On Referencing, Citations & MLA
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It is very important for you to know that information that you use from outside sources must be cited both IN and AFTER the paper. This means you need to offer a work cited list AND parenthetical (sometimes called in-text) citations. We at ISB use the MLA system which means there are rules for you to follow. Many of them are shown below. Take your time to understand how to do this properly.
Introduction to referencing and citations
Straight from the IB
This is a very helpful document that clears up many questions students often have. Toward the end there is checklist...
Effective Citing and Referencing.pdfDocumentation Checklist.pdf
The MLA Style
At ISB we use MLA 9
Did you know?
The MLA system uses in-text citations rather than footnotes or endnotes?
Did you know?
MLA are now on the 8th edition...
Did you know?
It's always best to include the date you accessed the website
The MLA Style Center
https://style.mla.org/
A model MLA paper
The pdf document to the right presents a model MLA paper with annotations. It should help you see exactly what you have to do.
However please note, it is not perfect for the EE. Do you know why? Because
no personal identifiers (ie your name) should appear on the EE.
Also the EE needs a title page and contents page
Model MLA Paper Formatting.pdfThe following docs are quick help-sheets for some of the most common referencing needs but more assistance is found at the excellent Monash University website;
You might for example want to know how to reference;
Encyclopedias
Interviews / Speeches
Television / Radio Broadcast
Film / Video Recording
Live Performances
Theses
Reviews
Government publications
Online Communication / Social Media