MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers
808.02 G437m6
Humanities
Religion
Basic format:
Name of the author, editor, compiler, or translator. Title of the work (italicized). Publisher, Publication Date.
Example –
Franke, Damon. Modernist Heresies: British Literary History, 1883-1924. Ohio State UP, 2008.
Smith, Tumbleweed. Under the Chinaberry Tree. Eakin Press, 2002.
Basic format:
Author. “Title of article.” Journal title volume.issue (year of publication): Inclusive pages.
Sample--
Piper, Andrew. “Rethinking the Print Object: Goethe and the Book of Everything.” PMLA 121.1 (2006): 124-38.
Basic format:
Author. Title of website, Other contributors (translators or editors), Publisher, Publication Date, Location (pages, paragraphs and/or URL, DOI or permalink). Publication date, URL, Date of Access (if applicable/required by professor).
Examples:
Felluga, Dino. Introductory Guide to Critical Theory. Purdue U, 31 Jan. 2011, www.cla.purdue.edu/english/theory/. Accessed 28 Sept. 2023.
WebMD Editorial contributors. Understanding Athlete's Foot : The Basics. WedMD, 16 April 2023, https://www.webmd.com/skin-problems-and-treatments/understanding-athletes-foot-basics.
Basic format:
"Video Title" YouTube,uploaded by content creator, upload date, url
Example:
"Doja Cat - Agora Hills (Official Video)" YouTube, uploaded by Doja Cat, 22 Sept. 2023, https://youtu.be/0c66ksfigtU?si=hCqgHStOevZ18nGE
"I Have a Dream speech by Martin Luther King Jr HD (subtitled)" YouTube, uploaded by Rare Facts, 7 Nov. 2017, https://youtu.be/vP4iY1TtS3s?si=s2EQbciSfFRVX6ni
"quote from book" (Author, pg 5)
