When summarizing outside sources:
Here's an example of what a summary would look like in your paper if you were using MLA:
| Original | Summary in a Paper Using MLA |
|---|---|
| Buffy, a small, delicate-looking blonde of superhuman strength, relies on Giles not only for adult support and coaching, but also for the research necessary to do that for which the Vampire Slayer has been chosen. In the third season, Giles was officially relieved from his Watcher duties, but he ignores that and continues as Buffy's trainer, confidant, and father-figure. | To help her fulfill her Slayer duties, Buffy can always turn to Giles (DeCandido 44). |
And this complete citation would go in your "Works Cited" list.
| DeCandido, Graceanne A. "Bibliographic Good vs. Evil in Buffy the Vampire Slayer." American Libraries, Sept. 1999, pp. 44-47.. |