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MLA Referencing

A guide on how to reference using the Modern Languages Association (MLA) referencing style.

Conference materials

In-text citation 

Template: 

  • (Author(s) Surname page number)
  • (page number)

Example

  • (Russell 18) argued…
  • Another participant (18) argued…

Works Cited list

Template: 

  • Author Surname, First name. "Title of paper." Title of conference, Location, Date, edited by First name Surname. Publisher, Date of publication, Link/URL.

Example: 

  • Russell, Keith. “Towards a Poetics of Designing”, Doctoral Education in Design: Foundations for the Future, La Clusaz, 8-12 July 2000, edited by David Durling and Ken Friedman. Staffordshire University Press, 2000.