Outline
  • Why cite? 
  • MLA nutshell
  • Elements of in-text citations
  • Elements of end notes
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  • Reference points: MLA citation guide; MLA Handbook
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         Why cite?
  • Illustrating your own understanding of the 
   subject matter by demonstrating that you have 
   read widely & are able to select relevant 
   information to contextualize your own research
  • Enabling readers to track down your source 
   texts easily if they wish to find out more 
   information
  • Avoiding Plagiarism
   MLA nutshell: in-text citations
  “Enabling readers to track down your source 
   texts easily if they wish to find out more 
   information.”
   According to Wade Davis, “[f]or the Spaniards 
   the most perplexing question was how such a 
   primitive people could have accomplished so 
   much” (39).
   “For the Spaniards the most perplexing 
   question was how such a primitive people 
   could have accomplished so much.” (Davis 39)
         End notes: simple print book
    Author       Title of book (italicized)
    Davis, Wade. The Wayfinders: Why Ancient 
      Wisdom Matters in the Modern World. 
      Toronto: House of Anansi Press, 2009. Print.
    Place of publication        Date
                 Publisher      Format