Your MLA research essay ends with a list of all the sources cited in the text of your paper. This is called a Works Cited page.
Here are eight quick rules for this list:
Works Cited | Louis Vuitton advertisement. Vogue, Dec. 2015, p. 5. |
In-Text Citation |
(Company That Owns the Product or Title of Advertisement). Example: (Louis Vuitton). |
Works Cited | "Get the Best of The New Yorker." The New Yorker, 10 Jan. 2017, www.newyorker.com. |
In-Text Citation |
(Company That Owns the Product or Title of Advertisement). Example: ("Get the Best").
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Note: If the advertisement is a pop-up ad, provide this information at the end of the citation.
Example: "Get the Best of The New Yorker." The New Yorker, 10 Jan. 2017, www.newyorker.com. Pop-up ad.
Works Cited | Francke, Arthur E. Volusia: The West Side. Volusia Historical Society, 1986. |
In-Text Citation |
(Author's Last Name Page Number). Example: (Francke 1). |
Works Cited | Dorris, Michael and Louise Edrich. The Crown of Columbus. Harper Collins Publishers, 1999. |
In-Text Citation |
(Author's Last Name and Author's Last Name Page Number). Example: (Doris and Edrich 34). |
Note: Only the first author's name appears in "Last Name, First Name" format. The second author's name appears in "First Name Last Name" format.
Works Cited | Charon, Rita, et al. The Principles and Practice of Narrative Medicine. Oxford UP, 2017. |
In-Text Citation |
(First Author's Last Name et al. Page Number). Example: (Rita et al. 5). |
Note: If there are three or more authors list only the first author's name followed by et al. (which means "and others") instead of listing all authors' names. The first author is the first name listed on the work you are citing, not the first name alphabetically.
Works Cited | Calgary Educational Partnership Foundation. Employability Skills: Creating My Future. Nelson, 1996. |
In-Text Citation |
(Name of corporate author Page number). Example: (Calgary Educational Partnership Foundation). |
Note: When the organization that published the work is also the corporate author of the work, begin the entry with the title, skipping the author element, and list the organization only as publisher. If the corporate author is a division of a larger organization, the division is the author and the organization is the publisher.
Works Cited | Foley, Barbara. Marxist Literary Criticism Today. Pluto Press, 2019. EBSCOhost. |
In-Text Citation |
(Author's Last Name Page Number). Example: (Foley 67). |
Works Cited |
Foster, Lois E., and David Stockley. Multiculturalism: The Changing Australian Paradigm. Multilingual Matters, 1984. eBook Collection (EBSCOhost). |
In-Text Citation |
(Author's Last Name and Author's Last Name Page Number). Example: (Foster and Stockley 22). |
Note: Only the first author's name appears in "Last Name, First Name" format. The second author's name appears in "First Name Last Name" format.
Works Cited |
Ziarek, Ewa Plonowska, et al. A Time for the Humanities: Futurity and the Limits of Autonomy. Fordham UP, 2008. eBook Collection (EBSCOhost). |
In-Text Citation |
(First Author's Last Name et al. Page Number). Example: (Ziarek et al. 75). |
Note: If there are three or more authors list only the first author's name followed by et al. (which means "and others") instead of listing all authors' names. The first author is the first name listed on the work you are citing, not the first name alphabetically.
Works Cited | Belshaw, John Douglas. Canadian History: Pre-Confederation. 2015. BCcampus, https://opentextbc.ca/preconfederation/. Kindle. |
In-Text Citation |
(Author's Last Name Chapter Number or Page Number of PDF). Example: (Belshaw ch. 2). Note: Page numbers in re-sizeable formats like Kindle and ePUB cannot be used because they will vary from user to user. Instead, use the chapter number to cite in-text. By contrast, PDF versions have stable page numbers that can be used to cite in-text. |
Note: When the landing page provides a choice of formats (such as PDF or EPUB), include the file type at the end of the citation (in case there are slight differences between versions). If you use the default format of the book, omit this element. In most cases, a URL should be provided. However, if there is a DOI, use it instead (because it is the most stable link to the book), beginning with https://doi.org.
Works Cited | Austen, Jane. Emma, edited by James Kinsley, Oxford UP, 2008. |
In-Text Citation |
(Author's Last Name Page Number). Example: (Austen 152). |
Works Cited |
Ross, Colin. "The Story of Grey Owl." Fiction/Non-Fiction: A Reader and Rhetoric, edited by Garry Engkent and Lucia Engkent, 2nd ed., Thomson Nelson, 2006, pp. 327-333. |
In-Text Citation |
(Author's Last Name Page Number). Example: (Ross 332). |
Note: The author listed at the beginning of the citation is the author of the chapter, short story, or essay.
Works Cited | Matuz, Roger, editor. Contemporary Canadian Artists. Gale Canada, 1997 |
In-Text Citation |
(Last name page number) Example: (Matuz 35) |
Works Cited |
Khovanova, Tanya. Review of Love and Math: The Heart of Hidden Reality, by Edward Frenkel. The College Mathematics Journal, vol. 45, no. 3, May 2014, pp. 230-231. JSTOR. https://doi.org/10.4169/ college.math.j.45.3.230. |
In-Text Citation |
(Author's Last Name Page Number). Example: (Khovanova 230). |
Note: If the book review is from a source other than an article in the library's database, view the appropriate section on the MLA guide to determine how to cite the source after the name of the book's author.
Works Cited |
Grosholz, Emily R. "Book Review: Realizing Reason: A Narrative of Truth and Knowledge by Danielle Macbeth." Journal of Humanistic Mathematics, vol. 7, no. 1, Jan. 2017, pp. 263-275, Academic Search Complete. https://doi.org/10.5642/jhummath.20170120. |
In-Text Citation |
(Author's Last Name Page Number). Example: (Grosholz 268). |
Note: If the book review is from a source other than an article in the library's database, view the appropriate section on the MLA guide to determine how to cite the source.
Works Cited |
Rodriques, Elias. "Lonesome for our Home." Review of Barraccon: The Story of the Last "Black Cargo," by Zora Neale Hurston. Nation, vol. 306, no. 18, 18 June 2018, pp. 35-39. MAS Ultra - School Edition. |
In-Text Citation |
(Author's Last Name Page Number). Example: (Rodrigues 37). |
Note: If the book review is from a source other than an article in the library's database, view the appropriate section on the MLA guide to determine how to cite the source.
ChatGPT
“Title of the Prompt You Inserted in Chat Box” title of source provided by chat box. ChatGPT, 13 Feb. version, OpenAI,
9 Mar. 2023, chat.openai.com/chat.
Works Cited |
“In 200 words, describe the symbolism of the green light in The Great Gatsby” follow-up prompt to list sources. ChatGPT, 13 Feb. version, OpenAI, 9 Mar. 2023, chat.openai.com/chat. |
Paraphrased in your prose | While the green light in The Great Gatsby might be said to chiefly symbolize four main things: optimism, the unattainability of the American dream, greed, and covetousness (“Describe the symbolism”), arguably the most important—the one that ties all four themes together—is greed. |
In-Text Citation |
(First three or so words of your prompt in quotations). Example: ("Describe the symbolism"). |
Using the MLA Template with ChatGPT
The Modern Language Association does not recommend treating the AI tool as an author. This recommendation follows the policies developed by various publishers, including the MLA’s journal PMLA.
Describe what was generated by the AI tool. This may involve including information about the prompt in the Title of Source element if you have not done so in the text.
Use the Title of Container element to name the AI tool (e.g., ChatGPT).
Name the version of the AI tool as specifically as possible. For example, the examples in this post were developed using ChatGPT 3.5, which assigns a specific date to the version, so the Version element shows this version date.
Name the company that made the tool.
Give the date the content was generated.
Give the general URL for the tool.
Works Cited |
Dunaway, Billie Jo. "How to Format an MLA Style Essay." Introduction to Composition, 28 Aug. 2023, Daytona State College. Microsoft Powerpoint Presentation |
In-Text Citation |
(Instructor's Last Name). Example: (Dunaway, slide 4). |
Note: if you know the slide number, include it in your in-text citation. If not, leave it out.
Works Cited |
Dunaway, Billie Jo. "How to Format an MLA Style Essay." Introduction to Composition, 28 Aug. 2023, Daytona State College. |
In-Text Citation |
(Instructor's Last Name). Example: (Dunaway). |
Works Cited |
Dunaway, Billie Jo. "Notes on MLA 9th Edition." Introduction to Composition, Daytona State College. 28 Aug. 2023. Course handout. |
In-Text Citation |
(Instructor's Last Name). Example: (Dunaway). |
Works Cited |
Select Standing Committee on Children and Youth. Children and Youth with Neuro-Diverse Special Needs. Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Oct. 2019, https:// www.leg.bc.ca/content/CommitteeDocuments/41st-parliament/4th-session/c ay/Report_SSC-CY_41-4-1_Neuro-Diverse-Special-Needs.pdf. Accessed 8 Aug. 2023. |
In-Text Citation |
(Author's Last Name Page Number). Example: (Select Standing Committee 14). |
Note: In MLA 9th ed., citations of government documents have been simplified for student papers. For student papers citing a small number of government documents, the MLA Handbook recommends treating government documents "just like any other source written by an organization" by "record[ing] the name as presented by the source" (120). For advanced projects where many government documents are cited, more detailed recommendations can be found in the MLA Handbook and in some online guides. You may see specialists follow these rules in order to provide complete information about the government, department, and agency and to standardize Works Cited entries.
Works Cited |
Highlights from the Competition Bureau’s Workshop on Emerging Competition Issues. Competition Bureau of Canada, 4 Mar. 2016, www.competitionbureau.gc.ca/eic/site/cb-bc.nsf/vwapj/cb -Workshop-Summary-Report-e.pdf/$FILE/cb-Workshop-Summary-Report-e.pdf. Accessed 8 Aug. 2023. |
In-Text Citation |
(Shortened Title of Document Page number). Example: (Highlights 4). |
Note: You can use a shortened form of the title by listing the first word or words of the full title.
Works Cited |
Women in Canada: A Gender-based Statistical Report. 7th ed., Statistics Canada, 2015. |
In-Text Citation |
(Shortened Title of Document Page number). Example: (Women in Canada 4). |
Note: You can use a shortened form of the title by listing the first word or words of the full title.
General Notes for Citing Images, Charts, Graphs, etc.
Examples:
If you refer to information from a table in an article in National Geographic magazine, you would cite the entire magazine article.
If you refer to a photo that is posted on a webpage, you would cite the entire webpage.
Figure Examples
Note: If you have more than one figure in your assignment, label your figures starting at 1.
If you do not refer to it anywhere else in your assignment, you do not have to include the citation for this source in a Works Cited list.
Figure 1 Example:
Fig. 1. Man exercising from: Green, Annie. "Yoga: Stretching Out." Sports Digest, 8 May 2006, p. 22.
Figure 2 Example:
Fig. 2. Annakiki skirt from: Cheung, Pauline. "Short Skirt S/S/ 15 China Womenswear Commercial Update." WGSN.
Table Examples
If you insert a table from another source into your assignment, you must create a caption for it directly below the table. Above the table, add a label (Table X) and below this add a description of what information is contained in the table.
The caption follows this format:
Source: Citation for source table was found in (e.g. a website, a journal article). |
Note: If you have more than one table in your assignment, label your tables starting at 1.
If you do not refer to the table anywhere else in your assignment, you do not need to include the citation for this source in the Works Cited list.
Example:
Table 1
Variables in determining victims and aggressors
Source: Mohr, Andrea. "Family Variables Associated With Peer Victimization." Swiss Journal of Psychology, vol. 65, no. 2, 2006, pp. 107-116, Psychology Collection, https://doi.org/10.1024/1421-0185.65.2.107.
Artwork from a Book
When you refer to a photographic reproduction of an artwork, the citation is made up of two parts:
Artist's Last Name, First Name. Title of Work: Subtitle if Any. Year, Location of Work. Book Title, by Author's Last Name, First Name, Publisher Name often shortened, Year of publication, p. number.
Works Cited List Example |
Da Vinci, Leonardo. Last Supper. 1498, Santa Maria della Grazie, Milan. Great Paintings of the Western World, by Gallup, Alison, et al., Barnes & Noble, 1998, p. 223. |
In-Text Citation Example |
(Author's Last Name Page Number) Example: (Da Vinci 223) |
Artwork from an Online Source
When you refer to a photographic reproduction of an artwork, the citation is made up of two parts:
If you refer to the information from the artwork but do not reproduce it in your paper, create a citation both in-text and on your Works Cited list.
Artist's Last Name, First Name. Title of Work: Subtitle if Any. Year, Location of Work. "Title of Webpage," by Author's First Name Last Name. Title of Website, Publisher or Sponsoring Organization, Date of publication or last modified date, URL. Accessed Day Month Year site was visited.
Note: Date of access is optional in MLA 9th edition. If no publication date is included, we recommend including the date you last accessed the site.
Works Cited List Example |
Da Vinci, Leonardo. Last Supper. 1498, Santa Maria della Grazie, Milan. "The Last Supper," by Beth Harris and Steven Zucker, Khan Academy, 2015, www.khanacademy.org/humanities/ap-art-history/early-europe-and-colonial-americas/renaissance-art-europe-ap/a/leonardo-last-supper. Accessed 14 July 2018. |
In-Text Citation Example |
(Author's Last Name) Example: (Da Vinci) |
If you place the artwork in your paper, you must label the figure. The caption should be the Works Cited list citation for the source the figure was found in. For example, if it was found on a website, cite the website.
Example:
Fig. 1. Da Vinci, Leonardo. Last Supper. 1498, Santa Maria della Grazie, Milan. "The Last Supper," by Harris, Beth and Steven Zucker, Khan Academy, 2015, www.khanacademy.org/humanities/ap-art-history/early-europe-and-colonial-americas/renaissance-art-europe-ap/a/leonardo-last-supper. Accessed 14 Aug. 2023.
*Information courtesy of Columbia College LibGuides.
Works Cited | Smith, Sarah. Interview. By Avery Marx, 12 Mar. 2023. |
In-Text Citation |
(Last Name of Person Who Was Interviewed). Example: (Smith). |
Note: If the name of the person who was interviewed is mentioned in the sentence leading into the quote or paraphrased content, you do not need to repeat it in the in-text citation.
For example: Smith explained that "peer mentorship in higher education is beneficial because it provides more opportunities for support."
Works Cited | Smith, Paula. "Re: Food and Family." Received by Jo Marx, 20 Aug. 2023. Email Interview. |
In-Text Citation |
(Last Name of Person Who Was Interviewed). Example: (Smith). |
Note: The words "Email Interview" are added to the citation to specify that it is an interview.
If the name of the person who was interviewed is mentioned in the sentence leading into the quote or paraphrased content, you do not need to repeat it in the in-text citation.
For example: Smith asserted that food builds relationships because of a cultural appreciation inherent in enjoying a meal with family.
Works Cited | Smith, William. Interview. By Lisa Marx. 30 Jan. 2023. Telephone Interview. |
In-Text Citation |
(Last Name of Person Who Was Interviewed). Example: (Smith). |
Note: The words "Telephone Interview" are added to the citation to specify that it is an interview.
If the name of the person who was interviewed is mentioned in the sentence leading into the quote or paraphrased content, you do not need to repeat it in the in-text citation.
For example: Smith asserted that "infections are often contracted while patients are recovering in the hospital."
Works Cited |
Guillen, Jorge. "Does Financial Openness Matter in the Relationship Between Financial Development and Income Distribution in Latin America?" Emerging Markets Finance & Trade, vol. 52, no. 5, 2016, pp. 1145-1155. Business Source Complete, https: doi.org/10.1080/1540496X.2015.1046337. |
In-Text Citation |
(Author's Last Name Page Number). Example: (Guillen 1146). |
Works Cited |
Salafia, Elizabeth Blodgett, and Jessica Lemer. "Associations Between Multiple Types of Stress and Disordered Eating Among Girls and Boys in Middle School." Journal of Child and Family Studies, vol. 21, no. 1, 2012, pp.148-57. Academic Search Complete, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10826-011-9458-z. |
In-Text Citation |
(First Author's Last Name and Second Author's Last Name Page Number). Example: (Salafia and Lemer 149). |
Note: Only the first author's name appears in "Last Name, First Name" format. The second author's name appears in "First Name Last Name" format.
Works Cited |
Leichty, Toni. "Yes I Worry About My Weight... But for the Most Part I'm Content with My Body: Older Women's Body Dissatisfaction Alongside Contentment." Journal of Women & Aging, vol. 24, no. 1, 2012, pp. 70-88. Academic Search Complete. |
In-Text Citation |
(Author's Last Name Page Number). Example: (Leichty 71). |
Note: While MLA 9th edition recommends including URLs, Columbia College Library recommends that URLs be left out when citing a work found in a library database. This is because most URLs from library databases will stop working after the session ends. If your instructor requires a URL, look for the "Permalink" icon in the article description and place the URL generated after the name of the database.
Works Cited |
Larr, Allison S., and Matthew Neidell. "Pollution and Climate Change." The Future of Children, vol. 26, no. 1, Spring 2016, pp. 93-113. Academic Search Complete.
Note: Give as complete a date of publication as given. Because the season for the journal, "Spring" is given, this is included as part of the date. |
In-Text Citation |
(First Author's Last Name and Second Author's Last Name Page Number). Example: (Larr and Neidell 96). |
Note: Only the first author's name appears in "Last Name, First Name" format. The second author's name appears in "First Name Last Name" format.
Note: While MLA 9th edition recommends including URLs, Columbia College Library recommends that URLs be left out when citing a work found in a library database. This is because most URLs from library databases will stop working after the session ends. If your instructor requires a URL, look for the "Permalink" icon in the article description and place the URL generated after the name of the database.
Works Cited |
Elson, Peter. "A Comparative Analysis of Nonprofit Policy Network Governance in Canada." Canadian Journal of Nonprofit and Social Economy Research, vol. 6, no. 2, 2015, pp. 42-64, anserj.ca/anser/ index.php/cjnser/article /view/201/127. Accessed 14 Aug. 2023. Note: Give as complete a date as is provided. In this example only the year was given. |
In-Text Citation |
(Author's Last Name Page Number). Example: (Elson 44). |
Note: Only the first author's name appears in "Last Name, First Name" format. The second author's name appears in "First Name Last Name" format.
Works Cited |
Elson, Peter. "A Comparative Analysis of Nonprofit Policy Network Governance in Canada." Canadian Journal of Nonprofit and Social Economy Research, vol. 6, no. 2, 2015, pp. 42-64, anserj.ca/anser/ index.php/cjnser/article/view /201/127. Accessed 14 Aug. 2023.
Note: Give as complete a date as is provided. In this example only the year was given. |
In-Text Citation |
(Author's Last Name Page Number). Example: (Elson 44). |
Works Cited |
Sadig, Husam, and Ahmed Banany. "The Impact of Non-Response Weighting: Empirical Evidence From Modelling Residential Mobility." Journal of Social Research & Policy, vol. 5, no. 1, July 2014, pp. 91-99, www.jsrp.ro/site/jrspone/content/JSRP_ Vol5_Iss1_Sadig. Accessed 27 Jun. 2016.
Note: Give as complete a date as is provided. Both month and year were provided for this example. |
In-Text Citation |
(First Author's Last Name and Second Author's Last Name Page Number). Example: (Sadig and Banany 91). |
Works Cited |
Kushkova, Anna. "At the Center of the Table." Russian Studies in History, vol. 50, no.1, 2011, pp. 44-96. Note: Give as complete a date as is provided. In this example only the year was given.
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In-Text Citation |
(Author's Last Name Page Number). Example: (Kushkova 79). |
Works Cited |
Ki, Eyun-Jung, and Linda Childers Hon. "A Measure of Relationship Cultivation Strategies." Journal of Public Relations Research, vol. 21, no. 1, 2009, pp. 1-24. Note: Give as complete a date as is provided. In this example only the year was given.
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In-Text Citation |
(First Author's Last Name and Second Author's Last Name Page Number). Example: (Ki and Hon 12). |
Citing Three or More Authors
Note: If there are three or more authors, cite only the name of the first author listed with their Last Name, First Name Middle Name followed by a comma et al.
Example: Smith, James, et al.
How Do I Know if my Source is a Journal Article?
Look for these characteristics:
Works Cited |
Weinstein, Becca. "Trying Before Buying." Psychology Today, vol. 45, no. 3, May-June 2012, pp. 46-47. CINAHL Complete. |
In-Text Citation |
(Author's Last Name Page Number). Example: (Weinstein 46). |
Note: While MLA 9th edition recommends including URLs, Columbia College Library recommends that URLs be left out when citing a work found in a library database. This is because most URLs from library databases will stop working after the session ends. If your instructor requires a URL, look for the "Permalink" icon in the article description and place the URL generated after the name of the database.
Works Cited |
Jefferson, David J., and Temma Ehrenfeld. "The Divorce Generation Grows Up." Newsweek, vol. 151, no. 16, 21 Apr. 2008, p.46. MAS Ultra. |
In-Text Citation |
(First Author's Last Name and Second Author's Last Name Page Number). Example: (Jefferson and Ehrenfeld 46). |
Note: While MLA 9th edition recommends including URLs, Columbia College Library recommends that URLs be left out when citing a work found in a library database. This is because most URLs from library databases will stop working after the session ends. If your instructor requires a URL, look for the "Permalink" icon in the article description and place the URL generated after the name of the database.
Works Cited |
"Convenience Store Shopping Behavior: Packaged Beverages." Convenience Store News, vol. 36, no. 15, 18 Dec. 2000, p. 113. Business Source Complete. |
In-Text Citation |
("First Word or Words of the Title" Page Number). Example: ("Convenience Store Shopping" 113). Note: This magazine article doesn't list an author, so the first word or words of the title are included in the in-text citation in quotation marks. |
Note: While MLA 9th edition recommends including URLs, Columbia College Library recommends that URLs be left out when citing a work found in a library database. This is because most URLs from library databases will stop working after the session ends. If your instructor requires a URL, look for the "Permalink" icon in the article description and place the URL generated after the name of the database.
Works Cited |
Cosh, Kolby. "Tiny Human Brains Threaten Giant Dinosaur Bones in Alberta." Maclean's, 25 July 2012, www.macleans.ca/news/canada/a-blight-at-the-museum. Accessed 14 Aug. 2023. |
In-Text Citation |
(Author's Last Name). Example: (Cosh). |
Note: If the magazine article has two authors, follow the same author format as shown in the sections on Magazine Articles with Two Authors: (i.e. Author's Last Name, First Name, and Second Author's First Name Last Name)
Works Cited |
Campbell, Meagan. "'One Snap, One Frame': A Life in Pictures." Maclean's, vol. 129, no. 26, 04 July 2016, pp. 47-51. |
In-Text Citation |
(Author's Last Name Page Number). Example: (Campbell 49). |
Works Cited |
Ainsworth-Vincze, Cameron, and Josh Dehass. "Where Do I Belong?" Maclean's, vol. 123, no. 45, 22 Nov. 2010, pp. 58-59. |
In-Text Citation |
(First Author's Last Name and Second Author's Last Name Page Number). Example: (Ainsworth-Vincze and Dehass 58). |
Works Cited |
"When Eating Breakfast, Make it a Big One." Maclean's, vol. 121, no. 26/27, 7 July 2008, p. 63. |
In-Text Citation |
("First Word or Words of the Title" Page Number) Example: ("When Eating Breakfast" 63) Note: This magazine article doesn't list an author, so the first word or words of the title are included in the in-text citation in quotation marks. |
Works Cited |
Schmidt, Sarah. "Companies Fail the Test; Junk Food Marketing Aimed at Kids Faulted." The Gazette [Montreal], 10 Mar. 2010, p. A.11. Canadian Newsstand. Note: If an article ends with a question mark or exclamation mark (!), you do not need to add a period to mark the end of the title.
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In-Text Citation |
(Author's Last Name Page Number). Example: (Schmidt A11). Note: If an article is only one page long, you do not need to provide the page number in the in-text citation. Note: If there is no author listed, the in-text citation would include the first word or words of the title of the article in quotation marks, e.g. ("Companies"). |
Works Cited |
Crawford, Maxine. "Research in a Celtic Nation." Psynopsis: Canada's Psychology Newspaper, vol. 39, no. 3, Summer 2017, p. 32. Canadian Points of View Reference Centre. Note: If an article ends with a question mark or exclamation mark (!), you do not need to add a period to mark the end of the title.
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In-Text Citation |
(Author's Last Name Page Number). Example: (Crawford). Note: If an article is only one page long, you do not need to provide the page number in the in-text citation. Note: If there is no author listed, the in-text citation would include the first word or words of the title of the article in quotation marks, e.g. ("Psynopsis"). |
Works Cited |
Morrison, Malcolm. "TSX Recovers on Greece News." Toronto Star, 23 June 2011, www.thestar.com/business/economy/2011/06/23/tsx_recovers_on_greece _news.html. Accessed 16 Aug. 2016. Note: This entry has no page numbers, so this information is left out of the citation.
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In-Text Citation |
(Author's Last Name Page Number). Example: (Morrison). Note: If an article is only one page long, you do not need to provide the page number in the in-text citation. Note: If there is no author listed, the in-text citation would include the first word or words of the title of the article in quotation marks, e.g. ("TSX Recovers"). |
Works Cited |
Smith, Bill. "Talks on Bosnia Bog Down Over Borders." Toronto Star, 18 Aug. 2012, p. B6. Note: This entry has no page numbers, so this information is left out of the citation.
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In-Text Citation |
(Author's Last Name Page Number). Example: (Smith B6). Note: If an article is only one page long, you do not need to provide the page number in the in-text citation. Note: If there is no author listed, the in-text citation would include the first word or words of the title of the article in quotation marks, e.g. ("Talks"). |
Works Cited |
Donne, John. "A Valediction: Forbidding Mourning." The Broadview Introduction to Literature: Poetry, edited by Lisa Chalykoff, Neta Gordon, and Paul Lumsden, Broadview Press, 2013, pp. 48-49.
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In-Text Citation |
(Author of Poem's Last Name, line(s) Line Number(s)). Example: (Donne, lines 26-28). Note:If your quotation contains more than one line from the poem use forward slashes (/) between each line of the poem. For line breaks that occur between stanzas, use a double forward slash (//). Example Using scientific imagery, Donne describes his connection to his wife, "As stiff compasses are two: /Thy soul, the fixed foot, makes no show / To move, but both, if th' other do" (lines 26-28). Note: If citing more than 3 lines, follow the rules for a long quotation. |
Works Cited |
Keats, John. "On the Grasshopper and Cricket." Poetry Foundation, 2020, https://www.poetry foundation.org/poems/53210/on-the-grasshopper-and-cricket. Accessed 16 Aug. 2023.
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In-Text Citation |
(Author of Poem's Last Name, line(s) Line Number(s)). Example: (Keats, lines 10-12). Note:If your quotation contains more than one line from the poem use forward slashes (/) between each line of the poem. For line breaks that occur between stanzas, use a double forward slash (//). Example Keats uses insects to represent the everlasting vitality of nature, "On a lone winter evening, when the frost / Has wrought a silence, from the stove there shrills / The Cricket’s song, in warmth increasing ever" (lines 10-12). Note: If citing more than 3 lines, follow the rules for a long quotation. |
Works Cited |
Sharkey, Lee. "Thistle." About Place Journal, vol. 5, no. 2, Oct. 2018.
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In-Text Citation |
(Author of Poem's Last Name, line(s) Line Number(s)). Example: (Keats, lines 10-12). Note:If your quotation contains more than one line from the poem use forward slashes (/) between each line of the poem. For line breaks that occur between stanzas, use a double forward slash (//). Example Keats uses insects to represent the everlasting vitality of nature, "On a lone winter evening, when the frost / Has wrought a silence, from the stove there shrills / The Cricket’s song, in warmth increasing ever" (lines 10-12). Note: If citing more than 3 lines, follow the rules for a long quotation. |
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In-Text Citation Example
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Poem includes line numbers |
(Author of Poem's Last Name, line(s) Line Number(s)) Example: (Blake, lines 6-9) |
Poem doesn't include line numbers |
(Author of Poem's Last Name) Example: (Chaucer) |
Poem includes divisions (acts, scenes, cantos, books, parts) and line numbers |
(Author of Poem's Last Name Division Number. Line Number(s)) Example: (Pope 5.645-646) Note: 5.645-646 refers to canto 5, lines 645-646 |
Learn more: See the MLA Handbook, pp. 121-122
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The New Jerusalem Bible. General editor, Henry Wansbrough, Doubleday, 1985.
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(New Jerusalem Bible 1 Chron. 21.8) Note: The titles of books of scripture are often abbreviated for the in-text citation. For a full list of abbreviations, consult Appendix 1 of the MLA Handbook. |
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The Bible. Introd. and notes by Robert Carroll and Stephen Prickett, Oxford UP, 1998. Oxford World's Classics. Authorized King James Vers. Note: If the edition is based on a named version of the text, the name of the version can be recorded at the end of the entry, as "Authorized King James Vers" is above. |
In-Text Citation |
(The Bible Rev. 21.3) Note: The titles of books of scripture are often abbreviated for the in-text citation.For a full list of abbreviations, consult Appendix 1 of the MLA Handbook. |
Works Cited | The Qur'an. Trans. by M.A.S. Abdel Haleem, Oxford UP, 2005. |
In-Text Citation |
(The Qur'an Joseph 12:69) Note: The titles of books of scripture are often abbreviated for the in-text citation. For a full list of abbreviations, consult Appendix 1 of the MLA Handbook. |
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Meinholz, Greg. "In Jordan Love We Trust." Packers Talk Blog, 12 May 2023, packerstalk.com/2023/05/12/in-jordan-love-we-trust/. Accessed 15 June 2023. |
In-Text Citation |
(Author's Last Name) Example: (Meinholz). Note: Blog posts have no page numbers, paragraph numbers or section headings so this information is left out of the in-text citation. |
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Orton, Tyler, and Patrick Blennerhassett, hosts. "Lessons From the Brexit." BIV Podcast, episode 18, Business Vancouver, 28 June 2016, www.biv.com/article/2016/6/ biv-podcast-episode-18-lessons-brexit/. Accessed 16 Aug. 2023. |
In-Text Citation |
(Host's Last Name Start Time of Revelant Section-End Time of Section). Example: (Orton and Blennerhassett 01:15-02:22). |
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Sethi, Ramit. "How to Write a Winning Resume, With Ramit Sethi." YouTube, uploaded by I Will Teach You to Be Rich, 23 June 2015, www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ 0fjkKCsM1w. Accessed 16 Aug. 2023. Note: If the video creator is unknown, begin the citation with the title of the video. |
In-Text Citation |
If video creator is known: (Last Name of Video Creator Start Time of Revelant Section-End Time of Section) (Sethi 00:03:30-00:04:16) If video creator is unknown: ("Words from Title" Start Time of Revelant Section-End Time of Section) ("Secrets of Drawing" 02:40-03:25) Note: Cite the relevant hour, minute and seconds as displayed in your media player. |
For more information on citing videos found online, check out the MLA website.
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Sohaib Athar [@ReallyVirtual]. "Helicopter hovering above Abbottad at 1AM is a rare event." T witter, 4 Jan. 2013, 3:58 p.m., twitter.com/reallyvirtual/status/ 64780730286358528?lang=en. |
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(Screen Name). Example: (Sohaib Athar). |
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Rick Mercer Report. Spread the Net Challenge Winners 2016. Facebook, 23 Mar. 2016, 9:00 a.m., www.facebook.com/rickmercerreport. Accessed 26 June 2016. Note: As Facebook posts can be lengthy, describe the post instead of reposting its content. To find the time of a Facebook post, hover your mouse next to the date of the post over the clock icon. It may not be possible to link directly to the specific post itself. |
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(Author's Last Name or Account Name). Example: (Rick Mercer Report). |
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Sethi, Ramit. "How to Write a Winning Resume, With Ramit Sethi." YouTube, uploaded by I Will Teach You to Be Rich, 23 June 2015, www.youtube.com/watch?v=_0fjkKCsM1w. Accessed 28 June 2016. "Free Mental Health Support Available." YouTube, uploaded by ProvinceofBC, 15 Dec. 2020, https://youtu.be/K8qo-e9Jexc. Accessed 16 Aug. 2023. Note: If the video creator is unknown, such as when a video is produced by an organization, begin the citation with the title of the video. |
In-Text Citation |
If video creator is known: (Last Name of Video Creator Start Time of Revelant Section-End Time of Section) Example: (Sethi 00:03:30-00:04:16) If video creator is unknown: ("Words from Title" Start Time of Revelant Section-End Time of Section) Example: ("Free Mental Health" 00:05-00:10) Note: Cite the relevant hour, minute and seconds as displayed in your media player. If the video is less than hour cite minutes and seconds only. |
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(Words From Title Start Time of Relevant Section-End Time of Section) Example: (Ready 02:05:01-02:06:12) Note: The title of the film is in italics in the in-text citation because that is how it appears in the Works Cited List. Note: Cite the relevant hour, minute and seconds as displayed in your media player. If the video is less than hour cite minutes and seconds only. |
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Shrek. Directed by Andrew Adamson and Vicky Jenson, performances by Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy, Cameron Diaz, John Lithgow, and Vincent Cassel. DreamWorks Pictures. 2001. |
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(Title of Movie Start Time of Relevant Section-End Time of Section) Example: (Shrek 45:13-55:03) Note: The title of the film is in italics in the in-text citation because that is how it appears in the Works Cited List Example. Note: Cite the relevant hour, minute and seconds as displayed in your media player. If the video is less than hour cite minutes and seconds only. |
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Coraline. Directed by Henry Selick, screenplay by Henry Selick and Neil Gaiman, Laika, 2009. Netflix. |
In-Text Citation |
(Title of Movie Start Time of Relevant Section-End Time of Section) Example: (Coraline 1:25:15-01:40:05) Note: The title of the film is in italics in the in-text citation because that is how it appears in the Works Cited List Example. Note: Cite the relevant hour, minute and seconds as displayed in your media player. If the video is less than hour cite minutes and seconds only. |
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"The One Where Chandler Can't Cry." Friends, created by Marta Kauffman, performance by Matthew Perry, season 6, episode 14, Warner Brothers, 2004. HBO Max, www.hbomax.com. |
In-Text Citation |
("Title of Episode" Start Time of Relevant Section-End Time of Section) Example: ("The One Where Chandler" 14:56-15:33) Note: The title of the episode is in quotation marks in the in-text citation because that is how it appears in the Works Cited List Example. Note: Cite the relevant hour, minute and seconds as displayed in your media player. If the video is less than hour cite minutes and seconds only. |
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Kenworthy, Lane. The Good Society, lanekenworthy.net. Accessed 14 Aug. 2023 |
In-Text Citation |
(Author's Last Name). Example: (Kenworthy). |
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"Audit and Assurance." Chartered Professional Accountants Canada, 2016, www.cpacanada.ca/en/business-and-accounting-resources/audit-and-assurance. Accessed 14 Aug. 2023. |
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("Title of Section"). Example: ("Audit and Assurance"). |
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Morin, Amy. "Mom Am I Fat?: Helping Your Teen Have a Positive Body Image." Verywell Family, About Inc., 18 Jan. 2019, www.verywellfamily.com/media-and-teens-body-image-2611245. Accessed 14 Aug. 2023. |
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(Author's Last Name). Example: (Morin). |
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"How to Teach Yourself Guitar." eHow, Demand Media, www.ehow.com/how_5298173_teach-yourself-guitar.html. Accessed 24 June 2016. Note: The above example has no copyright/last updated date. It is important to include the date of access if the source has no date specifying when it was produced or published.
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("Title of Page or Document"). Example: ("How to Teach"). Note: There is no author, so the title (or an abbreviated version of the title) is used in the in-text citation, in quotation marks, as it appears in the Works Cited List Example above. |