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Citations for TCC LRC@TCC
Book or article? One author,
no author, multiple authors? Printed or online? One volume or multiple
volumes? Government publication? Consult your textbook or the MLA
Handbook for Writers of Research Papers, 6th ed. (New York: Modern
Language Association, 2003).
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Journal article from library subscription
database - MLA Handbook 5.9.7a 5.7.1-4
Johnston, Kenneth G. "'Hills Like White
Elephants' : Lean, Vintage Hemingway." Studies
in American Fiction 10.2 (1982): 233-38. Literature
Resource Center Gale Group. Tidewater Community Coll.
Lib., Virginia Beach, VA. 29 Jul. 2003 <http://galenet.galegroup.com>.
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Magazine article from library subscription
database - MLA Handbook 5.9.7a 5.7.6
Butler, Ron. "Hemingway Slept Here: Visit the Former
Homes and Hangouts of 4 Great Writers." The Writer
August 2002: 24. General OneFile. Gale Group. Tidewater
Community Coll. Lib., Virginia Beach, VA. 29 Jul. 2003 <http://find.galegroup.com>.
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Newspaper article from library
subscription database - MLA Handbook 5.9.4b 5.7.5
Marcus, David L. "Many Transfer from a 4-Year
Campus to a 2-Year One." New York Times 18
Jan. 2006, Late edition: B8. LexisNexis Academic. LexisNexis.
Tidewater Community Coll. Lib., Virginia Beach, VA. 23
Aug. 2007 <www.lexisnexis.com>.
- Newspaper article -MLA Handbook 5.7.5
Roth, Lauren. “Accreditation Likely
for All Beach Schools.” Virginian-Pilot [Norfolk]
22 Aug. 2007, sec. Hampton Roads: 3.
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Internet site - MLA Handbook
5.9.1
National Steinbeck Center. 29 July 2003 <http://www.steinbeck.org/MainFrame.html>.
Postmodern Culture. Ed. Lisa Brawley and James F. English.
2002. 29 Jul. 2003 <http://www.iath.virginia.edu/pmc/>.
Witcombe, Chris. Art History Resources on the Web.
25 Aug. 2003 <http://witcombe.sbc.edu/ARTHLinks.html>.
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Personal Home Page - MLA
Handbook 5.9.2c
Welton, Norma. Nana's Recipes. 26 Jul. 2003. 30 Jul.
2003 <http://www.welton.net/nana/>.
Lancashire, Ian. Home Page. 28 Mar. 2002 15 May 2002
<www.chas.toronto.ca:8080/~ian/>.
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Online Encyclopedia -
MLA Handbook 5.9.1
" Space Exploration." Britannica Online.
Encyclopaedia Britannica. 21 Aug. 2003. <http://search.eb.com>.
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Reviews - MLA Handbook
5.7.7 5.9.4d
Connors, Joanna. "Seabiscuit Goes All Out to Show Its
Heart." Rev. of Seabiscuit, dir. Gary Ross. The
Plain Dealer 25 July 2003:24 Factiva. Dow Jones
& Rueters. Tidewater Community Coll. Lib., Virginia
Beach, VA. 30 July 2003 <http://global.factiva.com/>
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Online articles taken from a printed
source - MLA Handbook 5.9.7
Findlay, Alison. "Hamlet: A Document in Madness."
New Essays on Hamlet. Ed. Mark Thorton Burnett and
John Manning. 1994: 189-203. Rpt in Shakespearean Criticism.
Vol. 35. Literature Resource Center. Gale Group. Tidewater
Community Coll. Lib, Virginia Beach, VA. 22 Aug. 2003 <http://galenet.galegroup.com/>.
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Books - MLA Handbook 5.6
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Single Author - MLA Handbook 5.6.1
Randall, Willard Sterne. Alexander Hamilton : A Life.
New York: HarperCollins, 2003.
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Two or more authors - MLA Handbook
5.6.4
Sussman, Aaron, and Ruth Goode. The Magic of Walking.
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1967.
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Three or more authors - MLA Handbook
5.6.4
Hoffman, Lois et al. Mothers at Work: Effects on
Children's Well-being. Cambridge: Cambridge UP,
1999.
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Book with an editor or translator -
MLA Handbook 5.6.2
Bijlefeld, Marjolijn, ed. The Gun Control Debate:
A Documentary History. Westport, CT: Greenwood,
1997.
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An article in a Reference Book
- MLA Handbook 5.68
" Celestial Sphere." Astronomy Encyclopedia:
An A-Z Guide to the Universe. Ed. Sir Patrick Moore.
New York: University of Oxford P, 2002.
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