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The information on this page is meant to help you properly cite common forms of information resources. However, this page is not an exhaustive list, nor is it guaranteed to be accurate or in accordance with professor or publication expectations. For these purposes, it always best to use the full citation manual for the appropriate style. If you have questions about these citations or if you would like to use the full manual for one of these styles, please contact the Reference Department.

Book - one author
Last Name, First Middle. Title of Book. Location: Publisher, year.

Book - multiple authors
Last Name, First Middle and First Middle Last Name. Title of Book. Location: Publisher, Year.

Part of a book
Author, First. "Title of Chapter." Title of Book. Ed. First Last Name of Editor. Location: Publisher, Year. StartPage-EndPage.

Journal article - print
Last Name, First Name. "Title of Article." Title of Journal Volume. Issue (Year): StartPage-EndPage.

Journal article - online
Last Name, First Name. "Title of Journal Article." Title of Journal Volume. Issue (Year): StartPage-EndPage. Access Day Month Year. <http://url>.

Webpage
Title of Webpage. Name of Institution or Author. Access Day AbbreviatedMonth Year <http://...>.

More Resources:

MLA style manual and guide to scholarly publishing (book)

"Modern Language Association Citation Guide" from Ohio State University
http://library.osu.edu/sites/guides/mlagd.html