MLA Citation Tools

We want to help make citing your sources as easy as possible. We recommend two free websites that will not only generate your citations for you, but one of them will even show you how to format your internal citations based on the Works Cited entry they generated for you. Check out all of the options to help you cite your sources on this page.

Citation Generator Tools

EasyBib & Scribbr

Google Docs now has a Citation Tool!

Click the "Tools" menu, then "Citations". Choose MLA format, then input your source information. 

Your best citation tool ever is waiting for you at CalPac's Gale Resource Library Databases

If you use a source from one of the databases, there is no guesswork involved. The Citation Tools function in the menu of each article provides you the MLA citation with the click of a button! 

HINT: The password is "calpac". 

Get your research started now by clicking the Gale Virtual Reference Library button to the right!

Ok, but what does all this look like in an actual essay? We have you covered for that, too! Check out these MLA Format Works Cited Page Samples and these MLA Format Essay Samples

Got MLA covered? 

Now, how about knowing how to include information from your sources in your writing? That feels kind of tricky, doesn't it? Don't worry! We have you covered!

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