MLA Paranthetical Citations

A review of the rules for paranthetical citations:

PARANTHETICAL CITATION (PARAPHRASING)

In their first album, The Clash used a variety of acoustic musical instruments (Peterson 27).

According to Steve Peterson, noted music critic, The Clash used a variety of acoustic musical instruments in their first album (27).

PARANTHETICAL CITATION (DIRECT QUOTE)

In their first album, The Clash used “a total of seventeen different acoustic instruments” (Peterson 27).

According to Steve Peterson, noted music critic, The Clash used “a total of seventeen different acoustic instruments” (27).

WEBPAGES:

If you are quoting from a Web page, your citation for a parenthetical reference follows the same format as any regular citations for author, editor, title, etc. with one exception. Where no page reference is available on a Web page, indicate the author's last name, or the short title if no author is stated, without any page reference, e.g. (Stewart) or (Waukesha West). A corresponding entry must be made in your Bibliography.