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MCWP 50 & MCWP 125

A guide to help students in MCWP 50 and MCWP 125 complete their research papers.

Why Cite?

lightbulb icon with pencil Why Cite? Citing your sources may seem tedious, but it's important to cite because:

  • Citations allow others to find the information you used in your research paper.
  • Citations help establish the credibility of your research.
  • Citations acknowledge the work of other scholars who have made your own research possible.
  • Citations help you avoid plagiarizing!

MLA Style

MLA (Modern Language Association) style is most commonly used to cite sources within the arts and humanities.  These resources, revised according to the 9th edition of the MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers, offer examples for the general format of MLA research papers, in-text citations, endnotes/footnotes, and reference pages:

How to Write A Citation

Journal Citation
Journal Article (Online)
Bibliography:

Langhamer, Claire. “Love and Courtship in Mid-Twentieth-Century England.” Historical Journal, vol. 50, no. 1, 2007, pp. 173-196, doi.org/10.1017/S0018246X06005966
In-Text Citation: (Langhamer 192)

Book Citation
Book (Whole)
Bibliography:

Foucault, Michel, Graham Burchell, and Colin Gordon. The Foucault Effect: Studies in Governmentality : with Two Lectures by and an Interview with Michel Foucault. University of Chicago Press, 1991.
In-Text Citation: (Foucault, Burchell, and Gordon 157)

Book Chapter Citation
Book (Chapter)
Bibliography:

Moffitt, Karl. "Trends in Income Support." Changing Poverty, Changing Policies, edited by Maria Cancian and Sheldon Danziger, Russell Sage Foundation, 2009, pp. 203-221.
In-Text Citation: (Moffitt 217)

Video Citation
Video (accessed online)
Bibliography:

Sethi, Ramit. "How to Write a Winning Resume, With Ramit Sethi." YouTube, uploaded by I Will Teach You to Be Rich, 23 June 2015, www.youtube.com/watch?v=_0fjkKCsM1w. 
In-Text Citation: (Sethi 00:03:30-00:04:16)

Painting
Painting (accessed online)
Bibliography:

Goya, Francisco. The Family of Charles IV. 1800. Museo del Prado, www.museodelprado.es/en/the-collection/art-work/the-family-of-carlos-iv/f47898fc-aa1c-48f6-a779-71759e417e74
In-Text Citation: (Goya The Family of Charles IV)

 

Social Media

Instagram Post
Bibliography:

Obama, Barak. [@barackobama]. "How the fair maps movement protected voting rights and our system of checks and balances at the Supreme Court." Instagram, 7. Aug. 2023, https://www.instagram.com/barackobama/ 
In-Text Citation: (Obama, 2023)

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