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Book or Encyclopedia, E-book, Audiobook

Use this template to cite an entire book, pamphlet, or report. Also, use this template to cite part of a book or encyclopedia, such as an article, chapter, essay, play, poem, or short story. This applies to all formats: print, audio, online, or e-book.

Example – Book, 3 authors, edition

Reilly, Mary Jo, et al. Mexico. 3rd ed., Marshall Cavendish Benchmark, 2012.

Example – E-book, 1 author, downloaded to a device

Arnold, Eric. Volcanoes! Mountains of Fire. E-book, Random House, 2013.

Example – Article in a book, library database, 2 editors

Lerner, K. Lee, and Brenda Wilmoth Lerner, editors. "Soccer.” World of Sports Science, vol. 2, Gale, 2007, pp. 647-49. Gale Virtual Reference Library, go.galegroup.com/ps/i.do?p=GVRL&sw=w&u=port&v=2.1&it=r&id=GALE%7CCX3451100488&asid=7f7a14a418f9fdb081e1f5587d079270.

Example – Encyclopedia article, Internet, publisher is same as Web site title (so do not list publisher)

Stock, Joann. "Earthquake." World Book Student, 2016, worldbookonline.com/student/article?id=ar171680.

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Set Authors

Author:(How to credit authors)

(List the person or group who created the source. This is usually an author, but it may be an editor or an organization.)

How many?

Last: , First: Middle or Initial: ., et al.

Last: , First: Middle or Initial: .

Last: , First: Middle or Initial: ., et al.

Last: , First: Middle or Initial: .

Corporation or Organization as Author: .

(If the corporate author is the same as the publisher, list the name in the Publisher field and leave this field blank.)

(Only list the first author.)

(Go to the next field.)

Set Title

Title: (How to capitalize and punctuate titles)

I am citing a/an:

Title of Source (Title of Article): "."

Title of Source (Title of Book): ",

Version (if there is one): ,

(For an e-book, add this: e-book. For an audiobook, add this: audiobook. Other edition examples to add might include 3rd ed., rev. ed., or updated ed.)

Number (if there is one): Vol. ,

(If you are using one volume of a multi-volume set, add the number used. Otherwise, leave blank.)

Publisher: , (How to credit publishers)

(Type the publisher’s full name. Do not include business words like Company, Limited, or Incorporated.)

Publication Date (if there is one): ,

Location (Page numbers, if available): p. .

Was this accessed online?

(Your citation is complete. Check your spelling and capitalization, and then click on Create Citation Below.)

(Ex: Kids InfoBits or National Geographic Kids or Research in Context)

Container 2 (How to capitalize and punctuate titles)

Title of Container (Title of Database or Web Site): ,

Location (Web Address / URL): .

(Do not include http://.)

(Ex: The Children’s Book of Thanksgiving Stories on www.gutenberg.org)

Container 2 (How to capitalize and punctuate titles)

Title of Container (Title of Database or Web Site): ,

Location (Web Address / URL): .

(Do not include http://. If an e-book or audiobook was downloaded directly to a device, a URL is not needed.)

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Magazine or Newspaper Article

Example – Magazine article, print, non-consecutive pages

Betteley, Pat. "Giraffes: Sentries of the Savanna." Faces: People, Places, and Cultures, Mar. 2016, pp. 6+.

Example – Magazine article, Internet, timestamp after the date

Shanahan, Mike. "The Majesty and Mystery of India’s Sacred Banyan Trees.” Newsweek, 21 Sept. 2016, 1:13 p.m., www.newsweek.com/ladders-heaven-india-sacred-banyan-trees-figs-500196.

Example – Newspaper article, library database, no author, no page listed

"Secondhand Smoke Remains a Problem for Teens, Study Finds." Washington Post, 11 Jan. 2016. Student Resources in Context, link.galegroup.com/apps/doc/A439616122/SUIC?u=port&xid=5286da8e.

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Set Authors (How to credit authors)

Author:

How many?

Last: , First: Middle or Initial: ., et al.

Last: , First: Middle or Initial: .

(Only list the first author.)

(Go to the next field.)

Set title (How to capitalize and punctuate titles)

Title:

I am citing a:

Title of Source (Title of Article): "."

Title of Source (Title of Article): ",

City: [],

(Add city name for local newspapers when city is not included in title)
(Ex: The Oregonian [Portland])

Version (if there is one): ,

(Ex: national ed., sunrise ed., South Jersey ed.)

Publication Date: Day: Month: Year: .

(Record the date as listed on your source.)

Location (Page numbers, if available): p. .

(If the article’s page numbers are not consecutive, only list the first page and a plus sign. Ex: 37+)

Was this accessed online?

(Your citation is complete. Check your spelling and capitalization, and then click on Create Citation Below.)

(Ex: Kids InfoBits or Research in Context or Searchasaurus)

Container 2 (How to capitalize and punctuate titles)

Title of Container (Title of Library Database): ,

Location (Web Address / URL or DOI): .

(If the journal article includes a digital object identifier, or DOI, use it instead of a URL. Add doi: to the beginning of the number. Ex: doi:10.1093/ageing/afp035. For URLs, do not include http://.)(Do not include http://.)

(Ex: Boy’s Life magazine on www.boyslife.org)

(Ex: The Oregonian on www.oregonlive.com)

Container 2 (How to capitalize and punctuate titles)

Title of Container (Title of Web Site): ,

Location (Web Address / URL or DOI): .

(If the journal article includes a digital object identifier, or DOI, use it instead of a URL. Add doi: to the beginning of the number. Ex: doi:10.1093/ageing/afp035. For URLs, do not include http://.)(Do not include http://.)

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Web Site

Use this template for Web site articles. However, if the information came from another source type, use the template for that source type instead. For example, for a magazine or newspaper article that is in a database or on a Web site, use the template called Magazine or Newspaper Article. For an e-book or audiobook in a database or on a Web site, use the Book template. For a video clip that you watched online, use the Video Recording template, etc.

Example – Entire Web site, author same as publisher

"Crater Lake." National Park Service, 2016, www.nps.gov/crla/.

Example – Page on a Web site, different author and publisher, Web site title same as publisher

Forsha, Emily. "7 Wonders of Oregon: Crater Lake." Travel Oregon, 28 Sept. 2015, www.traveloregon.com/trip-ideas/oregon-stories/7-wonders-of-oregon-crater-lake/.

Set Authors

Author: (How to credit authors)

(List the person or group who created the source.)

How many?

Last: , First: Middle or Initial: ., et al.

Last: , First: Middle or Initial: .

(Only list the first author.)

Company or Organization: .

(If the author is the same as the publisher, list it in the Publisher field and leave this field blank.)

Online Username/Pseudonym: .

(Include real name in parentheses, if known. Ex: @jmittel (Jason Mittel))

(Go to the next field.)

Set Title

Title: (How to capitalize and punctuate titles)

I am citing a/an:

Title of Source (Title of Article): "."

Title of Source (Title of Book): ",

Publisher: , (How to credit publishers)

(Type the publisher’s full name. Do not include business words like Company, Limited, or Incorporated. If the publisher’s name is the same as the Web site title, leave the publisher field blank.)

Set website publication date

Publication Date:

Could you determine a date that the Web site was created, published, or updated?

Date: Day: Month: Year: .

(Record the date as listed on your source. Ex: 28 Apr. 2016 or Apr. 2016 or 2016)

Publication Time: Hour: Minute: A.M./P.M.: ,

(Record the time stamp, if there is one.)

Date Accessed: Day: Month: Year: .

(This is the date that you read the information on the Web site.)

Location (Web Address / URL): .

(Do not include http://.)

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Video Recording

Example – Film, viewed on DVD (or on television or in a theater)

Super Size Me. Directed by Morgan Spurlock, Showtime Independent Films, 2004.

Example – Film, viewed on Hulu

The Secret of NIMH. Directed by Don Bluth, MGM, 1982. Hulu, www.hulu.com/the-secret-of-nimh.

Example – Episode of television program, viewed on publisher’s own Web site

"Inside Einstein’s Mind." Nova, PBS, 25 Nov. 2015, www.pbs.org/video/2365615918/.

Example – Episode of video podcast series, viewed on YouTube

"Beau Lotto + Amy O'Toole: Science Is for Everyone, Kids Included." TED Talks, June 2012. YouTube, uploaded by TED, 17 Oct. 2012, www.youtube.com/watch?v=0g2WE1qXiKM.

Set Title

Title:(How to capitalize and punctuate titles)

I am citing an:

Title of Source (Title of Article): "."

Title of Source (Title of Book): ",

Set Contributors

Contributors: (How to credit authors and other contributors)

(Only use this field to credit people who are named in your project or to tell the difference between this video recording and another.)

Do you need to give credit to any contributors?

(Go to the next field.)

Remove contributor Click to add contributor

Last: , First: Middle or Initial: .

(Enter one verb in the past tense to describe the contributor's role. For example, the role of illustrator would be listed as illustrated.)

Contributor's Role:

Number ,

(Use this to identify the episode, season, or series number, when there is one. Ex: season 3 or season 7, episode 12)

Publisher: , (How to credit publishers)

(The publisher is the company or organization primarily responsible for making the video. Do not include online hosting sites like YouTube or Hulu. Type the publisher’s full name, but omit business words and their abbreviations like Company, Incorporated, and Limited. Ex: Twentieth Century Fox or HBO)

Publication Date: Day: Month: Year: .

(Record the date as listed on your source. Ex: 3 Mar. 2016 or Mar. 2016 or 2016)

Was this accessed online?

(Your citation is complete. Check your spelling and capitalization, and then click on Create Citation Below.)

(Ex: Kids InfoBits or National Geographic Kids or Research in Context)

Container 2 (How to capitalize and punctuate titles)

Title of Container (Title of Library Database): ,

Location: .

(Do not include http://.)

(Ex: video by Beyoncé on www.beyonce.com)

Location (Web Address / URL): .

(Do not include http://.)

(Ex: Beyoncé music video on YouTube)

Container 2 (How to capitalize and punctuate titles)

Title of Container (Title of Database or Web Site): ,

Set Uploader Name Person or Group Who Uploaded the Video: (How to credit authors and other contributors)

(If the uploader is a group or goes by an online username, use the Last Name field and leave the other two fields blank. If the uploader is not known, leave this field blank.)

Last: , First: Middle or Initial: .

Set Website publication date Publication Date:

Could you determine a date that the video was uploaded?

Date Uploaded: Day: Month: Year: .

(Record the date as listed on your source. Ex: 28 Apr. 2016 or Apr. 2016 or 2016)

Publication Time: Hour: Minute: A.M./P.M.: ,

(Record the timestamp, if there is one.)

Date Accessed: Day: Month: Year: .

(This is the date that you read the information on the Web site.)

Location (Web Address / URL): .

(Do not include http://.)

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Audio Recording

(For audiobooks, use the Book template.)

Example – Album, artist is a group

Beatles. Abbey Road. Capitol, 1969.

Example – Song on an album

Raffi. "The Corner Grocery Store." Fun Food Songs, Rounder Music, 2013.

Example – Episode of a radio program (or podcast), listened to on publisher’s own Web site

"What It’s Really Like to ‘Walk’ in Space." Weekend Edition Sunday, NPR, 21 Aug. 2016, www.npr.org/2016/08/21/490821256/what-it-s-really-like-to-walk-in-space.

Example – Speech, listened to on a Web site

King, Martin Luther, Jr. "I Have a Dream." American Rhetoric, 28 Aug. 1963, www.americanrhetoric.com/speeches/mlkihaveadream.htm.

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Set Authors

Writer or Performer: (How to credit authors and other contributors)

(List the writer or performer of the song, music, speech, or radio program. Give credit to the one most relevant to your research. If this does not apply, leave this field blank.)

Last: , First: Middle or Initial: .

(Enter one noun to describe the contributor’s role. Ex.: illustrator)

Set Title

Title: (How to capitalize and punctuate titles)

I am citing a/an:

Title of Source (Title of Article): "."

Title of Source (Title of Book): ",

Set Contributors

Other Contributors: (How to credit authors and other contributors)

(Only use this field to credit people who are named in your project or to tell the difference between this audio recording and another.)

Do you need to give credit to any other contributors?

(Go to the next field.)

Remove contributor Click to add contributor

Last: , First: Middle or Initial: .

(Enter one verb in the past tense to describe the contributor's role. For example, the role of illustrator would be listed as illustrated.)

Contributor's Role:

Publisher: , (How to credit publishers)

(The publisher is the company or organization responsible for making the recording. This does not include online hosting sites like YouTube, iTunes, or Spotify. Ex: Columbia Records or American Public Media)

Publication Date: Day: Month: Year: .

(Record the date as listed on your source. Ex: 3 Mar. 2016 or Mar. 2016 or 2016)

Was this accessed online?

(Your citation is complete. Check your spelling and capitalization, and then click on Create Citation Below.)

(Ex: Kids InfoBits or Research in Context)

Container 2 (How to capitalize and punctuate titles)

Title of Container (Title of Library Database): ,

Location (Web Address or URL): .

(Do not include http://.)

(Ex: song by Beyoncé on www.beyonce.com)

Location (Web Address / URL): .

(Do not include http://.)

(Ex: Beyoncé song on Spotify)

Container 2 (How to capitalize and punctuate titles)

Title of Container (Title of Web Site): ,

Location (Web Address or URL): .

(Do not include http://.)

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Image, Artwork, Object, Photograph, Model

Images, artwork, and objects can be seen in person or in a resource. For citing artwork or objects that you saw in person, use this template. For citing images (of artwork or objects) that you saw in a book, magazine, newspaper, database, or Web site, you have two choices, and one choice is to use this template. If you are not sure which choice to make, ask your teacher.

Example – artifact, untitled (you provide a description), unknown creator, estimated date, viewed in a museum

Covered wagon. Circa 1860, Oregon Historical Society, Portland.

Example – painting, titled, viewed in a museum

Monet, Claude. Garden at Sainte-Adresse. 1867, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.

Example – painting, titled, viewed in a book, found in a library database

Monet, Claude. Garden at Sainte-Adresse. 1867. Monet, by Christoph Heinrich, Taschen, 2015, p. 21. Gale Virtual Reference Library, www.gale.com/gvrl.

Example – painting, titled, viewed in a book, found on a Web site that is not the painter’s

Monet, Claude. Garden at Sainte-Adresse. 1867. Monet, by Christoph Heinrich, Taschen, 2015, p. 21. Free Art eBooks, www.freeartebooks.org/monet142.

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Set Authors

Artist or Creator (if known): (How to credit authors)

Last: , First: Middle or Initial: .

Set Title

Title:(How to capitalize and punctuate titles)

Does this image, artwork, or object have a title?

Title of Source (Title of Book): ",

(Provide a brief generic description of the image, artwork, or object. Capitalize the first word and any proper nouns. Ex: Chair of stained oak)

Set Art Creation Date

Publication Date:

Is the year of creation known?

Year or Time Period Created: [ ].
(Dates can take many forms. Record the date as found on the source. Ex: 2017 or 200? or Circa 1860 or Early fifteenth century)

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Set Location

Location:

Where did you see this?

Institution (Museum, Archive, Building, etc.): ,

City: , (Only identify the city if it is not part of the institution’s name.)

Object Number or Code (if there is one): .

Container 2 (How to capitalize and punctuate titles)

Title of Container :: ,

Set Authors

Author:(How to credit authors)

(List the person or group primarily responsible for writing the book. This is usually an author but may be an organization or editor.)

How many?

Last: , First: Middle or Initial: ., et al.,

Last: , First: Middle or Initial: .

Last: , First: Middle or Initial: ., et al.,

Last: , First: Middle or Initial: .

Corporation or Organization as Author: .

(If the corporate author is the same as the publisher, list the name in the Publisher field and leave this field blank.)

(Only list the first author.)

(Go to the next field.)

Set Version

Version (if there is one): ,

(For an e-book, add this: e-book ed. Other edition examples to add might include 3rd ed., rev. ed., or updated ed.)

Number (if there is one): Vol. ,

(If you are crediting one volume of a multi-volume set, indicate the number used. Otherwise, leave blank.)

Publisher: , (How to credit publishers)

(Type publisher’s full name, but omit business words and their abbreviations like Company, Incorporated, and Limited.)

Publication Date (if there is one): ,

Location (Page numbers, if available): p. .

Was this accessed online?

(Your citation is complete. Check your spelling and capitalization, and then click on Create Citation Below.)

(Ex: Kids InfoBits or National Geographic Kids or Research In Context)

Container 3 (How to capitalize and punctuate titles)

Title of Container : ,

Location: .

(Do not include http://.)

(Ex: image of sculpture by Dale Chihuly in a book found on www.dalechihuly.com)

Location : .

(Do not include http://. If an e-book was downloaded directly to a device, a URL is not needed.)

(Ex: image of sculpture by Dale Chihuly in a book found on www.gutenberg.org)

Container 3 (How to capitalize and punctuate titles)

Title of Container : ,

Location (Web Address / URL): .

(Do not include http://. If an e-book was downloaded directly to a device, a URL is not needed.)

Container 2

Set Title (How to capitalize and punctuate titles)

Title:

I am citing a:

Title of Source (Title of Article): "."

Set Authors

Author:(How to credit authors)

(List the person or group primarily responsible for writing the article. This is usually an author but may be an organization.)

How many?

Last: , First: Middle or Initial: ., et al.,

Last: , First: Middle or Initial: .

Last: , First: Middle or Initial: ., et al.,

Last: , First: Middle or Initial: .

Corporation or Organization as Author: .

(If the corporate author is the same as the publisher, list the name in the Publisher field and leave this field blank.)

(Only list the first author.)

(Go to the next field.)

Container 3 (How to capitalize and punctuate titles)

Set location

Title of Source (Title of Book): ",

City: [],

(Add city name for local newspapers when city is not included in title)
(Ex: The Oregonian [Portland])

Set Version

Version (if there is one): ,

(Ex: national ed., sunrise ed., South Jersey ed.)

Number (Volume or issue number, if there is one): vol. ,

no. ,

(Journals may have both a volume and issue number or just an issue number.)

Publication Date: Day: Month: Year: .

(Record the date as listed on your source.)

Location (Page numbers, if available): p. .

(If the article’s page numbers are not consecutive, only list the first page and a plus sign. Ex: 37+)

Was this accessed online?

(Your citation is complete. Check your spelling and capitalization, and then click on Create Citation Below.)

(Ex: Kids InfoBits or National Geographic Kids or Research In Context)

Container 4 (How to capitalize and punctuate titles)

Title of Container (Title of Library Database): ,

Location (Web Address / URL or DOI): .

(Do not include http://.)

(Ex: article from Journal of the American Medical Association, or JAMA, on www.jamanetwork.com)

(Ex: article in Time magazine on www.time.com)

(Ex: article in The New York Times newspaper on www.nyt.com)

Location (Web Address / URL or DOI): .

(Do not include http://.)

(Ex: article from the journal, Animal Nutrition, on www.sciencedirect.com)

(Ex: Time magazine article posted with permission on an organization's Web site)

(Ex: The New York Times newspaper article posted with permission on an organization's Web site)

Container 4 (How to capitalize and punctuate titles)

Title of Container (Title of Web Site): ,

Location (Web Address / URL or DOI): .

(Do not include http://.)

Set webpage type

Is the image or artwork on the artist’s or creator’s own Web site?

(Ex: image of sculpture by Dale Chihuly on www.dalechihuly.com)

(Ex: image of sculpture by Dale Chihuly on www.museumofglassartwork.org)

I am citing a/an:

Location (Web Address / URL): .

(Do not include http://.)

Container 2 (How to capitalize and punctuate titles)

Set Article Title

Title of Source (Title of Article or Page): "."

Set Title

Title of Source (Title of Web Site): ",

Set Authors

Author: (How to credit authors)

(List who is primarily responsible for writing the article or the content of the Web page. This is usually a person but may be a group or organization.)

How many?

Last: , First: Middle or Initial: ., et al.,

Last: , First: Middle or Initial: .

(Only list the first author.)

Corporation or Organization as Author: .

(If the corporate author is the same as the publisher, list the name in the Publisher field and leave this field blank.)

Online Username/Pseudonym: .

(Include real name in parentheses, if known. Ex: @jmittel (Jason Mittel))

(Go to the next field.)

Set Blog Publication Date

Publication Date:

Could you determine a date that the Web site was created, published, or updated?

Date: Day: Month: Year: .

(Record the date as listed on your source. Ex: 28 Apr. 2016 or Apr. 2016 or 2016)

Publication Time: Hour: Minute: A.M./P.M.: ,

(Record the timestamp, if there is one.)

Date Accessed: Day: Month: Year: .

Container 3 (How to capitalize and punctuate titles)

Set title

Title of Source (Title of Web Site): ",

Set Publisher

Publisher: , (How to credit publishers)

(Type the publisher’s full name. Do not include business words like Company, Limited, or Incorporated. If the publisher’s name is the same as the Web site title, leave the Publisher field blank.)If the blog title is essentially the same as the publisher’s name, leave Publisher blank.)

Set website publication date

Publication Date:

Could you determine a date that the Web site was created, published, or updated?

Date: Day: Month: Year: .

(Record the date as listed on your source. Ex: 28 Apr. 2016 or Apr. 2016 or 2016)

Publication Time: Hour: Minute: A.M./P.M.: ,

(Record the timestamp, if there is one.)

Date Accessed: Day: Month: Year: .

(This is the date that you read the information on the Web site.)

Location (Web Address / URL): .

(Do not include http://.)

Container 2 (How to capitalize and punctuate titles)

Set title

Title of Source (Title of Database): ",

Set publication date

Publication Date:

Could you determine a date that the image was posted or added to the database?

Date: Day: Month: Year: .

(Record the date as listed on your source. Ex: 28 Apr. 2016 or Apr. 2016 or 2016)

Publication Time: Hour: Minute: A.M./P.M.: ,

(Record the timestamp, if there is one.)

Date Accessed: Day: Month: Year: .

(This is the date that you read the information on the Web site.)

Location (Web Address / URL): .

(Do not include http://.)

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Personal Interview

Use this template for an interview that you conducted or experienced firsthand, including face-to-face, over the telephone, or using video chat. If you read or otherwise saw an interview, use the template for the source that included the interview: book, magazine or newspaper, audio or video recording, or Web site.

Example – Students interview an author, by video chat

Kinney, Jeff. Interview. Conducted by Mrs. Hernandez’s 4th grade class, 3 Oct. 2015.

Example – Personal interview of the conductor of a local symphony, by telephone

Kalmar, Carlos. Interview. Conducted by Jane Smith, 24 Jan. 2016.

Example – Personal interview of a school principal by two students, in person

Brown, Jennifer. Interview. Conducted by Maria Lopez and Ivan Petrov, 15 Sept. 2016.

Set Authors (How to credit authors)

Person Interviewed:

How many?

Last: , First: Middle or Initial: ., et al.,

Last: , First: Middle or Initial: .

(Only list the first person.)

Title of Interview: Interview.

Set Contributors (How to credit authors)

Interviewer:

How many?

Last: , First: Middle or Initial: . et al.,

Last: , First: Middle or Initial: .

(Only list the first person.)

Publication Date: Day: Month: Year: .

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Field Trip, Event, or Live Experience

Example – Lecture heard during a field trip, attended in person

Newton, Laura. “Sauvie Island.” Audubon Society of Portland, 3 Oct. 2016, Sauvie Island Nature Preserve, Portland.

Example – Concert, attended in person

Oregon Symphony. “Frozen Fairy Tales.” 13 Nov. 2016, Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, Portland.

Set Authors

Main Presenter: (How to credit authors)

(List the presenter or performer, if there is one.)

Last: , First: Middle or Initial: .

Set Title (How to capitalize and punctuate titles)

Title of Source (Title of Performance, Lecture or Event): "."

Sponsor or Organization: , (How to credit publishers)

(List the person or group who organized the event or made it available to the public. Leave this field blank if they are already named above. Ex: Oregon Zoo or Evergreen Aviation & Space Museum)

Date of Event: Day: Month: Year: .

Set Location

Location:

Event Place or Building: ,

Event City: .
(Leave this field blank if the city is already included in the name of the place.)

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E-mail

Example – e-mail, title is subject line

Yazzolino, Gail. "Question about Oregon Trail." Received by Emily Chang, 17 Sept. 2016.

Porter, Caleb. "Re: Portland Timbers Soccer Team." Received by John Hernandez, 23 Jan. 2016.

Set Authors

E-mail Sender: (How to credit authors)

Last: , First: Middle or Initial: .

(How to capitalize and punctuate titles)

Title of Source (Title of Article): "."

Set Contributors (How to credit authors)

Received by:

How many?

Received by

Last: , First: Middle or Initial: . et al.

Last: , First: Middle or Initial: .

(Only list the first person.)

Date of E-mail: Day: Month: Year: .

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Social Media (Twitter, Facebook, Pinterest, etc.)

Example – tweet from Twitter, pseudonym (real name added), title is entire tweet, no timestamp given

@Pontifex (Pope Francis). "Let us carry Mother Teresa’s smile in our hearts and give it to those whom we meet along our journey." Twitter, 4 Sept. 2016, twitter.com/Pontifex/status/772396413258903552.

Example – post from Facebook, title is text of entire post, timestamp given

@oregonzoo. "Routine health exams at our veterinary center result in some spookily spectacular X-rays." Facebook, 19 Oct. 2016, 12:57 p.m., www.facebook.com/oregonzoo/videos/10153852775466109.

Set authors

Person or Group Who Posted: (How to credit authors)

(If the author is a group or goes by an online username, use the Last Name field and leave the other two fields blank. For an online username, if you know the author’s real name, include it in parentheses. Ex: @Pontifex (Pope Francis))

Last: , First: Middle or Initial: .

Set Title

Title of Source (Title of Article): "."

(For short posts that do not have a title, copy the full text as it appears in the post. For long untitled posts, only copy the first several sentences.)

Title of Source (Title of Book): ",

Set Date and time of post

Date & Time of Post:

(Record the date as listed on the post, and include the time, if given.)

Publication Date: Day: Month: Year: .

Publication Time: Hour: Minute: A.M./P.M.: ,

Web address or URL: .

(Do not include http://.)

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Other -- Sources Not Covered in Other Templates

Use this template to cite sources that are not already covered in MLA Citation Maker.

The MLA 8 citation guidelines are somewhat flexible. The goal is for you to think about each source and to apply a few rules to produce a citation that is appropriate for your project. Two people could use the same source but have different citations, and both could be correct. It depends on several factors, including what part of the source is most important to your project and what format you used (in print or online, for example).

Use the basic template below to create a citation for your source. Not all of the boxes will need to be filled in.

If you need help with this template, ask your teacher or librarian. Also check the MLA Style Center’s "Works Cited: A Quick Guide," and "Ask the MLA."

Set Authors

Author:(How to credit authors and other contributors)

(List the person or group primarily responsible for creating the source.)

How many?

Last: , First: Middle or Initial: ., et al.

Last: , First: Middle or Initial: .

Corporation or Organization as Author: .

(If the corporate author is the same as the publisher, list the name in the Publisher field and leave this field blank.)

(Only list the first author.)

(Go to the next field.)

Set title

Title: (How to capitalize and punctuate titles)

I am citing a/an:

Title of Source (Title of Article): "."

Title of Source (Title of Book): ",

Set contributors

Other Contributors: (How to credit authors and other contributors)

(Only use this field if you need to credit contributors who are not listed in the Author/Artist field.)

Are there any other contributors who are relevant to your project?

(Go to the next field.)

Remove contributor Click to add contributor

Last: , First: Middle or Initial: .

Contributor's Role:

(Enter one verb in the past tense to describe the contributor's role. For example, the role of illustrator would be listed as illustrated.)

Version (or edition, if there is one): ,

Number (if there is one): ,

Publisher (or Sponsor): , (How to credit publishers)

(Organization primarily responsible for producing or sponsoring the source or making it available to the public; type publisher's full name, but omit business words and their abbreviations like Company, Incorporated, and Limited; omit publisher's name if it is included in the title field above)

Set Publication Date

Publication Date:

(Record the date as listed on your source, and include the time, if given.)

Date: Day: Month: Year: .

Publication Time: Hour: Minute: A.M./P.M.: ,

Location: .

(If you enter page numbers, precede one with p. and multiple with pp. If you enter a URL, omit the http://.)

Is your source found within another source, such as a magazine inside of a database or a video on a streaming service?

Container 2 (How to capitalize and punctuate titles)

Title of Container (Title of Source 2): ,

(Typically, this will be the title of a database or Web site. If that is the case, only fill in these two fields: Title of Container and Web Address or URL. Otherwise, fill out applicable remaining fields.)

Set other contributors

Other Contributors: (How to credit authors and other contributors)

(Only use this field if you need to credit contributors who are not listed in the Author/Artist field.)

Are there any other contributors who are relevant to your project?

(Go to the next field.)

Remove contributor Click to add contributor

Last: , First: Middle or Initial: .

Contributor's Role:

(Enter one verb in the past tense to describe the contributor's role. For example, the role of illustrator would be listed as illustrated.)

Version (or edition, if there is one): ,

Number (if there is one): ,

Publisher (or Sponsor): , (How to credit publishers)

(Organization primarily responsible for producing or sponsoring the source or making it available to the public; type publisher's full name, but omit business words and their abbreviations like Company, Incorporated, and Limited; omit publisher's name if it is included in the title field above)

Set other publication date

Publication Date:

(Record the date as listed on your source, and include the time, if given.)

Date: Day: Month: Year: .

Publication Time: Hour: Minute: A.M./P.M.: ,

Location: .

(If you enter page numbers, precede one with p. and multiple with pp. If you enter a URL, omit the http://.)

Check your spelling and capitalization, and click on Create Citation Below.

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Source Type

Citation Resources

Selected Citation Type

Example – Book, 3 authors, edition

Example – E-book, 1 author, downloaded to a device

Example – Article in a book, library database, 2 editors

Example – Encyclopedia article, Internet, publisher is same as Web site title (so do not list publisher)

Author:(How to credit authors)

Title: (How to capitalize and punctuate titles)

Container 2 (How to capitalize and punctuate titles)

Container 2 (How to capitalize and punctuate titles)

Example – Magazine article, print, non-consecutive pages

Example – Magazine article, Internet, timestamp after the date

Example – Newspaper article, library database, no author, no page listed

Author:

Title:

Container 2 (How to capitalize and punctuate titles)

Container 2 (How to capitalize and punctuate titles)

Example – Entire Web site, author same as publisher

Example – Page on a Web site, different author and publisher, Web site title same as publisher

Author: (How to credit authors)

Title: (How to capitalize and punctuate titles)

Publication Date:

Example – Film, viewed on DVD (or on television or in a theater)

Example – Film, viewed on Hulu

Example – Episode of television program, viewed on publisher’s own Web site

Example – Episode of video podcast series, viewed on YouTube

Title:(How to capitalize and punctuate titles)

Contributors: (How to credit authors and other contributors)

Container 2 (How to capitalize and punctuate titles)

Container 2 (How to capitalize and punctuate titles)

Example – Album, artist is a group

Example – Song on an album

Example – Episode of a radio program (or podcast), listened to on publisher’s own Web site

Example – Speech, listened to on a Web site

Writer or Performer: (How to credit authors and other contributors)

Title: (How to capitalize and punctuate titles)

Other Contributors: (How to credit authors and other contributors)

Container 2 (How to capitalize and punctuate titles)

Container 2 (How to capitalize and punctuate titles)

Example – artifact, untitled (you provide a description), unknown creator, estimated date, viewed in a museum

Example – painting, titled, viewed in a museum

Example – painting, titled, viewed in a book, found in a library database

Example – painting, titled, viewed in a book, found on a Web site that is not the painter’s

Artist or Creator (if known): (How to credit authors)

Title:(How to capitalize and punctuate titles)

Publication Date:

Location:

Container 2 (How to capitalize and punctuate titles)

Author:(How to credit authors)

Container 3 (How to capitalize and punctuate titles)

Container 3 (How to capitalize and punctuate titles)

Container 2

Title:

Author:(How to credit authors)

Container 3 (How to capitalize and punctuate titles)

Container 4 (How to capitalize and punctuate titles)

Container 4 (How to capitalize and punctuate titles)

Container 2 (How to capitalize and punctuate titles)

Author: (How to credit authors)

Publication Date:

Container 3 (How to capitalize and punctuate titles)

Publication Date:

Container 2 (How to capitalize and punctuate titles)

Publication Date:

Example – Students interview an author, by video chat

Example – Personal interview of the conductor of a local symphony, by telephone

Example – Personal interview of a school principal by two students, in person

Person Interviewed:

Interviewer:

Example – Lecture heard during a field trip, attended in person

Example – Concert, attended in person

Main Presenter: (How to credit authors)

Location:

Example – e-mail, title is subject line

E-mail Sender: (How to credit authors)

Received by:

Example – tweet from Twitter, pseudonym (real name added), title is entire tweet, no timestamp given

Example – post from Facebook, title is text of entire post, timestamp given

Person or Group Who Posted: (How to credit authors)