PADM 6102: Quantitative Research for Public Administration

This page will help you learn the basics of citing in MLA style. It includes interactive tutorials to teach you to cite.

On this page, you will find:

• Links to the MLA Style Guide (left column)
• Three interactive tutorials that allow you to locate the pieces of a citation for a book, article, and webpage (right column)
• The format of three common MLA citations to help you cite your sources (right column)
• Two interactive tutorials that teach you how to avoid plagiarism and follow rules of academic integrity (left column)

MLA Formatting and Style
courtesy of OWL at Purdue

Here is how to format some of the most common types of citations in MLA Style.

Article

Author(s). "Title of Article." Title of Journal Volume.Issue (Year): pages. Medium of publication. Date of access. Link.

Now you try! 

Website

Editor, author, or compiler name (if available). Name of Site. Version number. Name of institution/organization affiliated with the site (sponsor or publisher), date of resource creation (if available). Medium of publication. Date of access. Link.

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Book

Lastname, Firstname. Title of Book. City of Publication: Publisher, Year of Publication. Medium of Publication.

Now you try! 

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