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A Brief Summary of MLA Style Changes
Starting this fall, the Modern Language Association style sheet will
significantly change the way it
indicates whether a source is digital or print! The big change is
that digital sources are now the "norm" and print sources must be
specifically designated as "Print," as in this example (my boldface):
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Tan, Amy. Saving Fish from Drowning.
New York: Putnam, 2005. Print.
•Sources published only
online are now indicated by the word "Web" in the entry but
without a durable URL
(i.e., web page address), as in this example:
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Belau, Linda. “Trauma and the Material
Signifier.” Postmodern Culture
11.2 (2001): n. pag.
Web. 20 Feb. 2009.
•Sources originally (or
once) published in print but found using an online database are
indicated by naming the database
without a durable URL, as in this example:
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Johnson, Kirk. “The Mountain Lions
of Michigan.” Endangered Species
Update 19.2 (2002):
27-31. Expanded Academic Index. Web. 26