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How do I create a citation in MLA8 Style?

To create a citation in MLA 8th edition, you need to include the following core elements for different types of sources:
In general, MLA style citations include the following core elements, in the order listed below:

1. Author.
2. Title of source.
3. Title of container (if applicable).
4. Other contributors (if applicable).
5. Version (if applicable).
6. Number (if applicable).
7. Publisher,
8. Publication date,
9. Location (such as page numbers or URLs).

Here is a general format for common types of sources in MLA 8th edition:

1. Books:
   Author(s). Title of Book. Publisher, Year.
2. Articles from Journals:
   Author(s). "Title of Article." Title of Journal, vol. volume number, no. issue number, Year, pp. page numbers.
3. Websites:
   Author(s) (if available). "Title of Webpage." Title of Website, Publisher (if different from website title), Publication Date (if available), URL
4. In-Text Citations:
   For in-text citations, use the author's last name and the page number where the information can be found. For example: (Author's Last Name page number).

The above text was generated using Open AI. Open Ai reminds students to italicize the titles of larger works (books, journals) and use quotation marks for shorter works (articles, webpage titles). CiteMaker does this for you without prompting and automatically punctuates main and in-text citations automatically.

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