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MLA Citation Examples

Book

Last Name, First Name. Title of Book: Subtitle of Book. Location: Publisher, Year. Print.

Villarejo, Amy. Film Studies: The Basics. 2nd ed. New York: Routledge, 2013. Print.

 

Chapter of a Book

Last Name, First Name, and First Name Last Name. “Title of Chapter: Subtitle of Chapter.” In Title of Book: Subtitle of           Book. Ed. First Name Last Name. Location: Publisher, Year. Pages of chapter. Print.

Coleridge, Samuel Taylor. “Kubla Khan.” In The Norton anthology: English literature. 6th ed., Volume 2. Ed. M. H. Abrams. New           York: W. W. Norton & Company, 1993. 346. Print.

Journal Article

Last Name, First Name, First Name Last Name, and First Name Last Name. “Title of Article: Subtitle of Article.” Title of           Journal volume.issue (year): page range. Database Name. Web. Date Accessed.

Trut, Lyudmila, Irina Oskina, and Anastasiya Kharlamova. “Animal Evolution During Domestication: The Domesticated Fox as a           Model.” BioEssays 31.3 (2009): 349-360. Academic Search Complete. Web. 2 Sept. 2015.

 

Newspaper/Magazine Article

Print

Last Name, First Name. “Title of Article: Subtitle of Article.” Periodical Title. Date Published. Page range. Print.

Beckham, Lori. “Finals are Creeping Up, Prepare Now.” The Journal. 5 Dec. 2012. 8. Print.

Online

Last Name, First Name. “Title of Article: Subtitle of Article.” Periodical Title. Publisher of Periodical, Date Published.                Web. Date Accessed.

Burns, Tom. “Why I Bought Boys’ Underwear for My Daughter.” Huff Post Parents. TheHuffingtonPost.com, Inc. 22 Jan. 2013.              Web. 2 Sept. 2015.

 

Website/Webpage

With Author

Last Name, First Name. “Title of Webpage.” Title of Website. Publisher of Website, Date Published. Web. Date Accessed.

Yates, Jen. “5 Ways to Help Your Loved One Through a Panic Attack.” Epbot. Wrecktastic LLC., 1 Jan. 2014. Web. 2 Sept. 2015.

No Author

Name of Organization Hosting Website. “Title of Webpage.” Title of Website. Publisher of Website, Date Published. Web. Date Accessed.

WebMD, LLC. “Morgellon’s Disease: What is It?” WebMD. WebMD, LLC., 2015. Web. 2 Sept. 2015.

Film

Title of Film. Dir. First Name Last Name. Perf. First Name Last Name, First Name Last Name, and First Name Last Name.             Studio or Distributor, Year Released. Film.

ROOM. Dir. Lenny Abrahamson. Perf. Brie Larson, Joan Allen, and William H. Macy. A24, 2015. Film.

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