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. 7 May 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. 7 May 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. 7 May 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. Always use
the web address if the photo may be hard to find if it was not given.
Citation Resources:
See the Citing Sources link on the left, Library Home page.
Image Resources that You can Use (You still need to cite your
sources!): Find them on the Library Website, at the bottom center of the grid.
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The BEST way to do a google image search:
Put: Advanced Google Image Search in the search bar.
Make sure you choose Free to use, share or modify in the usage rights
menu. Under Safe Search, chose “filter explicit results.”
Music Resources that You can Use (You still need to cite your
sources!): See the library website.
MUSIC Websites:
Look carefully to see how you must cite them.
Purple-Planet.com
Audionautix
Free Sound -- This site has free sound effects. (No music)