EXAMPLE 1: ORGANIZATION-PUBLISHED PDF

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2015 Kids Count Data Book:State Trends in Child Well-being.

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The Annie E. Casey Foundation,7

2015,8

www.aecf.org/m/resourcedoc/aecf-2015kidscountdatabook-2015.pdf.

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W O R K S C I T E D E N T R Y

2015 Kids Count Data Book: State Trends in Child Well-being. The Annie

E. Casey Foundation, 2015, www.aecf.org/m/resourcedoc/aecf-2015

kidscountdatabook-2015.pdf.

Core Elements

Author.1

.Title of source2

,Title of container3

,Other contributors4

,Version5

,Number6

,Publisher7

,Publication date8

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Title of source2

Location9

Publisher7

Publication date8

This source’s publisher is also the author. In this case, instead of listing the publisher twice, the author element is left blank:“When a work is published by an organization that is also its author, begin the entry with the title, skipping the author element, and list the organization only as the publisher” (MLA handbook 25).

W H Y I S A U T H O R L E F T B L A N K ?

W O R K S C I T E D E N T R Y

DeNavas-Walt, Carmen and Bernadette D. Proctor. Income and

Poverty in the United States: 2014. Report no. P60-252,

U.S. Census Bureau, Sept. 2015, www.census.gov/library/

publications/2015/demo/p60-252.html.

Core Elements

Author.1

.Title of source2

,Title of container3

,Other contributors4

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EXAMPLE 2: .GOV WEBSITE

DeNavas-Walt, Carmen and Bernadette D. Proctor.1

Income and Poverty in the United States: 2014.2

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Report no. P60-252,6

U.S. Census Bureau,7

Sept. 2015,8

www.census.gov/library/publications/2015/demo/p60-252.html.

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Authors1

Location9

Title of source2

Publication date8

Publisher7

Number6

W O R K S C I T E D E N T R Y

Edelman, Peter. "Why Is It So Hard To End Poverty In America?"

Human Rights, vol. 40, no. 3, Aug. 2014, pp. 2-5.

MasterFILE Premier, search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?

direct=true&db=f5h&AN=102324900&site=ehost-live.

Core Elements

Author.1

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EXAMPLE 3: MAGAZINE ARTICLE RETRIEVEDFROM AN ONLINE DATABASE

Edelman, Peter.1

“Why Is It So Hard to End Povertyin America?”

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Human Rights,3

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vol. 40, no. 3,6

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Aug. 2014,8

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MasterFILE Premier,3

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search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=f5h&AN=24093790&site=ehost-live.

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AuthorCONT. 1

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Title of sourceCONT. 1

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Title of containerCONT. 1

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Title of containerCONT. 2

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This source is originally from Human Rights magazine (container 1), but it was found within the online database MasterFILE Premier (container 2).Both containers are cited to leave aclear trail for the reader to follow.

N E S T E D C O N TA I N E R S

Online locations can sometimes change.If your source offers a “permalink,” use it.(MLA handbook 48-49)

LocationCONT. 2

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Publication dateCONT. 1

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NumberCONT. 1

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