MLA-Based Parenthetical Citations in Text
- Author and Page:
- (Brown 10). (Burns and Duncan 11). (Edwards et al. 12).
- Author Is Not Given:
- Use the title or shortened version of the title:
- (Mandarin 14). ("War" 15). ("The Right Thing" 22).
- Two Titles Are Identical:
- Include next item in the works-cited entry:
- ("War," Compton's Encyclopedia 56). ("War," World Book 92).
- Information Given in Text:
- When author's name and the title are given in the text, the resulting parenthetical citation will be a page number: (20).
- More Than One Book in Your Works Cited Written by the Same Author:
- Enough information must be given either in the text or in the citation to distinguish it.
- (Burns, Infinity 20).
- If Burns is mentioned in the text: (Infinity 20).
- If Infinity is mentioned in the text: (Burns 20).
- If both book and author are mentioned in the text: (20).
- Electronic Source Citation:
- Note: The citation should match an entry on the Works Cited page.
- If this is your Works Cited entry,
- "Fresco." Britannica Online. Vers. 97.1.1. Mar. 1997. Encyclopaedia Britannica. 29 Mar. 1999 <http://www.eb.com>.
- your in-text citation would look like this: ("Fresco").
- If this is your Works Cited entry,
- Romance Languages and Literatures Home Page. 1997. Dept. of Romance Langs. and Lits., U of Chicago. 8 July 1998 <http://humanities.uchicago.edu>.
- your in-text citation should look like this: (Romance Languages).
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