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MLA Style 9th ed Citation Guide - Langara Library

Basic Format

The MLA 9th ed. does not provide rules for citing specific types of resources. They provide a universal set of guidelines for any type of material based on the core elements. The examples provided in this guide were created by a Langara College librarian and follow this format.

Webpage with named author

Basic Format

Author's Last name, First name. "Title of Document or Page." Name of Website, Publication Date, URL.

Works Cited

Colegate, Mat. "Two Intersecting Visions: Decadence." The Comics Journal, 23 Apr. 2014, www.tcj.com/two-intersecting-visions-decadence/.

In-Text

(Colegate)

MLA Handbook, 9th ed., pp. 324-27.

Webpage with no named author

Basic Format

"Title of Web Article." Name of Website, date, URL.

Works Cited

"MLA Works Cited: Electronic Sources (Web Publications)." Purdue Online Writing Lab, 21 July 2022, owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/mla_style/mla_formatting_and_style_guide/mla_works_cited_electronic_sources.html.

In-Text

("MLA")

MLA Handbook, 9th ed., p. 324.

Webpage with corporate author

Basic Format

Name of Organization. "Title of Document or Page." Name of Website, Publication Date, URL.

Works Cited

Province of British Columbia. "B.C.'s response to COVID-19." 2022, /www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/covid-19/info/response.

In-Text

(Province of British Columbia)

MLA Handbook, 9th ed., pp. 324-27.

Wikipedia or other online reference source

Basic Format

"Title of Entry." Title of Site, Publisher of site, Date last modified, URL.

Works Cited

"Charlene Vickers." Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 13 Nov. 2016, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlene_Vickers.

In-Text

("Charlene Vickers")

MLA Handbook, 9th ed., p. 328.