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Waggoner Library Tutorials

Tutorials on formatting Word; In-text citations; Basic MLA guidelines;

MLA 9th Ed. (2021)

This information is a quick introduction to the Modern Language Association 9th edition citation style. Consult the MLA Handbook or the online MLA Style Center for detailed standards and procedures. 

This information is a quick introduction to the Modern Language Association 9th edition citation style. Consult the MLA Handbook or the online MLA Style Center for detailed standards and procedures. 

Start with a PLAYLIST.  That means consecutive videos about the topic begin automatically from one URL.

Choose a single video to help understand a MLA element

MLA 9 Citation & Formatting Tools

Online MLA Citation Sites for Examples

Print Book

Works Cited List: Author Last Name, First Name.  Title. Publisher, Year.

In-text: (Author Last Name Page Number)

Example:

Works Cited Ex. Helmer, Jodi. Protecting Pollinators: How to Save the Creatures That Feed Our World. Island Press, 2019.

In-text Ex. (Helmer 133)

E-Book

Cite an e-book as you would a book, but afterward, include the container (the site that hosts the e-book) and the location (URL). 

Works Cited Ex. Lester, Phil. Healthy Bee, Sick Bee: The Influence of Parasites, Pathogens, Predators and Pesticides on Honey Bees, Victoria University Press, 2021. ProQuest Ebook Central, https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/trevecca/detail.action?docID=6473801.

In-text Ex. (Lester 87)

Journal Article from Database 

In the Works Cited List:  Author Last Name, First Name. "Title." Journal/Magazine/Newspaper Title, Publication Information [volume, issue/number, year, pages]. Name of Database, DOI, Permalink, or shortened URL for an article in the database. 

In-text: (Author Last Name Page Number)

Works Cited 

Ex. Abrol, D. P., et al. “Foraging Rhythm of Bees in Relation to Flowering of Sweet Basil, Ocimum Basilicum L.” Current Science, vol. 113, no. 12, 2017, pp. 2359–62. JSTOR, http://www.jstor.org/stable/26493548. 

In-text: Ex. (Abrol 2360-2361)

Image of print book citation in MLA 9th edition
Image of ebook citation in MLA 9th edition
Image of print journal article citation in MLA 9th edition

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