Research Help Sheet
Created by Ms. Modrow and Ms. Paper
MLA Citation Examples:
In-Text Citation: (Last Name of Author Page Number)
Example: This type of honey is produced in Texas (Smith 29).
Book Citation:
Last name, First name. Title of Book. City of Publication: Publisher, Year of
Publication. Medium of Publication.
Example:
Legg, Gerald. Bears. New York: Franklin Watts, 2002. Print.
Database Citation:
Last name, First name. “Name of Article.” Name of Journal/Magazine. Day Month Year of
publication: pages. Name of Database. Web. Day Month Year of access.
Example:
Lakdawalla, Emily. “Pluto and the Kuiper Belt.” Sky & Telescope. Feb. 2014: 18-25. Academic
Search Complete. Web. 18 Feb. 2014.
Webpage Citation:
Editor, author, or compiler name (if available). “Page Name.” Name of Site. Name of
institution/organization affiliated with the site (sponsor or publisher), date of resource
creation (if available). Web. Date of access.
Note: If there is no date on the resource, put n.d. for “no date.”
Example:
Kramer, Miriam. “Valentine’s Day Full Moon Rises Friday for Snowy Sweethearts.”
Space.com. TechMedia Network, 13 Feb. 2014. Web. 18 Feb. 2014.
Image Citation:
Photographer’s Name. Name of Image. Photograph. Website Name. Name of
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institution/organization affiliated with the site, date of resource creation (if available),
Web. Date you found the image.
Example:
Mike Gnuckx
Gnuckx, Mike. Italy. Photograph. Flicker. 30 May 2010, Web. 18 Feb. 2014.
<http://www.flickr.com/photos/34409164@N06/11645876256/in/photolist-iK7agWiK6Sih-iK3sWk-iK4yCt-igEe8C-ihDrcJ-ihDxBL-bDyJFa-aZz7BX-dpcXB9-c3rWJuiK685y-iK48bE-iK2Z46-iJxRX8-iK7b6w-iK41Ev-iK3EGV-iK337m-iK2Hbg-igEmZYbDyJAD>.
Note: You are not required to include a web address unless your teacher requests it. For this
citation, I included the web address because this photo may be hard to find if the web address
was not given.
Citation Resources:
www.easybib.com -- This site creates the citations for you in the correct format!
https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/06/ -- This site gives examples of works cited
and can be helpful if you have a complicated citation.
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Project Websites:
*CIA World Factbook: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/
*World Book Online: http://www.worldbookonline.com/wb/Login?ed=wb
McMath Library Website: http://www.dentonisd.org/page/14583
Denton ISD Online Database Resources: http://www.dentonisd.org/page/1087
Image Resources that You can Use (You still need to cite your
sources!):
www.pixabay.com -- Website has public domain photos and images that you can use.
www.flickr.com -- You need to be careful because you can only use photos that state you can
use or have a creative commons license. You can type “creative commons” in the search box
and it will let you search creative commons photos only.
http://public-domain-photos.com
Music Resources that You can Use (You still need to cite your
sources!):
You need to carefully look at each site to verify the ways that you can use the music.
Purple Planet http://www.purple-planet.com/#/royalty-free-music/4578136715
Audionautix http://www.audionautix.com/
Free Sound http://www.freesound.org/browse/ -- This site has free sound effects. (No music)
Book Cover:
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Title Page:
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Title Page Verso:
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