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| Author(s)
Name in Text of Paper |
In Parenthetical Reference |
One
Author
Meldrem has noted that Web Usability Studies are commonly conducted in
libraries (155). |
One Author
Web Usability Studies are commonly conducted in libraries (Meldrem 155). |
Two
Authors
Meldrem and Johnson argue that libraries should adapt rapidly
to change (34). |
Two
Authors
Other authors also agreed that libraries should adapt rapidly
to change (Meldrem and Johnson 34). |
Three
Authors
Baudino, Ury and Wainscott also highlight the importance of the issue
(102). |
Three Authors
This is an important issue highlighted by additional authors
(Baudino, Ury, and Wainscott 102). |
More
Than Three Authors
Apparently, Mardis and others agree entirely with this point
(7). |
More Than Three
Authors
Apparently, other authors agree entirely with this point (Mardis
et al. 7). |
Multiple
Works by Same Author(s)
Wyatt and McFarland hold the same position in their follow-up
article ("Divided Mind Revisited" 12). |
Multiple Works
by Same Author(s)
They hold the same position in their follow-up article (Wyatt
and McFarland, "Divided Mind Revisited" 12). |
No
Author
-- use full title or first few words of long title |
Book
One way to understand usability is to think about how you read a Web screen (Web for You, 21).
Article from a library
database (html)
Web
Usability Studies are commonly conducted in libraries ("Benefits
of Usability Studies").
Article
from a library database (pdf with page numbers of original publication)
One example of software usability would be to "reduce the number
of clicks for common actions" ("Vignette Strengthens Capabilities"
28).
Single Web Page
A strong design element is color ("Designing for the Web").
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No
Page or Paragraph Numbers
-- use name of author only |
Frizzell
sees various points of view.
OR
Another author sees various points of view (Frizzell). |
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Citing Indirect Sources
-- see p. 226 of the MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers |
Use the abbreviation qtd. in before the indirect (i.e., secondhand) source you're citing.
Example from MLA Handbook: (p.226)
Samuel Johnson admitted that Edmund Bruke was an "extraordinary man"
(qtd. in Boswell 2: 450).
Boswell, James. The Life of Johnson. Ed. George Birkbeck Hill and L. F. Powell.
6 vols. Oxford: Clarendon, 1934-50. Print.
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For additional examples on how to do parenthetical referencing in MLA
Style, visit the Library Services Desk, 1st Floor, Owens Library and consult the MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers, 808.02 M68m---see section 6.2, p. 214 and following.
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