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PSYC 1300 SO Carranza: Citing Sources

This guide is designed to assist you in your career research for your PSYC 2302 WIN/R class.

TCC Style Guides

Below are links to PDF documents giving citation examples for MLA style.

Northeast, Northwest, South, and Trinity River Campuses use:

MLA Style Examples

Southeast Campus uses:

MLA Style Examples

Other Citation Resources

Citing Articles in MLA Style Video for Mobile Devices

This is an .m4v video that uses the Quicktime player and is viewable on the iphone.

In-text citations Video for Mobile Devices

This is an .m4v video that uses the Quicktime player and is viewable on the iphone.

Citing Sources in MLA Style

There is a copy of the MLA Handbook For Writers of Research Papers by Joseph Gibaldi in the reference collection at each campus. This is the official style guide published by the Modern Language Association, and contains a wealth of information on how to cite sources as well as how to format your paper.

Note: Students should check with their instructor or campus library to determine acceptable style format. Remember, your instructor is the final authority for all citation questions.

  Citing Articles in MLA 7th Edition Style

View this short video to learn how to cite articles in MLA 7th edition format.

This is an .mp4 video that uses Shockwave/Flash.

Citation Tips

Many students wait until they finish writing their paper before citing their sources. They may find themselves “on a roll,” and won't want to stop to check or to cite their sources, thinking they will add their citations later. It is a better idea to cite your sources as you find them and use them.  Use these tips to help ensure that documenting your sources is quick and easy!

  1. When you decide to use a source, be sure to copy all the information required to develop a citation.
  2. When you add a quote to your paper, document the page number (or the paragraph number if no page number is present) of where the quote was found.
  3. Also, be careful when you cut and paste your quote from one of our database articles to your paper. It is all too easy, while writing, to cut and paste a quotation without also jotting down the citation information. Forgetting to document a source is considered plagiarism.

The best way to make sure you do not forget to cite the sources you use - cite while you write!

  In-text citations in MLA 7th Edition Style

View this short video to learn about the proper use of parenthetical or "in-text" citation in MLA 7th edition format.

This is an .mp4 video that uses Shockwave/Flash.