Citation Information for Internet and Book Sources

Citation Information for Internet and Book Sources
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This article provides guidance on how to properly cite sources when reviewing a website or book. It includes information on what citation elements are needed for different types of books and explains the use of citations within

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Slide1Citation Information  for Internet  &  Book  Sources Citation  Information  for Internet  &  Book  Sources When reviewing a website or book source, you must find and write down the following citation information. A  citation  is used within the paper ( parenthetical citation ) and on the works cited  page.

Slide2Book Sources Book  Sources  Depending on the type of book, a citation will have different elements.  The following are  standard  MLA  elements .  Refer to the  student example  works cited page for more information.

Slide3Book Sources Book  Sources  FIND THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION  author’s name (or editor)  title of book  city of publication  publisher  year of publication  page numbers from what you have read

Slide4Internet Sources Internet  Sources  FIND THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION:  author’s name  title of document  title of website  date of latest update  sponsoring organization  date of access  URL address  number the pages you print out  If any of the information is missing, then write that it is missing!  It is relevant even if it is not there!

Slide5EXAMPLEEXAMPLE “City Profile:  San Francisco.”  CNN.com.  2002.  Cable News Network.  14 May 2002. http://www.cnn.com/TRAVEL/atevo/city/SanFrancisco/intro.html .  1-5.  No author  “City Profile…”  name of article  CNN.com  name of website  2002  last updated date  Cable News Network  name of sponsoring organization  14 May 2002  date of retrieval  http://…   URL address  1-5.  this is the number of pages used from this source

Slide6Works Cited:  A Citation Maker You are permitted to use a citation maker.  This is a form found on the internet that generates a citation for you.  You will still need to locate all of the information for the citation, but rather than memorize the order, citation maker will ask you to fill in a form and generate a MLA citation for you.

Slide7Citation Maker Citation  Maker  Media Folder  NC Wise Owl  high school zone  click on   CITATION MAKER  NOTE:  You will have to copy and  paste the generated citation from the webpage to your works cited.  Formatting will also be involved.  You must change the font and font size, mind the margins, and tab accordingly.