How do I cite?
- Research and Citation
- MLA Style
- MLA Overview and Workshop
- MLA Formatting and Style Guide
- MLA Formatting and Style Guide
- MLA In-Text Citations: The Basics
- MLA Formatting Quotations
- MLA Endnotes and Footnotes
- MLA Works Cited Page: Basic Format
- MLA Works Cited Page: Books
- MLA Works Cited: Periodicals
- MLA Works Cited: Electronic Sources
- MLA Works Cited: Other Common Sources
- MLA Additional Resources
- MLA Abbreviations
- MLA Sample Works Cited Page
- MLA Sample Paper
- MLA Tables, Figures, and Examples
- MLA PowerPoint Presentation
- MLA FAQs
- MLA Classroom Poster
Citing Sources
Why cite?
1. to recognize and credit an author’s work and ideas
2. to enable the reader of your paper to find your sources and read them
3. to avoid possible allegations of plagiarism
Most of the research tools you use will create a citation in the required style for you.
Who has cited the article? Cited reference searching.
Finding out who has referred to your article connects you to the scholarly “conversation” or discussion of the topic. You might find articles that agree and other articles that disagree with your author’s methodology, interpretation, conclusions, etc.
Web of Science: Arts and Humanities Citation Index (A&HCI), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI)
Google Scholar (Under each search result, see the Cited By link)
