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Participation in Government: Parts of a Citation

This guide will prepare students for research and facilitate citation of various sources needed for your research paper.

Parts of an MLA Citation

Look for these elements to create your citation:

Author

Title of Source (Article title, book title)

Container 1:

     Title of container (Newspaper title, Journal title),

     Other contributors (editors, illustrators),

     Version,

     Number (volume, issue),

     Publisher,

     Publication date,

     Location (Database name, URL).

Container 2:

     Title of container (Newspaper title, Journal title),

     Other contributors (editors, illustrators),

     Version,

     Number (volume, issue),

     Publisher,

     Publication date,

     Location (Database name, URL).

What is a Container?

MLA 8th Edition Tutorial