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The MLA format is parenthetical; you give your source in parentheses immediately following the sentence or thought it affected. At the end of your paper, you will then include a "Works Cited" or Bibliography referencing each source used. What goes into a Works Cited page? 1. Only those sources that are referenced in in your paper; 2. Organize your list by alphabetizing sources according to the authors' last names. If no author name is given, by the first main word in the title.
Parenthetical Examples:
...Much like Turner in his painting, John Soane attached great importance to poetry which he saw as a sister art to architecture. (Watkin 431)
drop the last name if you continue to cite the same work in succession - just use the page number:
...And also like Turner, Soane's poetic taste was more Augustan and less Romantic. (431)
Sample Citations for Print Books:
Last Name, First Name Middle Initial (if applicable). Title of Book. Publisher, Publication Date.
Sample Citations for Articles:
Last Name, First Name Middle Initial (if applicable). "Title of Article." Title of Journal, Volume, Issue or Number, Month Year, pp.#-#. Database, doi: ##. ####/#####.
Sample Citations for Websites:
Author or organization. “Page or section name.” Sponsoring organization if different from author, date you viewed it, web address.
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