MLA 8th and 9th Edition variations

The differences in the 8th and 9th Edition of MLA style of citation of documentation.

1. MAHARAJA KRISHNAKUMARSINHJI BHAVNAGAR UNIVERSITY Department of English Ph.D. Coursework Presentation-Paper-1 Research Methodology Date 29th August 2022 MLA HANDBOOK 8 TH AND 9 TH EDITION -By- Smita Gadhvi

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3. MLA 8 th Edition Vs 9 th Edition 8 th Edition 9 th Edition Vs

4. Why MLA 9 th Edition is important

5. What is the difference between MLA 8 and MLA 9?

6. Containers A container is  a work that contains another work . Author  Last Name, First Name. Title of Book. Publisher, Publication Date. Brinkley, Alan.  The Unfinished Nation: A Concise History of the American People.  7th ed , McGraw Hill, 2014, p. 525. McKee, Timothy, and James A. McKee.  Business Ethics: The Political Basis of Commerce.  Oxford UP, 2009. Tucker, Virginia M., et al. “Learning Portals: Analyzing Threshold Concept Theory for LIS Education.”  Journal of Education for Library and Information Science,  vol. 55, no. 2, Apr. 2014, pp. 150-65.  ERIC,  www.eric.ed.gov/contentdelivery/servlet/ERICServlet?accno=EJ1074326.

7. Access Date Date of access MLA 8 examples: @billieeilish (Billie Eilish). “TIME 100.”  Instagram , 15 Sep. 2021, https://www.instagram.com/p/CT2PD92pa6e/. MLA 9 examples: Eilish, Billie [@billieeilish]. “TIME 100.”  Instagram,  15 Sep. 2021, https://www.instagram.com/p/CT2PD92pa6e/. Accessed23 July. 2024.

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9. What is a Wikipedia’s? Wikipedia is banned in the 9 th Edition of MLA Not a single e.g. of Wikipedia citation is there. Even You Tube is neglected we find 3 examples on page 367. The 8 th Edition declared Wikipedia and Encyclopedia are reasonable places to begin research.

10. Dictionaries Dictionary Citation Structure: “Title of Entry.”  Title of Dictionary , edition (if applicable), Publisher, date published, page number or URL. Content, N (4). Food Bank.”  Cambridge Dictionary , Cambridge University Press, dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/ english /food-bank.

11. Inclusive Language Use Relevant References Be Specific Use Respectful Terms Be Consistent and Thoughtful Minimize Pronoun Exclusion Avoid Negative Judgments Check Terms for Offense For example: Instead of stating, “Every teacher must make sure that her students complete their homework,” state, “Teachers must make sure that students complete their homework.”

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13. Book Chapters Works Cited Structure- Author Last Name, First Name. “Title of the Chapter.”  Book Title , edited by Editor Name, publisher, year, page number(s). Example- Craig, Jacob, et al. “Against the Rhetoric and Composition Grain: A Microhistorical View.”  Microhistories of Composition , edited by Bruce McComisekey, UP of Colorado, 2016, pp. 284-306.

14. Singular “they” Minimize Pronoun Exclusion MLA recommends revising to make the subject plural to avoid gendered pronouns MLA allows writers to use singular they when preferred by an individual For example: Instead of stating, “Every teacher must make sure that her students complete their homework,” state, “Teachers must make sure that students complete their homework.”

15. How you experience art MLA Citations. To cite an original work of visual art (a lithograph, painting, photograph, sculpture, etc.) in an institution such as a museum or in a private collection, follow this format:  Artist's last name, first name . Goya, Francisco.  The Family of Charles IV . 1800, Museo del Prado, Madrid.

16. Sources that you will never use Wall text for jar with feathered serpent design. National Museum of the American Indian, New York. Example- Wall text for central Caribbean tripod vessel in the form of a spectacled owl.  Céramica de los Ancestros : Central America’s Past Revealed , 18 Apr. 2015-Dec. 2017, National Museum of the American Indian, New York.