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As part of OTA 105, you’ll begin building a portfolio that will grow throughout your time in the program. This portfolio is a collection of sources—articles, books, videos, and other materials—that you’ll save and return to as you move through your coursework.
To help you keep track of your sources, we’ll be using NoodleTools, an online tool that makes it easy to collect, organize, and cite research. With NoodleTools, you can:
Save sources you find in the library databases, catalog, or online
Keep all your research in one place
Create correctly formatted citations for your assignments
Add notes to remind yourself why a source is useful
Think of NoodleTools as your personal research notebook. It will keep your portfolio organized and ready to use whenever you need it.
| Material Type | In-text Citation | Bibliography |
|---|---|---|
| A book | (Sapolsky, 2017) |
Sapolsky, R. M. (2017). Behave: The biology of humans at our best and worst. Penguin Books. |
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Chapter in an edited book (If the chapter is from an authored book, use the book citation) |
(Dillard, 2020) |
Dillard, J. P. (2020). Currents in the study of persuasion. In M. B. Oliver, A. A. Raney, & J. Bryant (Eds.), Media effects: Advances in theory and research (4th ed., pp. 115–129). Routledge. |
| An article in a print journal | (Weinstein, 2009) |
Weinstein, J. (2009). “The market in Plato’s Republic.” Classical Philology, 104(4), 439-458. |
| An article in an electronic journal | (Grady et al., 2019) |
Grady, J. S., Her, M., Moreno, G., Perez, C., & Yelinek, J. (2019). Emotions in storybooks: A comparison of storybooks that represent ethnic and racial groups in the United States. Psychology of Popular Media Culture, 8(3), 207–217. https://doi.org/10.1037/ppm0000185 |
| A website | (Bologna, 2019) |
Bologna, C. (2019, October 31). Why some people with anxiety love watching horror movies. HuffPost. https://www.huffpost.com/entry/anxiety-love-watching-horror-movies_l_5d277587e4b02a5a5d57b59e |
These examples came from the Reference Examples page on the APA website or with permission from the University Library System, University of Pittsburgh.
With MLA style, you must include a Works Cited page at the end of your paper. A Works Cited page is an alphabetical listing of the resources cited in your paper. Below are some examples of MLA style citations. Note: Some instructors may require access dates for websites or other pieces of information. Please check with your instructor if you have any questions.
| Material Type | Works Cited |
|---|---|
| A book in print |
Card, Claudia. The Atrocity Paradigm: A Theory of Evil. Oxford UP, 2005. |
|
eBook |
Gaither, Milton. Homeschool: An American History. Palgrave Macmillan, 2017. SpringerLink, doi-org.pitt.idm.oclc.org/10.1057/978-1-349-95056-0 |
| An article in a print journal |
Doggart, Julia. "Minding the Gap: Realizing Our Ideal Community Writing Assistance Program." The Community Literacy Journal, vol. 2, no. 1, 2007, pp. 71-80. |
| An article in an electronic journal |
Sherrard-Johnson, Cherene. "'A Plea for Color': Nella Larsen's Iconography of the Mulatta." American Literature, vol. 76, no. 4, 2004, pp. 833-869, doi: 10.1215/00029831-76-4-833. |
| An encyclopedia entry |
“Patanjali.” Benét’s Reader’s Encyclopedia, edited by Bruce Murphy, 4th ed., HarperCollins Publishers, 1996, p. 782. |
| A government publication |
United States, Federal Maritime Commission. Hawaiian Trade Study: An Economic Analysis. Government Printing Office, 1978. |
| An interview you conducted | Brandt, Deborah. Personal interview. 28 May 2008. (Note: List the interview under the name of the interviewee) |
| A film or DVD | Note: This depends on the focus of your work. Please see the MLA Style blog for a detailed explanation. |
| A page on a website with no author |
"Stunning Lakeside View on Lake Erie." VisitPA, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, 7 June 2018, www.visitpa.com/article/stunning-lakeside-views-lake-erie. |
| A page on a website with an author |
Del Castillo, Inigo. "How Not to Kill Your Houseplants, According to Botanists." Apartment Therapy, 29 Jan. 2020, www.apartmenttherapy.com/houseplant-tips-botanists-36710191. |
| Artwork accessed from a website |
Sherald, Amy. Former First Lady, Michelle Obama. 2018. National Portrait Gallery, npg.si.edu/object/npg_NPG.2018.15. |
| Material Type | In-Text Citation |
|---|---|
| Author's name in text | Magny develops this argument (67-69). |
| Author's name in reference | This argument has been developed elsewhere (Magny 67-69). |
| Two authors' names in reference | The most notorious foreign lobby in Washington is the "Sugar Mafia" (Howe and Trott 134). |
| Quotation found in indirect or "secondhand" source | The philosopher Alain states that "admiration is not pleasure but a kind of attention. . ." (qtd. in Magny 66). |
These examples provided with permission from the University Library System, University of Pittsburgh.
