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MLA Guide


Below are Examples for In-Text Citations

Basic Format

(Last Name, Page#).

Example:

In the 1850's rice planting was a big business for South Carolina, there were almost no small farms (Edgar, 269).
 

No Author

("Beginning of title", Page#).

Example: 

We see so many global warming hotspots in North America likely because this region has "more readily accessible climatic data and more comprehensive programs to monitor and study environmental change . . ." ("Impact of Global Warming").

 

No Page Number

(Last Name).

Example: 

In the 1850's rice planting was a big business for South Carolina, there were almost no small farms (Edgar).

 

Signal Phrase

According to Allen the research guide was exceptional (3).

Allen stated "this research guide is great" (3).
 

Organization as Author

Parenthetical abbreviate...

(Amer. Library Assn., 5).

The Modern Language Association states you should write out the organizations full name when using a signal phrase (603).

 


In-text Citations For Sources With more Than One Author