History Resource Guide: MLA

MLA is most often used in the humanities. Subject areas that are likely to use MLA style include:

• Art
• English
• Modern Languages
• Music
• Philosophy
• Religion

Note: If you aren't sure which citation style to use, check with your instructor.

Purdue Online Writing Lab (OWL)

How to:

• Format a paper
• Create in-text citations
• Create a works cited page

The MLA Style Center

• Using MLA Format
• Works Cited: A Quick Guide
• Interactive Template (create citations)

Available in Funderburg Library:
Ref 808.027 M6995m9

Article from an Online Database

Format

Author. "Article Title." Journal/Magazine Title, vol. xx, no. x, day month year, pp. xx-xx. Database,
     doi or Permalink.

Citation

Gadow, Kenneth D., and Joyce Sprafkin. "Television 'Violence' and Children with Emotional and
     Behavioral Disorders." Journal of Emotional & Behavioral Disorders, vol. 1, no. 1,
     Jan. 1993, p. 54. Academic Search Complete, https://doi.org/10.1177/106342669300100108.

Electronic Book from an Online Database

Format

Author. Title. Publisher, Date. Database, Permalink.

Citation

Sender, Katherine. The Makeover : Reality Television and Reflexive Audiences. NYU Press,
     2012. JSTOR, http://www.jstor.org/stable/j.ctt9qfqh1.