spacing in Microsoft Word, and explains how to properly use in-text citations.
Takeaways
- đ Start with the author's name, which should be inverted in MLA format (e.g., Condren, Edward I.).
- đ Follow the author with the article title in title case and enclosed in quotation marks.
- đïž After the title, include the journal name (container) in italics, along with volume, issue, and date information.
- đ Include as much publication date information as the source provides, such as season and year.
- đ Add page numbers using the abbreviation 'pp.' followed by the starting and ending pages.
- đ Indicate the database the article came from, using italics for the database name.
- đ Preferably use a DOI if available, formatting it as instructed, or use a stable URL if a DOI is not present.
- âïž Ensure the citation is double-spaced and formatted with a hanging indent.
- đ Check for the correct punctuation and spacing rules specific to MLA style.
- đ For in-text citations, provide the author's last name and page number if the author is not mentioned in the sentence, or just the page number if the author is mentioned.
Q & A
What is the first step in citing an article according to MLA 9 style?
-The first step is to identify the author of the article and invert the name. For example, if the author's name is Edward I. Condren, it should be written as 'Condren, Edward I.'
How should the article's title be formatted in MLA 9 citation style?
-The title should be in title case, with the first letter of most words capitalized. Additionally, the title should be enclosed in quotation marks, with a period inside the closing quotation marks.
What is the 'container' in an MLA citation?
-In MLA citation, the container refers to the larger work that holds the article. For example, if the article is published in a journal, the journal title is considered the container, which is italicized in the citation.
How do you format the volume and issue number in a journal citation?
-You should write 'vol.' followed by the volume number, a comma, then 'no.' followed by the issue number. For example: 'vol. 10, no. 1,'.
What is the rule for including publication dates in MLA citations?
-You should include as much information as the source gives. This could be the year, month and year, or even a season and year, like 'summer 1975.'
How are page numbers included in MLA journal article citations?
-Use 'pp.' followed by the page range. For example, 'pp. 87-95.' This is placed after the publication date and followed by a period.
What is the preferred method for including digital identifiers in MLA citations?
-If available, use a DOI (Digital Object Identifier). The format should be 'https://doi.org/' followed by the DOI number, with no spaces after the last forward slash.
What should you do if no DOI is available for the article?
-If a DOI is unavailable, include a stable URL or permalink in the citation. Avoid using long, temporary links from the browser's address bar.
How should URLs be formatted in MLA citations?
-URLs should not be hyperlinked, underlined, or include 'http://'. They should appear in plain text, and the section ends with a period.
What is a hanging indent, and how is it applied in MLA citations?
-A hanging indent means the first line of each citation starts at the left margin, while subsequent lines are indented. This can be applied in word processors through paragraph settings by selecting 'hanging' under the 'special' indent options.
Outlines
đ Citing an Article in MLA Style
This paragraph provides a tutorial on how to cite an article from a database according to MLA 9 citation style. It emphasizes the importance of understanding the citation process rather than memorizing every detail. The tutorial starts with the author's name, which should be inverted in the citation (e.g., Condren, Edward I.). It then covers the article title, which should be in title case and enclosed in quotation marks. The paragraph also explains the structure for citing the journal title, volume, issue, and publication date, as well as how to include page numbers and the database information. Special attention is given to the correct formatting of URLs and DOIs, with a preference for DOIs when available.
đ Finalizing Citations and Formatting
This paragraph focuses on the final steps of creating an MLA citation, including how to format URLs and DOIs. It advises to use a 'permalink' or 'stable URL' for citations when a DOI is not available. The paragraph also covers the correct presentation of URLs in citations, ensuring they appear without 'http://' or underlines. Additionally, it discusses the importance of indentation in MLA citations, specifically the hanging indent style, and provides instructions on how to set this up in Microsoft Word. The paragraph concludes with a brief explanation of in-text citations, detailing the differences in citation format depending on whether the author's name is mentioned in the sentence. Lastly, it recommends obtaining a copy of the MLA Handbook for comprehensive citation guidance.
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Keywords
đĄMLA Citation
đĄAuthor's Name
đĄTitle Case
đĄContainer
đĄVolume and Issue
đĄPublication Date
đĄPage Numbers
đĄDatabase
đĄDOI
đĄHanging Indent
Highlights
The authorâs name should be inverted according to MLA rules, e.g., 'Condren, Edward I.'
Article titles should be in title case and enclosed in quotation marks.
Journal titles, as containers, are italicized in MLA formatting.
MLA requires citing the volume, issue, and publication date of the journal.
Use 'vol.' for volume and 'no.' for issue in journal citations.
MLA citations require the use of page numbers preceded by 'pp.'
Cite the database where the article was found, such as JSTOR, in italics.
Prefer DOIs over URLs when available for MLA citations.
URLs in MLA should be 'permalinks' or 'stable URLs' without 'http://' or underlining.
A hanging indent is required for MLA citations, with only the first line aligned to the left.
MLA citations must be double-spaced for proper formatting.
In-text citations should include the authorâs last name and the page number, if the authorâs name isnât mentioned in the sentence.
When mentioning the authorâs name in the sentence, only the page number needs to be included in parentheses.
The tutorial recommends using the MLA Handbook for guidance on citing various sources.
The process of formatting citations in MLA involves steps like creating hanging indents and applying double spacing in word processors like Microsoft Word.
Transcripts
I'm going to walk you through citing an article from one of Hayden Memorial
Library's databases according to MLA 9 citation style.
This will go pretty fast, because the point of this tutorial
isn't to tell you all there is to know about citation; there's just too much.
The point is to demystify the process a bit.
We start with the author.
That's usually somewhere around the top of the article,
and if you got it from a database,
thereâll be more information in the place where you downloaded it
Or, depending on the database,
there might be a helpful information page at the front of the article.
The author is Edward I. Condren, but we can't just copy the name over.
MLA requires the authorâs name to be inverted: Condren, Edward I.
We only have one author, so we add a period to indicate this part's done.
The article's title comes next.
Two things you should know about article titles.
The first thing is that when you copy them into a citation,
you format them by MLA rules.
See, this title is printed in all caps, but MLA calls for it to be in title case.
That's the technical term for capitalizing the first letters of most words.
The other thing you should know is that
article titles are always surrounded by quotation marks.
In MLA, quotation marks indicate small works inside of larger works.
For example, this is an article inside of a journal.
Anyway, we close the title with a period, which goes inside the final quote.
That's the rule, and it looks nice. The citation so far should look like this:
After the article title comes the journal. This is where the article lives,
or what MLA calls the container. In this case, the container is
a journal called The Chaucer Review.
The journal title is usually found in smaller type,
maybe at the bottom of the article, or on your handy information page.
Containers get their titles in italics,
because they're larger works and MLA says so.
No period after this title, though, because journals donât just have titles.
They have volumes, issues, and dates. Each volume contains multiple issues.
It's kind of like how TV shows are made in seasons and episodes.
Seasons are like volumes, episodes are like issues.
This article came from volume ten, issue one.
We indicate this by putting a comma after the journal title, a space,
then vol, short for volume, a period, a space, the number 10, a comma, a space,
no, short for issue number, a period, a space, and the number 1.
Next we put a comma after the issue #, like so, a space, and drop in the date.
Dates can be a little funky in MLA.
Your article might give you just the year, a month and a year, a season and a year,
or something along those lines. The rule is this:
Include as much information about the publication date as the source gives you.
In this case, we see this issue was
published in summer 1975, so we include that.
We still arenât finished with this section because we need the page numbers.
And what do we do when we arenât finished with a section?
Right: another comma, a space,
and we indicate page numbers with the abbreviation pp.
Stands for pages plural, if you were curious.
Then a period, a space, the starting page, 87, a hyphen, and the ending page, 95,
followed by a period. Finally.
Done correctly, your journal information should look like this.
Lovely. But weâre not done.
At the end of the citation we have to
indicate the database the article came from.
I found this one in JSTOR, which is spelled with all caps.
Thatâs its actual brand name, so we donât convert it to title case.
Like all databases, JSTOR is a container, so its title takes italics.
Now letâs talk URLs and DOIs.
Youâll need one or the other, but theyâre not equal.
DOIs, short for Digital Object Identifiers, are preferable.
Look for that first, starting on our handy cover sheet, and if you can find one,
drop it into your citation like this.
Put a comma after the database title, a space, then https://doi.org/
followed by the number itself.
Make sure to leave no spaces between that last forward slash
and the start of your DOI.
You want it to work as a link if you paste it into a browser.
Then add a period to close the section.
If you canât find a DOI, thatâs okay. You just need a URL.
But not any URL will do. Look for a link labeled "permalink" or "stable URL."
These are links that are guaranteed not to change, and theyâre usually way shorter
and less hideous than the link you find in the address bar of your browser.
Put a comma after the database title, a space, and then the URL.
Look closely: see how the URL is black, thereâs no "http://"
and thereâs no underline anywhere to be seen?
It should always look like that. Then you end the section with a period.
There we go, a complete citation for an article from a database.
Yours should look a lot like this.
If they don't, you're probably doing something wrong.
Oh, one more thing: indentation. MLA citations require a hanging indent.
That means the first line of each citation starts at the left margin,
but all subsequent lines are indented. Don't use the tab key for this;
the spacing can be off. Instead, give it a hanging indent
using your word processing software. Hereâs how to do this in Microsoft Word.
Highlight your citations. Make sure youâre in the Home Ribbon,
then open Paragraph Settings using this tiny little box.
In the Indentation section, open the menu labeled Special,
select Hanging and make sure itâs set at a half inch.
MLA also requires citations to be double spaced, so while weâre in here,
letâs open the Line Spacing menu and select Double.
Hit Okay and there we goâa double-spaced citation with a hanging indent.
That's the works cited entry. But what about in-text citation?
Thankfully, that's pretty easy, although there are a couple ways to go about it,
depending on whether or not you mention the author's name in the sentence.
If you refer to the article without using the author's name,
we give credit by putting his last name in parentheses at the end of the sentence,
followed by the page number where the information comes from. Like this.
Easy enough. If you do mention the author's name in the sentence,
we only need to share the page number in parentheses, like so.
So that's citing an article according to MLA, 9th edition.
Before you go, let me make one last recommendation.
Get a copy of the MLA Handbook.
It will tell you how to cite anything and everything.
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