All library resources have an automatic citation tool. However, it is still important to check your work. This guide gives you the basics on how to cite in MLA format.
Author/ Creator - (This can be a person, a group of people, organization, or corporation)
Title of the source - (The name of the article, webpage, chapter, image, etc.)
Name of Publisher - (The name of the website, journal, newspaper, etc the source was published in.
Date Published - (When was the source published? If date is not available, put the date you accessed the source instead at the end of the citation).
Where to find it - (Give the direct link or location of the source; URL)
Format: Author's Last Name, First Name. "Title of Article: Subtitle if Any." Name of Newspaper [city of newspaper if local paper with city name not in name], Date of Publication, p. Page Number if given. Name of Database. URL
Example: Smith, Regina. "The Green New Deal: America's New Solution to Climate Change?" New York Times. 18 September 2024. p. 13, ProQuest Central. URL.
Format: Author(s). "Title of Article." Title of Journal, vol. #, no. #, Date of Publication, page number(s). Database Name (if electronic), URL or DOI
Example: Brown, Sarah. "The Effects of Social Media on Adolescent Mental Health." Journal of Psychology, vol. 35, no. 2, 2023, pp. 45-67. JSTOR, doi:10.1000/jpsych.2023.00045.
When you use information from a source, you need to give credit within your paper using an in-text citation. Here’s how to do it:
(Author's Last Name, Page Number)
This is a summary of what we covered today. This material was borrowed from: Stiwinter, Katherine. SCC Research Guides: COL 101 - Library Assignments: Cite Your Sources. https://libguides.sccsc.edu/COL101-resources/cite.
