Quick-start guide to citing your sources

BOOKS

Author’s Name. Title. Place of Publication: Publisher, date. Print.

Example MLA Book Citation:

Mollica, Richard F. Healing Invisible Wounds: Paths to Hope and Recovery in a Violent World.
Orlando: Harcourt, 2006. Print.

ARTICLES FROM DATABASES

Author’s Name. “Article Title.” Journal Title Volume.Issue (Date of publication): Page numbers.
Database name. Web. Access date.

Example MLA Article Citation:

Ziring, Lawrence. “Unraveling the Afghanistan Pakistan Riddle.” Asian Affairs: An American
Review 36.2 (2009): 59-78. Academic Search Premier. Web. 4 Aug. 2009.

WEBSITES

Author or Editor (if given). “Title of page.” Title of Site. Date updated or copyright date. Web.
Access

date <URL>(only if required by instructor or if difficult to locate).

Example MLA Website Citation:

Burns, Margo. “Arthur Miller’s The Crucible: Fact & Fiction.” 17th Century Colonial New
England. 25 Aug. 2007. Web. 14 Apr. 2008 <http://www.17thc.us/docs/fact-fiction.shtml>.

IN-PAPER (IN-TEXT) CITATIONS:

When you include author name in sentence, Ex: As Mollica argues, violence can hinder your
recovery (23).

When not including author name, Ex: Violence can be a hindrance to a person’s recovery
(Mollica 23). (This shows the quote came from page 23 of Mollica’s work.)

Adapted from Northern Essex Community College Libraries, 9/22/2010