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MLA 8th - Referencing Guide

Conference Papers

Format

Standard format for citation

Conference paper in print proceedings:

Author of Paper, and Author of Paper. "Title of Paper." Title of Published Proceedings: Proceedings of  the Title of Conference, Location, Date. Edited by Editors Names, Publisher, Year, pp. page numbers.

 

Conference paper from the internet:

Author of Paper, and Author of Paper. "Title of Paper." Title of Published Proceedings: Proceedings of  the Title of Conference, Location, Date. Edited by Editors Names, Publisher, Year, pp. page numbers. Database Name (if applicable), Internet address.

 

Conference proceedings:

Editor, and Editor, editors. Title of Conference: Proceedings of the Conference Name, Location, Date. Name of  Publisher, Year.

Examples

Conference paper in print proceedings

Mann, Jill. "Chaucer and the 'Woman Question.'" This Noble Craft: Proceedings of the Tenth Research Symposium of the Dutch and Belgian University Teachers of Old and Middle English and Historical Linguistics, Utrecht, 19-20 January 1989. Edited by Erik Kooper, Rodopi, 1991, pp.173-88.

Progovac, Ljiljana. "What Use is Half a Clause?" The Evolution of Language: Proceedings of the 7th International Conference (EVOLANG7), Barcelona, Spain, 12-15 March 2008. Edited by Andrew D.M. Smith, et al., World Scientific, 2008, pp. 259-266.

Conference paper from the internet

Zheng, Hongyan, et al. "Evaluation of Factors Affecting the Efficacy of English Acqusition in CALL Environment." International Conference on Computer Technology and Development, Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia, 13-15 November 2009. Vol. 2., IEEE Computer Society, 2009, pp. 494-496. IEEE Xplore, ieeexplore.ieee.org.libproxy.murdoch.edu.au/stamp/stamp.jsp?tp=&arnumber=5360035.

Conference proceedings

Balakian, Anna, and James J. Wilhelm, editors. Proceedings of the Xth Congress of the International Comparative Literature Association: New York, NY, 1982. Garland, 1985.

Conference (no editors)

Australian Film Commission Multimedia Conference, 4th, 1998. Being Connected: The Studio in the Networked Age. AFC, 1998.