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LBS 4890 - Researching & Writing the Senior Project

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MLA Guide - 8th Edition

MLA Style (8th Ed.) An Introduction

The MLA Core Elements- The elements of any entry in the works-cited page are listed below in the order they should appear. An element should be omitted if it is not relevant to the work being cited.

author (period) title of source (period) title of container (comma) other contributors (comma) version (comma) number (comma)  publisher (comma) publication date (comma) location (period)

An Example of a Source in Two Containers- A Journal Article Retrieved from a Database

The image in this link shows an article found on EBSCO Host with flags displaying over where to find the information listed on the right side of the MLA Style Center webpage.

Film Citation Example

Example from UNC Libraries: http://guides.lib.unc.edu/citing-information/mla8-online

 

Film from Streaming Database

Example from Valencia College Library: https://valenciacollege.edu/library/mla-apa-chicago-guides/documents/KanopyStreamingVideo.pdf

Useful Websites

Cal State LA University Library
California State University, Los Angeles
5151 State University Drive
Los Angeles, CA 90032-8300
323-343-3988