Citing Sources

How exactly do you cite sources? Your professor usually assigns one of the recognized citation styles to be used for all research papers written for the class. Two of the best known and widely used styles in college writing are APA (American Psychological Association) and MLA (Modern Language Association). Though each citation style is different, almost all require that you use in-text citations and a list of references or "works cited" at the end of your paper.

Example of a Works Cited page in MLA format:

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Example of an in-text citation in MLA format:

 

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Examples from OWL at Purdue, "MLA 2009 Formatting and Style Guide." http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/01/ 


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