Friday, April 19, 2013

I Work at a Zoo Called "Library" Part 23

As a psych major, I don't use MLA style at all. I am an expert-ish at APA style but I don't know anything about MLA. I get a chat at work about citing an article.

Me: OK. What style are you using?
Patron: MLA
Patron: I have the following for it:
Patron: Kopel, Davis B. "Pretend ―Gun-Free‖ School Zones: A Deadly Legal Fiction." Connecticut Law Review 42 (2009): 515-84. Print.
Me: Also, I don't have access to the link you sent me.
Patron: Ok.
Patron: Can I send you a pdf?
Me: "Connecticut Law Review" needs to be italicized.
Patron: This should work: http://connecticutlawreview.org/articles/pretend-%EF%BF%BDgun-free%EF%BF%BD-school-zones-a-deadly-legal-fiction/
Patron: I found it online.
Patron: It was.
Patron: Can you get the pdf?
Me: Yep.
Patron: Did I cite it correctly?
Me: No.
Patron: I am a little unsure what it is.
Patron: ok
Patron: So what is it?
Me: Kopel, David B. "Pretend "Gun-Free" School Zones: A Deadly Legal Fiction." Connecticut Law Review 42.2 (2009): 515-584. Print.
Me: Librarianed! (patent pending)

Yep, I really said "librarianed."

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