How Do You Do A Proper Parenthetical Citation In MLA Format?
The style guide designed by the Modern Language Association (MLA) to format manuscripts is used in the humanities and liberal arts. Parenthetical citations are a system for referring to sources that appear at the end of the essay on the Works Cited page. The system is designed to help readers easily understand and locate the page on which a quote or paraphrase originates. The proper use of citations creates professional credibility. It also provides a consistent format within an academic discipline and protects writers from accusations of plagiarism. Collect the publication information. You will need the title of the work, the author’s name, and the page number on which the quote or paraphrase appears. The publication information required depends on the type of source (e.g. book, web, DVD). Decide how you will divide the publication information between the sentence in which the quote or paraphrase appears and the parentheses at the end. The first time you use a source it should be intr
