CST 151: Film Appreciation I (Cesa-Loudoun)

Why to Cite:

• Give credit to the authors of the sources you used.
• Provide evidence you did research -- good, credible sources give your work more authority.
• Allows your reader to locate the sources you used.
• Avoid plagiarism.

When to Cite:

You should cite a source if you reproduce, quote, paraphrase, or summarize ideas and/or media created by other individuals. When in doubt, cite!

Quick help - MLA:

• Formatting Your Works Cited Page Citations in MLA - A Guide from NOVA

• Formatting Your In-Text Citations in MLA - A Guide from NOVA

• Citing Sources in MLA Video Tutorials

  Quick video tutorials for citing journal articles, books, parts of edited books, videos found online, websites and tricky sources that don't quite fit the pattern.

• MLA Works Cited: A Quick Guide

For more in-depth help and examples for less common source types, such as diaries and email correspondences, visit:

• Excelsior College MLA Guide

TIP: Citing Images

The standard MLA format for images is:

Author(s). “Title of Image/Graph.” Title of Website in Italics, Website Publisher (if different than title), Date of Publication/Posting, URL.

However, many images do not have authors or titles attached to them. When citing an image that has no author, begin with the title of the image:

"Roberto Rossellini with Joan Caulfield and Frank Capra." January 27, 1949, AP Newsroom, https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/RobertoRosselliniwithJoanCaulfieldandFrankCapra/18dce98510684a8ca1275df8327eaa1c/photo?Query=frank%20capra&mediaType=photo,graphic,audio&sortBy=&dateRange=Anytime&totalCount=55&currentItemNo=1

IMPORTANT NOTE: If an image that has no title, begin with a short description of the photo, using  sentence case and no quotation marks, such as: Roberto Rossellini, Joan Caulfield, and Frank Capra talking.

MLA (8th ed.)

Many of the article databases that NOVA subscribes to, such as Proquest and Ebsco's Academic Search Complete, will provide citations. These citations should be carefully checked for accuracy.

Plagiarism Has Consequences:

Plagiarism may not seem like a big deal, but there can be some severe and/or long lasting effects:

• Failing grade (assignment and/or course)
• Note on transcript for academic dishonesty
• Loss of financial aid
• Academic probation or expulsion
• Limited career opportunities (can become a barrier to getting a job or can cause loss of employment)

Types of Plagiarism:

There are many different types of plagiarism, including self-plagiarism.