Citation FAQ

These are the most common citation questions asked in the library. This page should be used as a general reference, only. Most of the AVL databases have citation guidelines for MLA. Some even cover APA and Turabian. However, since citation format is in a state of flux, it is always appropriate to check the citation handbook (all major handbooks are on reserve in the library) and check with your instructor. Remember: Your instructor is the final word as to what is appropriate.

How to cite web pages is listed in the MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers.  The latest edition of this is available in the library.  If you need immediate help, please refer to Purdue's OWL page:

http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/557/15/

You may also want to use the PDF guide located on the right side of this page:

http://www.solano.edu/library/

Remember to check your work against the manual next time you are in the library.

How do I cite a previously published scholarly article in a collection (ex: TCLC, CLC, NCLC) with MLA citation?

Article Author Last Name, Article Author First Name. "Article Title." Original Publication volume number

(year): pages. Rpt. in Title of Reference Work. Ed. Editor's Name. Volume number. Place of

Publication: Publisher, year of publication. Pages.

Rexroth, Kenneth. "Walt Whtiman." Saturday Review 49 (1966): 43. Rpt. in Nineteenth-Century

Literature Criticism. Ed. Paula Kepos. Vol. 31. Detroit: Gale Research, Inc., 1991. 394-395.