- Grimsley High School
- Citation
Citation Examples by Type of Source
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Book
Works Cited Template
Author. Title of Book. Publisher, Date.
Example Entry
Example of In-Text Citation
(Appy 12-13)
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Chapter of an Edited Book
Template
Chapter Author. "Title of Chapter." Book Title, edited by Editor Names, Publisher, Date, pp. XX-XX.
Example
Kassam, Zayn. "Gender." A Companion to Muslim Ethics, edited by Amyn B. Sajoo, I.B. Tauris, 2010, pp. 105-118.
In-Text
(Kassam 116)
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eBook
Template
Author. Title of eBook. Publisher, Date. Database Name, URL.
Example
Punter, David. A New Companion to the Gothic. Wiley-Blackwell, 2012. Ebook Central, ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/sfcollege-ebooks/detail.action?docID=843409.
In-Text
(Punter 63–65)
Notes
- Most library eBooks are offered through Ebook Central or EBSCO.
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Journal Article in Database
Template
Author. "Title of Article." Title of Journal, vol. X, no. X, date, pp. XX-XX. Database Name, DOI or stable URL.
Example
Cohen, Matthew Isaac. "Global Modernities and Post-Traditional Shadow Puppetry in Contemporary Southeast Asia." Third Text, vol. 30, no. 3/4, 2016, pp. 188-206. Academic Search Complete, doi:10.1080/09528822.2017.1305728.
In-Text
(Cohen 190)
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Webpage
Template
Author. "Web Page Title." Website Title, publisher, date, URL.
Example with Publisher
Wade, Lisa. "Race-Based Activism is Changing College Campuses." Sociological Images, The Society Pages, 19 Apr. 2016, thesocietypages.org/socimages/2016/04/19/college-presidents-say-that-race-based-activism-is-changing-their-campuses/.
Example with No Author, Date, or Publisher
"Gambler's Fallacy." Logical Fallacies, www.logicalfallacies.info/relevance/gamblers/. Accessed 4 Feb. 2017.
In-Text
(Wade); ("Gambler's")
Notes
- Leave out any components you can't find.
- If there are no page numbers for an online resource, only give the author in the in-text citation.
- If there is no date for a resource, you can provide an access date.
View the "MLA: Citing Web Resources" tutorial (Opens in new window.)
YouTube Video
Template
Creator. "Video Title." YouTube, uploaded by user, date, URL.
Example with Creator
History. "America the Story of Us: Declaration of Independence." YouTube, 23 Apr. 2010, youtube.com/watch?v=yb7MI8NQLoo/.
Example with No Creator
"George Washington Reads the Declaration of Independence." YouTube, uploaded by PastorAppreciation1, 2 July 2015, youtube.com/watch?v=GDZp5-w-fZ8.
In-Text
(History 1:12); ("George" 0:32-34)
Notes
- Only include the "uploaded by" component if the user who uploaded the video is clearly not the creator.
- You may use timestamps in place of pages for in-text citations.
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"Libguides: Tutorials: MLA". Sfcollege.Libguides.Com, 2019, http://sfcollege.libguides.com/c.php?g=756297&p=5422325#s-lg-box-wrapper-20149145.