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MLA Style for Writing: Works Cited

This guide will cover MLA format for papers.

MLA Core Elements

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Examples

Example of a book citation:

Morrison, Toni. Home. Alfred A. Knopf, 2012, pp.43-47.

 

Example of an ebook citation:

Skloot, Rebecca. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks. Broadway Books, 2010. EBSCOhost. http://dcccd.idm.oclc.org/login? url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=nlebk&AN=721708&site=ehost-live.

 

Example of an article from an online database citation:

Amaral, Genevieve. "Edgar Allan Poe's Fear of Texts." The Comparatist, vol. 35, May 2011, pp. 27-238. Explora, http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=lfh&AN=61013861

 

Example of a website citation:

The Pulitzer Prizes. Columbia University, 2016, www.pulitzer.org. Accessed 24 Oct. 2016.

Helpful Resources

End-of-Paper Checklist

Finished your assignment? Use this checklist to be sure you haven't missed any information needed for MLA style.

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