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MLA Citation -  Test Yourself!

 

Which of the following are correct examples of MLA standard citation format?

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1. Citation Format for Books - single authors

Title: Knossos Mythology-History Guide to the Archaeological Site
Author: Antonis Vassilakis
Publisher: Adam Editions
Location Published: Athens
Editor: Costas Adam
Date Published: 2002

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2. Citation Format for Books - multiple authors

Title: Aegean Art and Architecture
Author: Donald Preziosi, Louise A. Hitchcock
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Location Published: Oxford
Editor: Costas Adam
Date Published: 1999

 

3. Books with editors rather than authors

Title: Atlas of Classical Archaeology
Author: --
Publisher: McGraw-Hill
Location Published:: New York
Editor: M. I Finley
Date Publisher: 1977

 

 

 

 

Citation Format for Articles from Periodicals (Magazines, Journals & Newspapers)

4. Magazines

Title: Palo Alto Idea House
Author: Ann Bertelsen and Daniel Gregory
Magazine name: Sunset
Location Published: --
Volume: --
Date Published: September 2002
URL: www.sunset.com

 

 

5. Journals

Title: Defying death after DNA damage
Author: Tina Rich, Rachel L. Allen & Andrew H. Wyllie
Associated Institution: Dept. of Pathology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, U.K.
Publisher: Nature
Location Published: --
Volume: Vol. 407
Date Published: 12 Ocotober 2000
URL: www.nature.com

 

 

6. Newspaper

Title: Oakland hills fire quelled -- 10 acres burn
Author: Suzanne Herel, Ray Delgado
Newspaper name: San Francisco Chronicle
Location Published: --
Date: Friday, Sep 20, 2002
Page: 1+
URL: www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2002/09/20/MN237405.DTL

 

 

 

Citation Format for Internet Documents

6. Government

Title: Astrobiology at NASA
Author: ?
Responsible Official: Greg Schmidt
Associated Institution: NASA
Designer: Symtech Corp. and NASA
Date Last Modified: October 2002
Date Visited: 2002
URL: http://astrobiology.arc.nasa.gov/

 

 

 

8. Academic Site

Title: Introduction to Information Research
Author: Eric Brenner
Associated Institution: San Mateo Community College District
Location: Skyline Library
Date Last Modified: August 28, 2008
Date Visited: September 12, 2008
URL: http://www.smccd.net/accounts/skylib/l100/

 

9. A Wiki

Title: Amaranth
Author:
Website Name: Wikipedia: the free encyclopedia
Associated Institution: Wikimedia Foundation
Location:
Date Last Modified: September 11, 2008
Year Visited:September 12, 2008
URL:

 

 

 

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Centers for Teaching and Learning, San Mateo Community College District, CA USA    Updated  9/12/2008  by Sevastopoulos