MLA Style

When there is only one author: begin the entry with the author's last name, a comma, the rest of their name as found in the source and a period. 

French, Tana. In the Woods. Penguin Books, 2007.

When there are two authors: begin with the first author's last name, a comma, their first name, a comma, the word and, the second authors first name, last name, and a period. 

McKelvey, Kathryn, and Janine Munslow. Fashion Design Process, Innovation & Practice. 2nd ed., John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, 2012. ProQuest Ebook Central, ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/jeffcomm-ebooks/detail.action?docID=819172.

When there are three or more authors: begin the entry with the first author's last name, a comma, their first name, a comma, and et al followed by a period. 

Budd, Lucy, et al. Sustainable Aviation Futures. Emerald Publishing Limited, 2013. ProQuest Ebook Central, ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/jeffcomm-ebooks/detail.action?docID=1602361.

When citing the title of a self-contained work, the title is written in italics with a period at the end. 

French, Tana. In the Woods. Penguin Books, 2007.

When citing the title of work that is part of a larger whole like an essay, article, or episode, the title goes in "quotation marks" with a period at the end. 

Licciardello, F., et al. “Measures to Prevent Stress Corrosion Cracking of Aluminum Cans for Carbonated Beverages.” Italian Journal of Food Science, vol. 30, no. 5, Jan. 2018, pp. 142–45. Gale Academic OneFile, link.gale.com/apps/doc/A569113203/AONE?u=lexi78261&sid=AONE&xid=c63f8933. 

When your source is part of a larger whole like an article from an academic journal, page from a website, poems or short stories that are part of a collection, or even a tv show that is part of a series, your citation must include the container in italics. 

Pardlo, Gregory. "Raisin." Digest, Four Way Books, 2016, p. 35.

"All of Me." Grey's Anatomy, season 14, episode 24, American Broadcasting Company, 17 May 2018. 

Tiffany, Kaitlyn. "How to Murder Harry Potter." The Atlantic, 19 Feb. 2020, www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2020/02/deathfic-fan-fiction/606751/. Accessed 24 Feb. 2020.

Sometimes a source can have more than one container, in which case, both containers are italicized. An example of this is an article from a peer reviewed journal which can be found through a database or an episode from a television series found on a streaming service like Netflix or Hulu. 

Tran, T. D., et al. “Early Childhood Development: Impact of National Human Development, Family Poverty, Parenting Practices and Access to Early Childhood Education.” Child: Care, Health & Development, vol. 43, no. 3, May 2017, pp. 415–426. EBSCOhost, doi:10.1111/cch.12395.

When another contributor's work influences your research, their name should be included in your citation. Common phrases to indicate another contributor include: adapted by, directed by, edited by, translated by, etc. 

Coelho, Paulo. The Alchemist. Translated by Alan Clarke, 25th anniversary edition, HarperOne, 2014.

When you are using a source that indicates that it has been released in another form, it should be included in your citation. Books are often called editions but can also have descriptions. 

The Alchemist. Translated by Alan Clarke, 25th anniversary ed., HarperOne, 2014.

Silvestri, Linda Anne. Saunders Comprehensive Review for the NCLEX-PN Examination. 6 ed., Elsevier, 2016.

When a source is part of a numbered sequence include that information. 

Tran, T. D., et al. “Early Childhood Development: Impact of National Human Development, Family Poverty, Parenting Practices and Access to Early Childhood Education.” Child: Care, Health & Development, vol. 43, no. 3, May 2017, pp. 415–426. EBSCOhost, doi:10.1111/cch.12395.

"All of Me." Grey's Anatomy, season 14, episode 24, American Broadcasting Company, 17 May 2018. 

When an organization is responsible for making a source available to the public, include the information.

French, Tana. In the Woods. Penguin Books, 2007.

Silvestri, Linda Anne. Saunders Comprehensive Review for the NCLEX-PN Examination. 6 ed., Elsevier, 2016.

"All of Me." Grey's Anatomy, season 14, episode 24, American Broadcasting Company, 17 May 2018. 

When adding a publication date the format will largely depend on your source. Write the date as you find it. 

Tran, T. D., et al. “Early Childhood Development: Impact of National Human Development, Family Poverty, Parenting Practices and Access to Early Childhood Education.” Child: Care, Health & Development, vol. 43, no. 3, May 2017, pp. 415–426. EBSCOhost, doi:10.1111/cch.12395.

Budd, Lucy, et al. Sustainable Aviation Futures. Emerald Publishing Limited, 2013. ProQuest Ebook Central, ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/jeffcomm-ebooks/detail.action?docID=1602361.

Tiffany, Kaitlyn. "How to Murder Harry Potter." The Atlantic, 19 Feb. 2020, www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2020/02/deathfic-fan-fiction/606751/. Accessed 24 Feb. 2020.

When a location such as a page number, URL, or DOI are available, include that information. 

To note a single page, use p. and for multiple pages use pp. 

Pardlo, Gregory. "Raisin." Digest, Four Way Books, 2016, p. 35.

Try to use stable URLs such as permalinks or digital object identification (DOI's): 

Tran, T. D., et al. “Early Childhood Development: Impact of National Human Development, Family Poverty, Parenting Practices and Access to Early Childhood Education.” Child: Care, Health & Development, vol. 43, no. 3, May 2017, pp. 415–426. EBSCOhost, doi:10.1111/cch.12395.

If using a URL, remove the http:// or https://

Budd, Lucy, et al. Sustainable Aviation Futures. Emerald Publishing Limited, 2013. ProQuest Ebook Central, ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/jeffcomm-ebooks/detail.action?docID=1602361.

• If using MLA 8, remove http:// or https:// from URLs 
• If using MLA 9, include http:// or https:// from URLs 
• Additionally, in MLA 9 it is recommended but optional to include the full URL of a source. In most situations, you will want to include the full URL. However, if the URL is particularly long or cannot be freely accessed (such as in the case of a journal article located in a database or a magazine article behind a paywall, it is acceptable to not include the URL on the Works Cited page.