MLA 7 Citations

Citations give credit to the source!

Citations allow researchers to build on each other’s work.

Who

Who – who created, wrote or edited it.

Author’s last name, first.

Pietrusza, David.

What

What – as in, what are you citing.Could be a poem, a book, a chapter of a book or a website or one of 100 other items.“Title of poem, chapter, section.” Title of Book.“Cigarettes and Disease.” Smoking.

What

Pietrusa, David. “Cigarettes and Disease.” Smoking.

Or

Pietrusa, David. Smoking.

Who’s Publishing & when

Who published it? When was it published?For a book that could be a city and state, then the publisher. Then add when-the date. Place of publication: Publisher, copy right date.San Diego, CA: Lucent Books, 1996.

Put it all togetherPietrusa, David. Smoking. San Diego,

CA: Lucent Books, 1996.

What is it!

What format is the material you are using, print, cd, dvd, web etc.? Book, magazine, newspaper=Print.Websites, database, anything online=Web.Radio=Radio.Interview=Interview.ETC!

Pietrusa, David. Smoking. San Diego: CA, 1996. Print.

Pietrusa, David. Smoking. San Diego: CA, 1996. Print.