For more information on how to format MLA in-text citations, check out the Academy of Art University’s Writing Lab’s MLA examples.
Also, check out Purdue University's MLA Formatting and Style Guide for more information and examples.
Material Type |
Citation Format and Example |
| Book |
Format for a Book citation is:
Author's Lastname, Firstname. Title of Book. Place of Publication:
Publisher, Year of Publication. Medium of Publication.
Book Citation Example:
Okuda, Michael, and Denise Okuda.
Star Trek Chronology: The History of the Future. New York: Pocket, 1993. Print.
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| Journal Article: |
Format for a Journal Article:
Author's Lastname, Firstname."Title of Article."
Title of Journal Volume.Issue (Year): pages. Medium of Publication.
Journal Article Example:
Wilcox, Rhonda V. "Shifting Roles and Synthetic Women in Star Trek: The Next Generation." Studies in Popular Culture 13.2(1991): 53-65. Print.
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| Newspaper or Magazine Article: |
Format for a Newspaper or Magazine Article:
Author's Lastname, Firstname."Title of Article." Title of Periodical Day Month Year: pages. Medium of Publication.
Newspaper article Example:
Di Rado, Alicia. "Trekking through College: Classes Explore Modern
Society Using the World of Star Trek." Los Angeles Times 15
Mar. 1995: A3. Print.
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| Encyclopedia: |
Format for an Encyclopedia Article:
Author's Lastname, Firstname. "Title of Article." Encyclopedia Name. Ed. Firstname Lastname. Number of Volumes. Place of Publication: Publisher, Year of Publication. Medium of Publication.
Encyclopedia Example:
Horn, Maurice. "Flash Gordon." The World Encyclopedia of Comics. Ed. Maurice Horn. 2 vols. New York: Chelsea, 1976. Print.
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| Website: |
Format for a Website:
Name of author, editor, director, etc. "Title of Work (for a specific article or page)." Title of Website. Date of Posting/Revision. Publisher or sponsor of the site (sometimes found in
copyright statements). Date of publication (if available). Medium of Publication. Date you accessed the site.
<electronic address (optional)>.
Website Examples:
To Cite an article or a page on a website:
Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor. "Drafters." Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2010-2011 Edition. Web. 23 Feb. 2010.
<http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos111.htm>.
To Cite an entire website:
Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor. Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2010-2011 Edition. Web. 23 Feb. 2010.
<http://www.bls.gov/oco/>.
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Article on the
Internet or in the Academy Databases: |
Format for a Database Article:
Author’s Lastname, Author’s Firstname. “Title of article.”
Magazine/Journal Name Volume Number.Issue Number (Publication
Year): Page number-page number. Title of Database. Medium of Publication Consulted. Date of access. <electronic address of the
database (optional)>.
Database Example: (Proquest)
McCarthy, Erin. "10 Scenes that changed movie history." Popular
Mechanics 184.1 (2007): 64. Research Library Core, ProQuest. Web. 23 Feb. 2010.
Database Example Two: (Wilson Web)
Jays, David. “First love, last rites.” Sight & Sound 17.10 (2007): 34-5. Art Full Text, H. W. Wilson. Web. 23 Feb. 2010.
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| Digital Image from the Internet: |
Format for a Digital Image from the Web:
Author/Artist if available. Description or title of image. Date of image. Title of database or Web site. Medium of publication. Date of access.
<electronic address (optional)>.
Digital Image from the Web Example:
Picasso, Pablo. Les Demoiselles d'Avignon. 1907. Academy of Art University Collection. Web. 30 Mar. 2009.
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| Image from a Printed Source: |
Format for an Image from a Printed Source:
Author/Artist if available. Description or title of image. Type of image
(photo, map, cartoon, drawing, etc,). Author of source of image (last
name, first name). Title of source of image. Publication city of source
of image: Publisher's name of source of image, publication year of
source of image, page number of source of image.
Digital Image from a Printed Source Example:
Berryman, Liz. Market in Lijiang. Photograph. Ferroa, Peggy. China.
New York: Marshall Cavendish, 2002, 37.
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| Films and Movies |
Format for Film:
Title of film or movie. Film Studio or Distributor, Release Year. Format.
You may include other data that seem pertinent such as names of the screenwriter, director (use the abbreviation Dir.) performers (use the abbreviation Perf.), and producer between the title and the distributor. For films dubbed or subtitled in English, you may give the English title and follow it with the original title, italicized, in square brackets.
Format should be the format you viewed, for example Film, DVD, or VHS.
Film Examples:
It’s a Wonderful Life. Dir. Frank Capra. Perf. James Stewart, Donna Reed, Lionel Barrymore, and Thomas Mitchell. RKO, 1946. Film.
Like Water for Chocolate [Como agua para chocolate]. Screenplay by Laura Esquivel. Dir. Alfonso Arau. Perf. Lumi Cavazos, Marco Lombardi, and Regina Torne. Miramax, 1993. DVD.
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