In your ACCESS classes, you are required to use MLA (Modern Language Association) format to cite sources.

Remember that anytime you use information from a source, you must cite! If you do not cite the information, it is considered plagiarism. Plagiarism is a serious intellectual offense, and you could face consequences for your grade and for your future academic career.

Read Purdue OWL: Plagiarism for more information.

Below, you will find a few of the most common sources you will be required to cite. If you need one that is not listed, refer to Purdue OWL: MLA Formatting and Style Guide for a complete list of MLA citations.

Alabama Virtual Library Databases (AVL)

  • Author's name, if given: Last, First followed by a period
  • Name of article in quotation marks OR title of book italicized followed by a period
  • Name of periodical in italics, if applicable
  • Publication information followed by period (date, issue for periodicals, OR city: publisher, date for books)
  • Database name in italics followed by a period
  • Company or Organization associated with database followed by a period (EBSCO, Gale)
  • The word Web followed by a period
  • The date of access (day, month, year) followed by a period

Examples

O'Connor, David K. "The Seductions of Socrates." First Things: A Monthly Journal of         Religion and Public Life June 2001: 29. InfoTrac One File. Gale. Web. 30 April         2014.

"Two Approaches to Cloning." New York Times 19 Jan. 2002: 18. Newspaper Source.         EBSCO. Web. 30 April 2014.

Website

  • Editor, author, or compiler's name, if given: Last, First followed by a period
  • Article name in quotation marks, if available followed by a period
  • Name of site in italics and version number, if available followed by a period
  • Name of institution/organization affiliated with the site (sponsor or publisher) followed by a comma
  • The year of website creation (or update), if available followed by a period
  • The word Web followed by a period
  • The date of access (day, month, year) followed by a period
  • **The new MLA 7th edition doesn’t require the URL for internet sites; however, ACCESS teachers do require the URL information at the end of your source. Enclose the URL in angle brackets followed by a period.**

Examples

"Health Information for Individuals and Families." Health.gov. U.S. Department of         Health and Human Services, 2014. Web. 13 May 2014.         <http://www.health.gov/>.

The Purdue OWL Family of Sites. The Writing Lab and OWL at Purdue and Purdue U,         2008. Web. 30 April 2014. <https://owl.english.purdue.edu/>.

E-Books 
The formats below are for downloadable books read on an ebook reader, such as Kindle, iPad, or Nook.

  • Author's name, if given: Last, First followed by a period
  • Name of book in italics
  • Publication information followed by a period (city: publisher, date for books)
  • Electronic reader followed by ebook file or digital file

Example

Roth, Veronica. Divergent. New York: Harper Collins, 2011. Kindle ebook file.

ACCESS (Information from a lesson)

  • Author's name, if given: Last, First followed by a period
  • Title of lesson in quotation marks followed by the word ACCESS
  • Year of publication, if available (type "n.d." if there is no date)
  • The word Web followed by a period.
  • The date of access (day, month, year) followed by a period
  • The main site's URL enclosed with angle brackets and followed by a period

Example

"The Pardoner's Tale" ACCESS n.d. Web. 22 April 2014.         <http://access.desire2learn.com/>.

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