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CO315: Advanced Public Speaking

Examples of Common Citations

Citing an Image (Including Painting, Sculpture or Photograph)

Goya, Francisco. The Family of Charles IV. 1800. Museo                         Nacional del Prado, Madrid.  Museo National del Prado. Web. 22 May 2006. (Use hanging indent).

 Citing a Sound Recording:

Beethoven, Ludwig van. The 9 Symphonies. Perf. NBC Symphony       Orchestra. Cond. Arturo Toscanini. RCA, 2003. CD.

Citing a Downloaded Sound Recording:

Beethoven, Ludwig van. The 9 Symphonies. Perf. NBC Symphony          Orchestra. Cond. Arturo Toscanini. RCA, 2003. MP3. 

Citing a Book:

Owen, Barbara. The Organ Music of Johannes Brahms. Oxford ; New York:       Oxford University Press, 2007. Print.

Citing a Work on the Web with Print Publication Data (e.g. an electronic book):

Owen, Barbara. The Organ Music of Johannes Brahms. Oxford ; New       York: Oxford University Press, 2007.  ebrary. Web. 15 March 2013.

Citing a Periodical Publication in an Online Database:

Cassedy, Steven. “Beethoven the Romantic: How E. T. A. Hoffmann Got It          Right.” Journal Of The History Of Ideas 71.1 (2010): 1-37. Academic       Search Premiere. Web. 15 March 2013.

 

Formatting a Media Citation Slide

Media citations can be placed on a slide(s) at the end of your presentation. Slide title should be labelled Media Works Cited.

Example of a Media Citation Slide:


                                Media Works Cited

Slide 1

Rousseau, Henri. The Ship in the Storm. 1896. Painting.

      Musee de l'Orangerie, Paris. Web. 8 Aug. 2006.

Slide 2

Beethoven, Ludwig van. The 9 Symphonies. Perf. NBC 

      Symphony Orchestra. Cond. ArturoToscanini. RCA, 2003. CD.

Slide 3

Beethoven, Ludwig van. The 9 Symphonies. Perf.NBC 

      Symphony Orchestra. Cond. Arturo Toscanini. RCA, 2003. MP3.

 

 

 

MLA Handbook

The OWL web site is an excellent resource, but not all examples are represented.  You may be referred to the print version, which is available upon request at the Library Service Desk.

MLA - On the Web