Citation FAQ

 

These are the most common citation questions asked in the library. This page should be used as a general reference, only. Most of the AVL databases have citation guidelines for MLA. Some even cover APA and Turabian. However, since citation format is in a state of flux, it is always appropriate to check the citation handbook and check with your instructor. Remember: Your instructor is the final word as to what is appropriate.

 

How to cite web pages is listed in the MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers.

 

The following links may be helpful:

 

APA Online (http://www.apastyle.org/): APA

Citation Machine (http://citationmachine.net): APA, MLA

Kingwood College (http://kclibrary.nhmccd.edu/mlastyle.htm): MLA

Long Island University (http://www.liu.edu/CWIS/CWP/library/workshop/citation.htm): MLA, APA, Turabian

University of Georgia (http://www.libs.uga.edu/ref/turabian.html): Turabian

 

What is the MLA citation guideline for items that are reprinted electronically?

 

Use the standard print citation for the item followed by:

Database. Database Provider. Location. Access Date .

 

If the ending page number for an article is not given, it is acceptable to follow the beginning page number with a dash and a space.

 

EXAMPLES (Please note: This software will not let me disable hyperlinks. Your url should not be underlined or in a different text color):

 

Jones, Malcolm. "The Not-So-Good-War." Newsweek 28 Feb. 2005: 62. Infotrac. Gale.

MMI Baer Memorial Lib., Marion, AL. 11 Mar. 2005 <http://www.avl.lib.al.us>.

 

Laudun, John. "Reading Hurston Writing." African American Review 38 (2004): 45- .

Academic Search Elite. EBSCO. MMI Baer Memorial Lib., Marion, AL. 11 Mar. 2005

<http://www.avl.lib.al.us>.

 

How do I cite a previously published scholarly article in a collection (ex: TCLC, CLC, NCLC) with MLA citation?

 

Article Author Last Name, Article Author First Name. "Article Title." Original Publication volume number

(year): pages. Rpt. in Title of Reference Work. Ed. Editor's Name. Volume number. Place of

Publication: Publisher, year of publication. Pages.

 

Rexroth, Kenneth. "Walt Whtiman." Saturday Review 49 (1966): 43. Rpt. in Nineteenth-Century

Literature Criticism. Ed. Paula Kepos. Vol. 31. Detroit: Gale Research, Inc., 1991. 394-395.

 

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