Learning Opportunities - MLA Citation Review

Here are a few resources reviewing MLA citation format that can be accessed from home online. While we are closed, I will also be periodically posting on Twitter with some specific recommended books and resources, so follow @uhslibrary or #uhsllearningops to see those posts.

Citation Resources

Citation Help - Templates for citing commonly used types of sources in MLA format. This page includes links to videos that show visually how to extract information from a source to create a citation, as well as to a few other online resources with additional information for citing a variety of types of sources in different formats.

Citing a Book - Where to find the information you need for a citation in a book.

Citing a Journal Article - Where to find the information you need for a citation on database article.

Sample Works Cited Slide, with Formatting - Here's how to get the formatting perfect on a Slides presentation. The method shown is identical for Docs. 

Research Companion (ProQuest) - Visit "Learning Module 08: How Do I Avoid Plagiarism and Find My Own Voice?" to review why citations are an important part of the research process and how to use citations, summarizing, paraphrasing, and quoting together to avoid plagiarism.

Practice

MLA Practice - Template and worksheet to practice citing a book and a website in MLA format.

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