{Brief} Works Cited Guide for MLA (9th ed.)
Articles from a Library Database
The following is the basic format for citing an article from a library database:
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Author last name, first name. “Title of article.” Journal title, Volume, Issue #, Date of publication, Page #s. Database name, DOI or Permalink to article. |
Article in Academic Search Premier
Baade, Christina. “A Complicated Transformation: Beyoncé, ‘Blue,’ and the Politics of Black Motherhood.” Popular Music and Society, vol. 42, no. 1, Feb. 2019, pp. 42-60. Academic Search Premier, https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&AuthType=sso&db=hlh&AN=134473464&site=ehost-live&scope=site&custid=092-700.
Article in Opposing Viewpoints
Coates, Ta-Nehisi. “The Legacy of Malcolm X.” The Atlantic, May 2011, Gale in Context: Opposing Viewpoints, link.gale.com/apps/doc/A269875561/OVIC?u=sain32367&sid=bookmark-OVIC&xid=fb9b8234.
MLA Guide for Citing ELECTRONIC SOURCES (9th ed.)
The most frequently utilized internet resource is an article you find online. The formatting for that is as follows:
| Author last name, first name. “Title of article.” Title of website, date of publication, URL. |
Article on a website
Loofbourow, Lili. “Ted Lasso Has Been a Rom-Com All Along.” Slate, 20 Aug. 2021, https://slate.com/culture/2021/08/ted-lasso-episode-rainbow-a-romantic-comedy.html.
* If no author is provided begin an entry with the title of the article.
* If the site has no copyright date or other date of publication include the access date after the URL.
An Entire Website
(When citing an entire website, it’s helpful to include your date of access if no publication date is available since websites can be updated frequently. Place the access date after the URL.)
| Website Title. Publisher, date of publication or copyright (if available), URL. Date of access (if applicable). |
The Pluralism Project. Harvard University, 2021, pluralism.org.
eBook
(Similar to citing a print book. The additions here are: including the format “E-book” after the title, the name of the eBook provider, and the eBook URL at the end of the citation [URLs aren’t needed if accessing a title that you own])
| Author last name, first name. Title. E-book, publisher, publication date. Name of eBook provider, URL (if needed). |
Limón, Ada. The Carrying: Poems. E-book, Milkweed Editions, 2018. eBook Collection (EBSCO), https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&AuthType=sso&db=nlebk&AN=1868747&site=eds-live&scope=site&custid=092-700&ebv=EK&ppid=Page-__-1.
Audiobook
(Follow formatting above but include narrator and “audiobook ed.” after the title.)
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Author last name, first name. Title. Narrated by ___ , audiobook ed., audiobook publisher, publication date. Name of audiobook provider, URL (if needed). |
Philyaw, Deesha. The Secret Lives of Church Ladies. Narrated by Janina Edwards, audiobook ed., Tantor Media, 2020. OverDrive, https://mobius.overdrive.com/mobius-stchas/content/media/5696762
YouTube Video
| “Title of video.” Website, uploaded by username/author, publication date, URL. |
“Arnie the Doughnut read by Chris O’Dowd” YouTube, uploaded by StorylineOnline, 31 May 2018, https://youtu.be/6E67n1vZZjQ.
Other Streaming Video
| Title of film. Directed by ____ , Film studio or distributor, Release year. Streaming provider, URL. |
Screened Out. Dir. Jon Hyatt, Dark Star Pictures, 2020. Kanopy. https://stchas.kanopy.com/video/screened-out.
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