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MLA Citation Examples

Book

Last Name, First Name. Title of Book: Subtitle of Book. City of Publication, Publisher, Publication Date.

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

*Note: the City of Publication should only be used if the book was published before 1900, if the publisher has offices in more than one country, or if the publisher is unknown in North America.

Chapter of Book

Last Name, First Name, and First Name Last Name. "Title of Chapter: Subtitle of Chapter." Title of Book: Subtitle of Book, edited by Editor's Name(s), Publisher, Year, Page range of entry.

Coleridge, Samuel Taylor. "Kubla Khan." The Norton Anthology: English Literature. 6th ed., vol. 2, edited by M. H. Abrams, W. W. Norton & Company, 1993. p. 346.

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 number, issue number, year, page range. Database Name. DOI or URL. Access date.

Trut, Lyudmila, Irea Oskina, and Anastasiya Kharlamova. "Animal Evolution During Domestication: The Domesticated Fox as a Model." BioEssays, vol. 31, no. 3, 2009, pp. 349-60. Academic Search Complete, https://doi.org/10.1002/bies.200800070. Accessed 2 Sept. 2015.

Print

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

Beckham, Lori. “Finals are Creeping Up, Prepare Now.” The Journal [Springfield, IL], 5 Dec. 2012. p. 8.

*Note: If the newspaper is a less well-known or local publication, include the city name in brackets after the title of the newspaper.

Online

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

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

With Author

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

Yates, Jen. “5 Ways to Help Your Loved One Through a Panic Attack.” Epbot, Wrecktastic LLC., 1 Jan. 2014, https://www.epbot.com/2014/01/5-ways-to-help-your-loved-one-through.html. Accessed 2 Sept. 2015.

*If publisher is the same as the website name, only list it once.

No Author

“Title of Webpage.” Title of Website, Publisher of Website, Date Published, URL. Date Accessed.

“Morgellon’s Disease: What is It?” WebMD, 2015, https://www.webmd.com/skin-problems-and-treatments/morgellons-disease-what-is-it. Accessed 2 Sept. 2015.

Film

Title of Film. Directed by Director's First Name Last Name, performances by First Name Last Name, First Name Last Name, and First Name Last Name, Studio or Distributor, Year Released.

Room. Directed by Lenny Abrahamson, performances by Brie Larson, Joan Allen, and William H. Macy, A24, 2015.

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