MLA Style Citations

• CITATION MACHINE

• Citation Machine's Government Document Form

• University of Wisconsin MLA Documentation Guide

Parenthetical & In-Text Citations

These are the citations you need to include in your written work. For every fact or idea that is not common knowledge you must include an in-text citation that links to your Works Cited.

Examples:

• According to Smith, 70 percent of those surveyed responded affirmatively (215).

• 70 percent of those surveyed responded affirmatively (Smith 215).

For more information and examples:

• Easy Bib's MLA Parenthetical Citation Guide

• Cambridge, Rindge & Latin School Parenthetical Documentation

• The OWL Purdue Online Writing Guide: In-Text Citations

Works Cited

Sample Works Cited Page from OWL Purdue Online Writing Lab

Remember that most databases give you a citation that you can copy and paste into your Works Cited document.

Example: