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ESL 914 Beyazit Taner

MLA and Plagiarism for ESL Students

Core Elements

 

  1.      Author

  2.      Title of Source

  3.      Title of Container

  4.      Other Contributors

  5.      Version

  6.      Number

  7.      Publisher

  8.      Publication Date

  9.      Location​

 

Note that the publication format isn’t considered. MLA no longer cares if your information comes from a book, magazine, streamed video, or whatever. The publisher is what’s important, not the mode you use to access it.

9. Location Information

There are three kinds of links you might use for Location.

The Permalink is preferred. Look for the paperclip icon in any database.

For scholarly articles there is a DOI (Digital Object Identifier).

Otherwise use the URL!

More information here!