MLA Style
MLA Handbook, 9th Edition
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MLA Handbook
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Call Number: LB2369 .G53 2021ISBN: 9781603293518Publication Date: 2021-04-22The ninth edition builds on the MLA's unique approach to documenting sources using a template of core elements facts common to most sources, like author, title, and publication date that allows writers to cite any type of work, from books, e-books, and journal articles in databases to song lyrics, online images, social media posts, dissertations, and more. With this focus on source evaluation as the cornerstone of citation, MLA style promotes the skills of information and digital literacy so crucial today.
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The MLA Style CenterThe MLA Style Center is the only authorized website on MLA style. A companion to the MLA Handbook, the site provides students and educators with a host of free resources for teaching and learning the MLA’s approach to research, writing, and documentation. It offers a quick guide to citing any source according to the MLA format template, a practice template, a Q&A feature with hundreds of citation examples, a blog of writing tips, guidelines for formatting a paper and avoiding plagiarism, sample papers, lesson plans, worksheets, and other classroom resources submitted by users.
Most Common MLA Formats & Examples
Format:
Last Name, First Name. "Title of Article." Title of Journal, volume, issue, date, pages. Name of Database, DOI or URL. Date Accessed.
Example:
Ajibola, Tunde Shamsudeen, et al. “In-Text Citations and Referencing Styles Adopted in Academic Writings: A Review of the Literature.” International Journal of Information Studies & Libraries, vol. 4, no. 2, July 2019, pp. 1 - 10. EBSCOhost, research.ebsco.com/linkprocessor/plink?id=fdd84a05-137f-3cbf-8c3d-ebdfce755434. Accessed 17 Jul 2025.
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Last Name, First Name. Title of Book. City of Publication, Publisher, Publication Date.
Example:
Dyson, George. Turing's Cathedral: The Origins of the Digital Universe. New York, Pantheon Books, 2012.
Format:
Last Name, First Name. Title of Book, Publisher, Date Published. Database Name, URL.
Example:
Chan, Anita Say. Predatory Data : Eugenics in Big Tech and Our Fight for an Independent Future, University of California Press, 2025. ProQuest Ebook Central, https://www.proquest.com/legacydocview/EBC/31788859?accountid=28518.
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Last Name, First Name. "Title of Page." Title of Website, Date Published (if available), URL. Date Accessed.
Example:
Chayka, Kyle. "A.I. Is Homogenizing Our Thoughts." The New Yorker, 25 Jun 2025, https://www.newyorker.com/culture/infinite- scroll/ai-is-homogenizing-our-thoughts. Accessed 17 Jul 2025.