Citing Sources
Citing Sources
Follow the general guidelines below to cite your sources using MLA format.
Citing Books
When citing information from a book, you must include:
• the author's name (last, first)
• title of the book (in italics)
• publisher
• date of publication/copyright (found in the front of the book)
Example for Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Ugly Truth
Kinney, Jeff. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Ugly Truth. Amulet Books, 2010.
Use the following information to practice creating a citation:
• Author: Suzanne Collins
• Title of Book: The Hunger Games
• Publisher: Scholastic Press
• Date of Publication: 2008
Citing Websites
When citing information from an online article, website, etc., you must include:
• the author's name (last, first) --if not available, use the title of the organization or title of the website
• title of article/webpage (in quotations)
• title of website (in italics)
• date (if available)
• web address
• date of access (Day Month Year)
Example for "Home Experiments."
Shakhashiri, Bassam. "Home Experiments. Science is Fun in the Lab of Shakhashiri, http://scifun.chem.wisc.edu/homeexpts/homeexpts.html. Accessed 10 Oct. 2016.
Use the following information to practice creating a citation:
• Author: Manohla Dargis
• Title of Article: Tested by a Picturesque Dystopia
• Title of Website: The New York Times
• March 22, 2012
• Web Address: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/23/movies/the-hunger-games-movie-adapts-the-suzanne-collins-novel.html?_r=0
• Date of access: October 10, 2016
Images
When citing images, you must include:
• name of the artist (last, first)--if not available, use short description of image
• title of the image (in quotations)
• title of webpage (italics)
• date (if available)
• web address
• date of access (Day Month Year)
Example
Rulkens, Ton. "Jatropha Hybrid." Flickr. 09 May 2010, https://www.flickr.com/photos/47108884@N07/4595559479. Accessed 10 Oct. 2016.
Use the following information to practice creating a citation:
• Artist: Murray Close
• Title of the Image: The Hunger Games
• Title of Webpage: The New York Times
• Date: not available
• Web Address: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/23/movies/the-hunger-games-movie-adapts-the-suzanne-collins-novel.html?_r=0
• Date of Access: October 10, 2016
Suggestion: Creativecommons.org is a great location for accessing images that you can use without paying a fee.
EasyBib.com
You can use easybib.com to assist you with your citations.
Sometimes, it may not be able to find all of the information needed, so you may have to provide it.