Module 6: East Los Angeles College Library Online Tutorial

Parts of a Citation

As you do your research, keep a list of your sources -- books, popular and scholarly periodicals, and the Web. The examples here show the type of information you need to write down to create a citation. These examples are in a particular citation style called MLA. The next page of the tutorial will go into more detail on the various citation styles.

For a book:

Author(s). Title of Book. Place of Publication: Publisher, Year of Publication.

For example:

Joyce, James. Finnegan's Wake. New York: Viking, 1959.

For an article in a popular periodical:

Author(s). "Title of Article." Title of Source Day Month Year: pages.

For example:

Lo Scalzo, Jim. "The Power of Pictures In a Time of War." U.S. News & World Report 04 Sept. 2006: 12-13.

For an article in a scholarly journal:

Author(s). "Title of Article." Title of JournalVol:Issue (Year): pages.

For example:

Hardy, Lawrence. "Fighting Student Obesity in School." Education Digest 71:9 (2006): 25-26.

For sources on a
Web site:

Author(s). "Title of Article." Name of Web Site. Date posted/revised. Name of organization. Date accessed <URL>.

For example:

Decter, Renee Ruth. "Humor in Domestic Dogs." Dr. P's Dog Training. 10 Mar. 1997. University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point. 23 Oct. 2006 <http://www.uwsp.edu/ psych/dog/dog.htm>.