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Research Handbook: MLA Frequently Used Citation Formats

Remember to format the Date as Day Month Year (7 July 2022)

One Author

Last Name, First Name.

Jones, Walter.

Two Authors

Last Name, First Name and First Name Last Name.

Washington, Louis and Paul Lincoln.

Three or More Authors

Last Name, First Name et al.

Adams, John et al.

No Author

Begin with the title of the resource.

Book 

Author(s). Title of Book: Subtitle of Book. City of Publication, Publisher, Publication Date, DOI or permalink or URL. Accessed Date of Access.

Jones, Jack Peter. All About Books: An Intensive Study. Macmillan, 2011. 

Book (Other than First Edition)

Author(s). Title of Work: Subtitle of Work. (# edition). Publisher, Publication Date, DOI or permalink or URL. Accessed Date of Access.

Smith, Juan Ezra.. Multiple Editions of Editions: Numbers Beyond Belief. 8th ed., Macmillan, 2012.

Edited Book (With Author)

Author(s). Title of Book: Subtitle of Book, edited by Editor(s). Publisher, Publication Date. DOI or permalink or URL. Accessed Date of Access. 

Thompson, Ursula. An Adventure in Editing: Editing an Author's Work, edited by Mary Miller. Palgrave, 2001.

Edited Book (No Author)

Editor(s) formatted same as Author(s), editor(s). Title of Work: Subtitle of Work. Publisher, Date of Publication. DOI or permalink or URL. Accessed Date of Access.

Greenberg, Oscar Bob, editor. An Edited Book of Chapters: Thirty-five Amazing Pieces. Petersons Publishing, 2022.

Article or Chapter in an Edited Book

Author(s)."Title of Chapter: Subtitle of Chapter." Title of Work: Subtitle of Work, edited by Editor(s), Publisher, Publication Date, pp. #-#. DOI or permalink or URL. Accessed Date of Access.

Johnstone, Zena. "A Chapter of Chapters: Chapters Galore." Chapters, Chapters and More Chapters, edited by Charles Charleston. Heinemann, 2000, pp. 3-45.

Journal Article

Author(s). "Article Title: Article Subtitle." Publication Title, vol. #, no. #, Publication Date, pp. #-#. URL or DOI. Accessed Date of Access.

Smith, Anna Mae and John Jackson. "Articles on Articles: An Analysis." Journal of Article Analysis, vol. 87, no. 2, 2022, pp. 9-13. 

News Article

Author(s). "Article Title: Article Subtitle." Publication Title, Day Month Year, p. #. URL or DOI. Date of Access.

Chack, Frank Oscar. "Articles of News: Newsworthy Articles." News of the Article World, 3 January 2022, p. A32. articleworld.com. Accessed 4 June 2023.

Website

Author(s). "Title of Webpage." Title of Website: Subtitle of Website. Name of Institution or Organization Affiliated with the Site, Date of resource creation, URL or DOI or permalink. Date of access. 

Pope, Alex Marvin. "Reflections on Reflecting." Reflections on Websites: Websites on Websites. Website Reflections, 7 May 2015. Accessed 9 April 2021. 

Unpublished (Personal) Interviews

Interviewee. Personal interview. Day Month Year.

Abrams, Adam. Personal interview. 31 October 1993.

Published Interview

If there is no title, put Interview by Interviewer without quotation marks instead of the title.

Interviewee. "Title of Interview." Citation of larger container (book, journal, etc.).

Abrams, Adam. Interview by Bob Branson. Citation of larger creation.

Abrams, Adam. "An Interview with Adam Abrams." Citation of larger creation.

 

Recorded Television Series

"Episode Name." Series Name, written by Writer and Writer, directed by Director, created by Name and Name, performance by Name and Name, seas #, episode #, Publisher or Distributor, Day Month Year of Distribution. Streaming Service and/or URL.

"The First Episode." Series of Episodes, written by Fred Rogers and Fanny Mae, directed by Bert Alberts, created by Michael Mills and Frank Fortworth, seas. 1, episode 1, Series Productions, 2002. Streaming Service, URL.

Broadcast Television Series

"Episode Name." Series Name, written by Writer and Writer, directed by Director, created by Name and Name, performance by Name and Name, season #, episode #, Distributor, Network Name, Call Letters of the Station, City, Day Month Year Broadcast. Streaming Service, URL.

"The First Episode." Series of Episodes, written by Fred Rogers and Fanny Mae, directed by Bert Alberts, created by Michael Mills and Frank Fortworth, seas. 1, episode 1, Series Productions, PBT, Anytown, MA, 3 October 2002. Streaming Service, URL.

 

Published Conference Presentations / Lecture Notes / Presentation Slides

Cite these like a book if there is a book equivalent. If the date and location of the conference are not part of the published title, add this information.

Speaker's Name(s). "Title of Speech." Conference Title that Includes Conference Date and Location, edited by Conference Editor(s). Publisher, Date of Publication. URL.

Hughes, Elsie. "Dressing the Ladies." Housekeepers Hints Annual, 22 March 1922, York, England, edited by William Gold. Housekeepers United, 1923. http://www.housekeepersunited.co.uk/conferences/1922/hughes/dressing

Unpublished Conference Presentations / Lecture Notes / Presentation Slides

Speaker's Name(s). "Title of Speech." Conference or Meeting, Day Month Year. Venue or School or Course, City, State. Type of Presentation (Address, Lecture, Reading, Keynote Speech, Guest Lecture, Conference Presentation, etc.). URL.

Carson, Charlie. "The Setting of a Table." Annual Butlers Symposium, 11 February 1921. The Abbey, York, England. (Keynote Speech). http://www.butlersunited.co.uk/1921/carson/setting.html

 

Online Forum / Discussion / Social Media Post

Treat web postings as a standard web entry, the only difference being Screen Name [Real Name if Available] as the author.

Twitter / Tweet

User's Twitter handle. [Real Name if Available]. "Full text of tweet as capitalized in the tweet." Twitter, Day Month Year, Your Time Zone, URL.

 

YouTube / Streaming Media

Treat television shows and movies as film or television series.

Creator(s). "Title of Video." YouTube, uploaded by Name (if different from creator), Day Month Year, URL.

 

Podcasts

Episode

"Title of Episode." Podcast Series Title from Publisher / Distributor, Day Month Year, URL.

"Podcasting for Peers." Podcasting for Populations from Podcast Is for All. 3 March 2023, www.podcasting.com/series/peers

Series

Podcast Series Title from Publisher / Distributor, Day Month Year, URL.

Podcasting for Populations from Podcast Is for All, 3 January 2021 - 5 March 2023, www.podcasting.com/series

 

Secondary Sources

Provide the secondary source in the references list; in the text, name the original work and give a citation to the secondary source.

Original Author(s) noted .... (as cited in Author of Item in Hand, Year of item in hand).

 

Artwork

For web-only artwork, treat the item as a website, using the username of the author if available.

Artist. Title of Artwork. Day Month Year Created. Institution or Other Source Where Located, City of Physical Location. Website or Institution Name, URL. Accessed Day Month Year.

Mills, Mary. My Lambs. 3 August 1843. Mother Goose Museum, Fairyland, Germany. Mother Goose Museum Online, http://mgm.co.gr. Accessed 22 July 2023.

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