ENGL 102 - English Composition II (all classes): Types of Sources, Activity

In order to use the correct MLA citation, you need to identify the type of source you're using. Each type of source has different identifying clues; we'll look at some of these in the following examples.

In the examples below, try to identify the type of source using the resources on the MLA Style tab and then Identify which citation format (closest match) you would use on the "Citing Sources Using MLA 8th" handout (blue).

1. Berkeley Earth, Summary of Findings
2. Weather and Climate: What's the Difference?
3. Thompson, Lonnie G. “Climate Change: The Evidence and Our Options.”
4. MESAROVIĆ, Miodrag M. "Scientific Uncertainties Feed Scepticism on Climate Change." 
5. Energy and global climate change : bridging the sustainable development divide, by Anilla Cherian.
6. Guzman, A. Overheated : The human cost of climate change.
7. How to Break the Climate Deadlock, by Naomi Oreskes.