<h2><span class="bodytitle">How Do I Cite a Print Conference Proceeding Using MLA 7th Edition?<br /></span></h2>
<p class="bodytext">"Treat the published proceedings of a conference like a book, but add pertinent information about the conference (unless the book title includes such information)."</p>
<p class="bodytext"><strong>Basic Format</strong></p>
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<p class="bodytext">Author/Editor’s name. "Title of paper (if applicable)." <em>Title of the proceeding.</em> Conference location: Conference name, Conference date. Place of publication: Name of publisher, Date of publication. Page numbers. Medium of publication.</p>
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<p class="bodytext"><strong>A Conference Proceeding</strong></p>
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<p class="bodytext">Chang, Steve, Lily Liaw, and Josef Ruppenhoffer, eds. <em> Proceedings of the Twenty-Fifth Annual Meeting of the Berkley Linguistics Society, February 12-15, 1999: General Session and Parasession on Loan Word Phenomena.</em> Berkley: Berkley Linguistics Soc., 2000.</p>
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<p class="bodytext">Freed, Barbara F., ed. <em>Foreign Language Acquisition Research and the Classroom. </em>Proc. of Consortium for Lang. Teaching and Learning Conf., Oct. 1989, U of Pennsylvania. Lexington: Heath, 1991.<span style="text-decoration:underline;"> </span></p>
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<p class="bodytext"><strong>An Individual Item from a Conference Proceeding</strong></p>
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<p class="bodytext">Hualde, Jose Ignacio. "Patterns of Correspondence in the Adaptation of Spanish Borrowings in Basque." <em>Proceedings of the Twenty-Fifth Annual Meeting of the Berkley Linguistics Society, February 12-15, 1999: General Session and Parasession on Loan Word Phenomena. </em> Ed. Steve Chang, Lily Liaw, and Josef Ruppenhoffer. Berkley: Berkley Linguistics Soc., 2000. 348-58. Print.</p>
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<p><strong>If your source does not appear in this guide or for further information or examples, consult the</strong> <em>MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers</em> <strong>(Call Number: Ref</strong> <strong>LB2369 .G53 2003</strong><strong>) available in the Ready Reference Collection at the Information Desk or in the Reference Collection. You can also refer to the Instruction Office's <a href="/id0904f67a801fb0a7">list</a> of resources; we specifically recommend <a href="http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/research/r_mla.html" target="_blank">Purdue's Online Writing Lab</a> (OWL). You can also contact the SIUE <a href="http://www.siue.edu/IS/WRITING/" target="_blank">Writing Center</a> or visit <a href="http://www.mla.org" target="_blank">MLA</a>'s site.</strong></p>
<p>Updated April 16, 2009</p>