LibGuides: THEATRST 348S: Devised Performance and Physical Theater: Cite Sources

Elements of a Citation

Example MLA Article Citation (Click to Enlarge)

Common elements of an article citation

Author
Article Title
Source Title (Journal, Magazine, or Newspaper)
Volume & Issue
Date
Pages
Format: Print or Online (if online, include: database name, access date, and/or DOI)

Example MLA Book Citation (Click to Enlarge)

Common elements of a book citation

Author
Book Title
Publisher Location
Publisher
Publication Date
Format

Style Guides

Citation Management

Check out these sites for tips on citing sources:

Research and Documentation Online contains sample papers in MLA format
Citing Sources provides links to guides on different citations styles and management tools
Avoiding Plagiarism

Create an account in RefWorks, a web-based program that will help you collect, organize, share and format citations (free while you are at Duke), or explore the free software of Zotero.

Citation Tools

Citation tools allow you to save and organize your research. They also let you create formatted bibliographies.

A personal citation library designed to directly import references from multiple databases. In Refworks you can organize and manage your citations, share them with colleagues, and format bibliographies.

Downloadable as a standalone program or a Firefox extension, Zotero is designed to store content in any format, including PDFs, images, audio and video files, and snapshots of web pages. Zotero operates with thousands of sites, and automatically indexes your library for ease of access.

Downloadable as a standalone program from OIT, EndNote is a powerful citation tool for organizing your research and creating formatted citations. In addition to the standalone option, you can create an EndNote Web account.