What are the basic citations in books, articles, and scholarly journals in MLA format?: Difference between revisions

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''''''"How to Cite Books"''''''
When citing books make sure that there is use of the correct format.To cite books the format is fairly easy but the student must be accurate. Remember when writing a paper to cite your sources or that will be a form of plagiarism.
'''"How to Cite a Book"'''
State the Author's last name, first name.Title of the book(Put in ''italics'').City of publication:Publication date.Print.
For Example,
Ward, Jason Morgan. ''Defending White Democracy : The Making Of A Segregationist Movement And The Remaking Of Racial Politics, 1936-1965''. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 2011.Print.
Now if there is a mention of multiple sources remember that it is the same format but adding more last names.
For Example,
Jennings, Kenny, George Lewis, and Candace T. Willis
'''"How to Cite Electronic Books"'''
When citing electronic books it is fairly the same as writing an original book citation but add the publication from the internet source.
For Example,
Fan, Wu. ''Mechanical And Aerospace Engineering : Selected, Peer Reviewed Papers From The 2Nd International Conference On Mechanical And Aerospace Engineering'' (ICMAE) 2011), July 29-31, 2011, Bangkok, Thailand. Durnten-Zurich: Trans Tech Publications, 2012. eBook Academic Collection (EBSCOhost). Web. 6 Nov. 2014.
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''''''"How to Cite Books"''''''
When citing books make sure that there is use of the correct format.To cite books the format is fairly easy but the student must be accurate. Remember when writing a paper to cite your sources or that will be a form of plagiarism.
'''"How to Cite a Book"'''
State the Author's last name, first name.Title of the book(Put in ''italics'').City of publication:Publication date.Print.
For Example,
Ward, Jason Morgan. ''Defending White Democracy : The Making Of A Segregationist Movement And The Remaking Of Racial Politics, 1936-1965''. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 2011.Print.
Now if there is a mention of multiple sources remember that it is the same format but adding more last names.
For Example,
Jennings, Kenny, George Lewis, and Candace T. Willis
'''"How to Cite Electronic Books"'''
When citing electronic books it is fairly the same as writing an original book citation but add the publication from the internet source.
For Example,
Fan, Wu. ''Mechanical And Aerospace Engineering : Selected, Peer Reviewed Papers From The 2Nd International Conference On Mechanical And Aerospace Engineering'' (ICMAE) 2011), July 29-31, 2011, Bangkok, Thailand. Durnten-Zurich: Trans Tech Publications, 2012. eBook Academic Collection (EBSCOhost). Web. 6 Nov. 2014.
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