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MLA Style (8th/9th Ed.)

Core Elements Format

MLA does not give specific instructions on how to cite specific resources types like custom course packs. The example provided is based on SFU's recommendation to treat the course pack as an anthology when they are reprinting articles, chapters etc.  The instructor would be the editor/compiler with this approach.

For reprints, MLA states "when a source was previously published in a form other than the one in which you consulted it, you might include information about the prior publication. (MLA 8th edition, p. 53)

MLA states "If the source is an unexpected type of work, you may identify the type with a descriptive term.  For instance, if you studied a radio broadcast by reading its transcript, the term Transcript will indicate that you did not listen to the broadcast. (MLA Handbook, 8th edition, p. 52).  In the example above including Course Pack at the end of the citation will indicate the type of work.

It is always best to check with your instructor to confirm how much information they require to consider your citations correct.

Course Pack, Journal Article Reprinted in

FORMAT 

Author's Last Name, First Name. "Title of Article." Title of Course Pack, compiled by Compiler's First Name Compiler's Last Name, Publisher, Publication Date, pp. xx-xx. Originally published in Journal Title, vol. #, no. #, publication date, pp. #-#. Course Pack.

EXAMPLE 

Johnson, Victor. "A Labour of Love?: Mothers and Emotion Work." NURS 3130: Supplementary Readings, compiled by Lucinda Robertson, Douglas College, 2016, pp. 30-44. Originally published in Journal of Midwifery, vol. 17, no. 10, 2009, pp. 636-640. Course Pack.

In Text: (Johnson 35)

Class Handout

FORMAT 

Instructor's Last Name, First Name. "Title of Course: Lecture Title." Version, Publisher, Location. Class Handout.

EXAMPLE 

Smith, Donald. ENGL 1130: Style of Writing. 14 Nov. 2016, Douglas College, Coquitlam. Class Handout.

In Text: (Smith 2)

NOTE: Donald Smith is the instructor of the course.

Live events

Live events you attended in person or participated in, may be a concert, performance, lecture, speech, reading, debate or in person teaching and location-based learning, etc.

FORMAT

Speaker or performer Last Name, First Name. "Title of Course: Lecture Title." Version, Publisher, Location. Class lecture.

EXAMPLE 

Cannon, Dolores. "Psychology 406: Accessing Theta."  28 Oct. 2016, Douglas College, New Westminster. Class lecture.

In Text: (Cannon)

NOTE: Version would be the date of the lecture, as live events or lectures often repeat. The Publisher would be the name of the academic institution. This citation format was created using an example of an Address in the MLA Handbook, 8th ed., p. 52.  If in doubt, check with your instructor.

Interview conducted by you

FORMAT 

Last Name, First Name of the person interviewed. Interview. By First Name Last Name of Interviewer. Date.

EXAMPLE 

Rewniak, Christopher. Interview. By Jorge Menocal. 4 June 2017.

In Text: (Rewniak)

NOTE "Personal interviews refer to those interviews that you conduct yourself. List the interview by the name of the interviewee. Include the descriptor Personal interview and the date of the interview." (Purdue Online Writing Lab).

Presentation slides: PowerPoint, Prezi, etc.

FORMAT

Presenters' Last Name, First Name. "Title of presentation." Course code: Course description OR Event name, Date, Publisher, Location. Presentation.

EXAMPLE 

Smith, Ryan. “Goals of the Course.” English 204: African American Literature, 4 Apr. 2016, Evergreen State College, Olympia. Presentation.

In Text: (Smith)

This example was borrowed from the MLA Style Center FAQ blog.

Visit the linked page below for instructions on how to cite a specific image from a presentation.