MLA Citation Examples
How to Cite a Book
Format: Last Name, First Name. Title of Book. City of Publication, Publisher, Publication Date.
*Note: the City of Publication should only be used if the book was published before 1900, if the publisher has offices in more than one country, or if the publisher is unknown in North America.
Example: Henley, Patricia. The Hummingbird House. MacMurray & Beck, 1999.
How to Cite a Journal/Magazine Article from a Database
Format: Author(s). "Title of Article." Title of Journal, vol. #, no. #, Date of Publication, page number(s). Database Name (if electronic), DOI (or URL if DOI is not known).
Example: Korb, Rena. "The Yellow Wallpaper." Short Stories for Students, vol. 1, Gale, 1997, pp. 277-293. For Students (Complete Collection), link.gale.com/apps/doc/CX2694800028/GVRL.xlit.forstu?u=atla29738&sid=bookmark-GVRL.xlit.forstu&xid=898df543
Part 1 of this Zotero tutorial details where to install Zotero, how to build your library, and make edits to the metadata within your library.
