English 200A: Hip Hop Literature
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Modern Language Association (MLA) Style, 9th edition
MLA Handbook, 9th edition
Print copies of the MLA Handbook, 9th edition.
- MLA Handbook Plus Online This link opens in a new windowMLA Handbook Plus includes the full text of the ninth edition of the MLA Handbook, additional citation examples, and other materials.
- MLA 9th Edition Formatting and Style GuideFrom Purdue University's Online Writing Lab
- ZoteroBibPaste a link, DOI, or title, choose your citation style, and ZoteroBib will generate a citation for you to copy and paste. Remember, you will still need to check your citations for accuracy.
Cite Visual Media
Photographs you took:
Follow this guidance from the MLA Style Center to cite photographs you took yourself:
To cite a photograph in a personal collection, follow the MLA format template. List the author of the photograph, if known. Then provide a description of the photograph in place of a title. List the date the photograph was taken, if known. In the optional-element slot at the end of the entry, indicate that the photograph is in a personal collection:
Fanatic, Jane. Photograph of Jane Austen’s House Museum. 2 Sept. 2017. Author’s personal collection.
Other visual media:
The guides linked below provide numerous examples of how to cite images, videos, and other visual media.
- MLA Handbook - Visual ArtInstructions for citing paintings, photographs, and more, directly from the official MLA Handbook.
- Purdue OWL: Citing Other Common SourcesScroll down the page to find information on citing films, TV shows, spoken-word albums, and more.
- Gladys Marcus Library: Citing Images/PhotographsThis guide from the library at the Fashion Institute of Technology provides examples of how to cite images found in a variety of locations (museums, Instagram, books, etc.).
Create QR Codes
To save room on your poster, you can create a QR code that links readers to your works cited list, rather than including the whole list of citations on the poster itself. Here's one way to create that QR code:
- Open Google Chrome
- Go to the page you want to share
- Click on the three dots icon in the upper right corner to open the Chrome menu, then click "Cast, save, and share"
- Under the "Share" heading, click "Create QR code"
- Copy or download the QR code that is generated to add it to your poster
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