MLA (Modern Language Association) Style - Citing Online Sources

Library Subscription Services (Online Databases)

Elements (with samples):

1. Author's name (last name, first name)Kass, Leon R.

2. Title of article (in quotation marks)“Defending Human Dignity.”

3. Name of periodical (italicized)Commentary(Note: no period)

4. Volume. Issue 124.5
Note: Journal citations include the volume and issue number while magazine/newspaper citations do not.

5. Date publishedDec. 2007.

6. Page number(s) 53-61.

7. Database title ( italicized )Academic Search Premier.

8. Medium of publicationWeb.

9. Date of access (day month year)12 Aug. 2015.

Formula:

Author. “Title of Article.” Name of Periodical Volume. Issue. Date published: Page Number(s). Database Title. Medium of publication consulted. Date of access.

Examples for a Works Cited List

Kass, Leon R. “Defending Human Dignity.” Commentary Dec. 2007: 53-61. Academic Search Premier. Web. 12Aug. 2015.

Martin, Hugo. "Anaheim Targets Short-Term Rentals."Los Angeles Times15 Sep. 2015: C4. ProQuest. Web. 18Sep. 2015.

Nolte, Carl. “A City and Its Firemen Mourn Their Fallen Comrade.” The San Francisco Chronicle 31 Oct. 2003: A18+. LexisNexis Academic. Web. 29Aug. 2015.

Obama, Barack. "Racism Against Young African American Men Needs to Be Addressed." Racial Profiling. Ed. Noel Merino. Farmington Hills: Greenhaven P, 2015. Current Controversies. Rpt. from "Remarks by the President on Trayvon Martin." The White House, 19 July 2013. Opposing Viewpoints in Context. Web. 15 Sept. 2015.

Price, Tom. “Future of Journalism.” CQ Researcher 27 Mar. 2009: 273-96.CQ Researcher Online. Web. 3Sep. 2015.

Twiss, Sumner B. “History, Human Rights, and Globalization.” Journal of Religious Ethics 32.1 (2004): 39-70. JSTOR. Web. 29 Aug. 2015.

Online Books

If citing an online book that also appeared in print, begin the citation with the relevant facts about print publication (author, title, place of publication, publisher, year published, etc.), followed by:

1.Name of the database or Web site (italicized).

2.Medium of publication consulted (Web).

3.Date of access (day, month, and year).

Berk, Laura E.Awakening Children's Minds: How Parents and Teachers Can Make a Difference. New York: Oxford UP, 2004.eBook Collection (EBSCOhost).Web. 16 Sep. 2015.

Chbosky, Stephen. "The Perks of Being a Wallflower." Novels for Students. Ed. Sara Constantakis. Vol. 47. Farmington Hills: Gale, 2015. 216-36. Gale Virtual Reference Library. Web. 16
Sept. 2015.

Web Pages

A Web page is a single document on the World Wide Web, a part of a Web site. It can be compared to an online version of an article or a section of a book.

Elements:

  1. Name of the author, compiler, editor, or translator. No author given – start with the title
  2. Title of the Web page or article (in quotation marks)“The Articles of Confederation.”
  3. Title of the Web site or online periodical (italicized )A Chronology of US Historical Documents.

4. Name of the publisher or sponsoring institutionU of Oklahoma College of Law,

Note:If no publisher isgiven, use “N.p.”

5. Date of publication or latest update31 Mar. 2015.

Note:If no date is given, use “n.d.”

6. Medium of publication Web.

7. Date of access (day month year)3Sep. 2015.

8. URL

Note: You should include a URL as supplementary information when the reader probably cannot locate the source without it or when your instructor requires it.

Formula:

Author(s). “Title of the Page.” Title of the Web site. Name of Sponsoring Institution, Date of publication. Medium of publication. Date of access. <URL optional, ask instructor>.

Examples for a Works Cited List

“The Articles of Confederation.” A Chronology of US Historical Documents. U of Oklahoma College of Law, 31 Mar. 2015. Web. 3Sep. 2015.

Green, Joshua. “The Rove Presidency.” The Atlantic. Atlantic Monthly Group, Sept. 2007. Web. 29Aug. 2015. <

Tyre, Peg. “Standardized Tests in College?” Newsweek.IBT Media, 13Mar. 2010. Web. 19Sep. 2015. <

Van Helden, Albert et al., eds. “Copernican System.” The Galileo Project. Rice U, 1995. Web. 2 Sep. 2015. <

Revised Sep. 2015 by Andy Mezynski