CITING SOURCES IN PRESENTATIONS (MLA)
You need to cite sources in presentations the same way you cite sources in research papers. For images, your audience should be able to find the original image based on the source information in your citation, which should be located either next to the image or below it (see example, left). Also, at the end of your presentation you should provide a works cited page listing the full source information for each in-text citation within your slides. These rules also apply to quotes or other content taken from other sources.
CITING SOURCES IN RESEARCH PAPERS (MLA)
The research paper excerpt, pictured left, shows how in-text citations align with works cited citations. This can also be clearly seen in the sample Sunapee High School paper and the sample middle school paper, both of which follow Modern Language Association guidelines and can serve as blueprints for citing sources in your own research paper. Additionally, because the papers are well written, they nicely illustrate what quality work looks like.
USING PREFORMATTED CITATIONS
MLA works cited entries can be auto-generated from within the library's subscription databases. These preformatted citations can then be exported to NoodleTools or copied and pasted into NoodleTools by following the instructions in the slides, below.
SAMPLE IN-TEXT OR PARENTHETICAL CITATIONS (MLA)
In-text citations (see samples) are included in the sentences of your paper and point your readers to the full source citations, which are found in your paper's works cited page. This video, beginning at the 3:55 mark, illustrates how this process works, as does the video below.
FOLLOWING MLA STYLE
Besides being well written, the sample papers (above) show the MLA formatting necessary for a research paper's header, heading, title, paragraph spacing, in-text citations, and a final works cited page. The papers follow an older version of MLA formatting, but the style differences are minor.