Indirect source (source quoted in another source)

In-text citation

Researchers Botan and McCreadie point out that “workers are objects of information collection without participating in the process of exchanging the information . . .” (qtd. in Kizza and Ssanyu 14).

Explain

When a writer’s or a speaker’s quoted words appear in a source written by someone else, begin the parenthetical citation with the abbreviation “qtd. in.”

Works cited entry

Kizza, Joseph Migga, and Jackline Ssanyu. “Workplace Surveillance.” Electronic Monitoring in the Workplace: Controversies and Solutions. Ed. John Weckert. Hershey: Idea Group, 2004. 1-18. Print.

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Exercise: MLA documentation: in-text citations 1

Exercise: MLA documentation: in-text citations 2

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