At university, just writing great essays full of passion and insight is not enough. I know, delusional, isn’t it? Here, you will shortly become fast acquainted with, and (of course, enmity with) the wonders of citations, and in particular MLA 8. Now referencing is a considerable amount of marks in both formative and summative assignments, so it is worth installing within your mind instead of leaving it for 11:32am in a panic (I talk from experience). The following are some quick and easy tips to make sure you mostly get it right.

 

 

A typical citation looks somewhat like this – we’ve annotated it to explain all the technical bits and bobs:

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Glover, Amelia1. Litsoc is the Best2. Literature Publisher3, 20264.5

 

1. Name, last followed by first. When listing multiple texts, follow the order they appear on the publication BUT REMEMBER it goes, author one: last name, first name author two: first name, last name

2. The title of the text, italicised

3. Name of the Publisher

4. Year published preceded by a comma 

5. Hanging indent by 1.27 cm for subsequent lines

 

 There is a slight difference with other forms of text:

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Other forms of citation such as webpages, short-stories, essays, articles, television shows etc. come with all different formatting. We recommend you give it a quick google to make sure you are right. https://warwick.ac.uk/services/library/students/referencing/referencing-styles/mla-referencing-guide.pdf 

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this pdf was my godsend in first year, and I would recommend having a look through. Also this is a useful website to check out:https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/mla_style/mla_formatting_and_style_guide/mla_works_cited_page_basic_format.html

 

If you are still unsure and would like any help, I am a bit of a refereeing nerd so I would love to give a helping hand, feel free to reach out using our society email: su190@warwicksu.com