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NEWSCOMPARE. Step 4: Evaluating your sources - The Research Process: Step By Step - FIU Libraries at Florida International University. EvalResourcesHandout2016. General Format. This page is brought to you by the OWL at Purdue University.

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When printing this page, you must include the entire legal notice. Copyright ©1995-2018 by The Writing Lab & The OWL at Purdue and Purdue University. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, reproduced, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed without permission. Use of this site constitutes acceptance of our terms and conditions of fair use. Summary: MLA Style specifies guidelines for formatting manuscripts and citing research in writing. Writers who properly use MLA also build their credibility by demonstrating accountability to their source material. If you are asked to use MLA format, be sure to consult the MLA Handbook (8th edition). Paper Format The preparation of papers and manuscripts in MLA Style is covered in part four of the MLA Style Manual. General Guidelines Formatting the First Page of Your Paper Here is a sample of the first page of a paper in MLA style:

Welcome - MLA Citation Guide (8th Edition) - LibGuides at Columbia College (BC) MLA 8th edition provides 9 core elements to complete any works cited entry.

Welcome - MLA Citation Guide (8th Edition) - LibGuides at Columbia College (BC)

It is your job to try to fill in these core elements with the information you have about a source. If any element is missing or not applicable, you can skip that element. The 9 Core Elements (1) Author. (2) “Title of source.” (3) Title of Container, (4) Other contributors, (5) Version, (6) Number, (7) Publisher, (8) Publication date, (9) Location. Notes: For sources that are part of a larger work, you include core element (2) “Title of source. The MLA Style Center. Get started with MLA style.

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Learn how to document sources, set up your paper, and improve your teaching and writing. Get Writing and Teaching Tips Ask the MLABrowse answers and ask MLA editors questions. Writing TipsImprove your writing with these suggestions. Teaching Resources and AdviceGet teaching advice, lesson plans, and activities. In-text citations - MLA Citation Style, 8th Edition - LibGuides at University of West Florida Libraries. Sifting Through the Pandemic – Information hygiene for the Covid-19 infodemic. PEN America’s Guide on COVID-19 and Disinformation. Building Media Literacy Skills During a Pandemic As the coronavirus pandemic heightens nerves, disinformation—defined as information being spread with the intention to mislead–has found fertile ground.

PEN America’s Guide on COVID-19 and Disinformation

In the United States, text messages encouraged people to stock up on food and supplies in advance of a national quarantine. In Europe and China, a video circulated on WhatsApp and TikTok that appeared to show shoppers mobbing a Dutch supermarket. Both warnings were false, and yet both landed in countless inboxes and feeds. While those messages may have been intended to cause panic, there’s also been earnest confusion (what we at PEN America define as misinformation, rather than disinformation). Whether out of malice or genuine alarm, false stories are continuing to circulate. 1. Some stories look like news but are actually opinion pieces. 2. “Daily Buzz Live” may sound like a legit news site, but there are countless examples of bad actors creating fake news outlets that sound real. 3. 4.

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