Lecture topic: Page numbers in documentation
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Background: Obviously, correct MLA documentation is a key factor in doing well in this course. Moreover, most students go through a period of incorrectly formatting their page numbers when citing their sources. The following examples will demonstrate how to cite page numbers correctly in your works cited page citations, as well as your in-text citations (also known as parentheticals).
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Single digit page runs:
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Beginning and ending page numbers |
Correct formatting |
Article begins on p. 1 and ends on p. 9 |
1-9 |
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Double digit page runs:
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Beginning and ending page numbers |
Correct formatting |
Article begins on p. 11 and ends on p. 19 |
11-19 |
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Triple digit page runs:
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Beginning and ending page numbers |
Correct formatting |
Article begins on p. 344 and ends on p. 363 |
344-63 |
Article begins on p. 375 and ends on p. 402 |
375-402 |
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Quadruple digit page runs:
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Beginning and ending page numbers |
Correct formatting |
Article begins on p.1001 and ends on p.1025 |
1001-25 |
Article begins on p.1274 and ends on p.1279 |
1274-79 |
Article begins on p.1001 and ends on p.1103 |
1001-103 |
Article begins on p.1001 and ends on p.1007 |
1001-07 |
Article begins on p.1451 and ends on p.1521 |
1451-521 |
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Also remember that works cited page citations require a period after the page numbers.
Here is an example:
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Cohen, Marc A., Nanda Kumar, and Stanley S. Wallack. �New Perspective on the Affordability of Long-Term Care Insurance and Potential Market Size.�� The Gerontologist 33.1 (1993): 105-13. Print. � |
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