The parts of your citation must be put in a certain order based on the "style" of citation you are using. Common styles at GGC are APA and MLA.
Editor instead of an author? Examples of how to cite: MLA Example
| MLA | Book & eBook |
| MLA Format |
Author last name, first name. Title of Book. Place of Publication: Publisher, Date of Publication. |
| MLA Book Example |
Northcut, Francis. How to Get A's in College: Hundred's of Student Tested Tips. Hundred Heads Books, 2007. |
| MLA eBook Example |
Drew, Sue, and Rosie Bingham. The Guide to Learning and Study Skills: For Higher Education and at Work, Routledge, 2017, eBook Central, ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib.ggc.detail.action?docID=870759. |
The parts of your citation must be put in a certain order based on the "style" of citation you are using. Common styles at GGC are APA and MLA. More than one author? MLA Example.
| MLA | Journal Article |
| MLA Journal Format |
Author's last name, First name Initial., "Title of Article." Title of Journal Article in Italics, vol., no., year, page numbers. Name of database provider. DOI or permalink. Accessed Day Month Year. |
| MLA Journal Example |
Soria, Krista M., et al. "Beyond Books: The Extended Academic Benefits of Library Use for First-Year College Students." College and Research Libraries, vol. 78, no.1, 2017, pp.8-22. ERIC, doi:10.5860/crl.78.1.8. Accessed 25 Apr. 2019. |
The parts of your citation must be put in a certain order based on the "style" of citation you are using. Common styles at GGC are APA and MLA.
| MLA | Newspaper Article |
| MLA Format |
Authors last name, first name. "Title of Article in Quotation Marks." Title of Newspaper in Italics, Day Month (abbreviated) Year, p. #, Name of Database, http://xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx.
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| MLA Example |
Selingo, Jeffrey. "When a Search Engine Isn't Enough, Call a Librarian." New York Times, 05 Feb. 2004, ProQuest, http://libproxy.ggc.usg.edu/docview/432689424? accountid=11244. |
The parts of your citation must be put in a certain order based on the "style" of citation you are using. Common styles at GGC are APA and MLA.
| MLA | Films/Movies |
| MLA Format |
Title. Directed by First Last, performances by Actor Names (if relevant), Film Studio or Distributor, year. |
| MLA Example |
Of Mice and Men. Directed by Gary Sinise, performances by John Malkovich and Gary Sinise, Metro Goldwyn Mayer Home Entertainment, 2005. |
| MLA | YouTube Videos |
| MLA Format |
Author last name, first name (if different from uploader). "Title." YouTube, uploaded by First Name Last Name of video uploader, Day Month Year of Publication, URL of video.
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| MLA Example |
"Melinda Gates: Libraries Connect Communities." YouTube, uploaded by American Library Association, 28 Mar. 2019, www.youtube.com/watch?v=6zy_RCdj0Cs. |
| MLA | PowerPoint Slides |
| MLA Format |
Instructor's Last Name, First Name. "Title of PowerPoint Presentation." Title of Course Date of PowerPoint presentation, Georgia Gwinnett College. Microsoft PowerPoint Presentation. |
| MLA Example |
Doe, John. "How to Succeed in College." GGC 1000, 01 Jan. 2020, Georgia Gwinnett College. Microsoft PowerPoint presentation. |
| NOTE: | If the slides are in Preszi, use Preszi instead of Microsoft in above example. |
The parts of your citation must be put in a certain order based on the "style" of citation you are using. Common styles at GGC are APA and MLA.
| MLA | Article from a Webpage |
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MLA Website Format
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Author's last name, First name, Initial., "Title of article." Page name of the site in italics, Name of the association or group affiliated with the site, Date of creation,URl, doi or permalink. Accessed Day Month Year. |
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MLA Website Example
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Why Sleep Is Important. American Psychological Association, 2019, www.apa.org/topics/sleep/why. Accessed 3 May 2019. |
Kaufman Library Citation Guide
To cite sources you need certain "parts" of the source. Parts are found in the database you searched to find the source.For books in the Kaufman Library and other USG libraries, the information is usually available in the GIL-Find catalog. The front and back of the title page of a book also contains these parts. Once you have all the parts, they are then arranged in a citation style.
EXAMPLE from the GGC GIL Library Catalog:
