{"id":449,"date":"2016-06-24T01:37:42","date_gmt":"2016-06-24T01:37:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/waymaker-level3-english\/?post_type=chapter&p=449"},"modified":"2020-07-01T20:08:06","modified_gmt":"2020-07-01T20:08:06","slug":"text-creating-mla-citations","status":"web-only","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/suny-newpaltz-engcomp1\/chapter\/text-creating-mla-citations\/","title":{"raw":"Creating MLA Citations","rendered":"Creating MLA Citations"},"content":{"raw":"Because of the wide variety of source formats, MLA 8 now requires that researchers follow a simple set of guidelines to create appropriate citations (instead of looking up one of the fifty-nine types of sources inside the previous handbook and following the instructions). Although there are still distinct rules you need to follow to create a citation, the rules are less rigid and allow for you to look for the main components of a citation and construct it yourself. This means you will need to think about the source and its information, select the appropriate components, and organize it in a logical and useful manner.\r\n\r\nRegardless of the source type, you are now asked to\u00a0locate the same \u201ccore elements\u201d from your\u00a0sources and place them in a standard order in order to create citations. You can always return to this page, to the MLA handbook, the MLA Style Center<\/a>, or to other online resources to help you create the citations you need for your paper.\r\n\r\nWatch this video to see examples of how to identify the core elements needed in a citation:\r\n\r\nhttps:\/\/youtu.be\/lSekgYAdQcU?t=2m7s","rendered":"

Because of the wide variety of source formats, MLA 8 now requires that researchers follow a simple set of guidelines to create appropriate citations (instead of looking up one of the fifty-nine types of sources inside the previous handbook and following the instructions). Although there are still distinct rules you need to follow to create a citation, the rules are less rigid and allow for you to look for the main components of a citation and construct it yourself. This means you will need to think about the source and its information, select the appropriate components, and organize it in a logical and useful manner.<\/p>\n

Regardless of the source type, you are now asked to\u00a0locate the same \u201ccore elements\u201d from your\u00a0sources and place them in a standard order in order to create citations. You can always return to this page, to the MLA handbook, the MLA Style Center<\/a>, or to other online resources to help you create the citations you need for your paper.<\/p>\n

Watch this video to see examples of how to identify the core elements needed in a citation:<\/p>\n