Ludlow High School Library

Research & Presentation Tools

MLA Formatting & Citation Guide
This is a comprehensive online guide to MLA format, created by the Online Writing Lab at Purdue University. The LHS Library also has multiple copies of the MLA Handbook for your reference.

A note on citing images used in your presentation:
It can be difficult to create a citation for images found on the internet. The citation should contain the follow components, if possible:

• Creator's name, if available, formatted as last name, first name (ex. Adams, Ansel.)
• Title of the image, if available, in quotation marks (ex. "Bridalveil Fall".) If there is no title, give the image a short description, but do not put it in quotes (ex. Photograph of a waterfall.)
• Date of creation, if available
• Collection where the image is housed, if applicable, and/or organization that hosts the image online (ex. Afterimgage Photograph Gallery.)
• Location of collection or organization, if available (ex. Dallas, Texas.)
• Date you accessed the image (ex. 21 Jan. 2009.)

So the citation for this image would be:

Adams, Ansel. "Bridalveil Fall." Afterimage Photograph Gallery. Dallas, Texas. 21 Jan. 2009.

Images found in the databases listed below follow a similar pattern, but you must also include the name of the database, the publisher of the database, and the name of the institution that provides access to the database. Check the page where the image appears to see if a citation is provided. If not, follow this pattern:

Adams, Ansel. "Bridalveil Fall." Student Resource Center. Gale. Ludlow High School. 21 Jan. 2009.

Online Databases:

• Please see a member of the Library staff for the usernames and/or passwords you will need to access these resources.
• The databases provide citations already formatted in MLA style - make sure you save them as you're working.

Americana Online:
Includes online access to the newest edition of Encyclopedia Americana and web links selected by the encyclopedia's editors. For home access, please click here.

Encyclopedia Britannica Online
LHS is trying out Britannica Online this winter. Please give it a try during this project and let Miss Hedin know what you think.

Biography Resource Center:
Integrates original biographies with full-text magazine articles, images, and website links. This should be really useful for the groups that are researching Robespierre, Roland de la Platiere and Jeanne Manon Philipon or Marie Antionette and Louis XVI.

InfoTrac Power Search:
Provides access to a selection of reference books, full-text magazines and newspapers, primary sources, creative works, and multimedia across multiple databases.

• Click on the box to limit your results to items with the full text available online
• Use the drop down menus to specify your search terms
• When in doubt, use "keyword"

On the Web

Liberty, Equality, Fraternity: Exploring the French Revolution: From George Mason University and City University of New York, this site provides a comprehensive overview of the French Revolution, including introductory essays, images and primary sources.