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MLA Citation Style Guide

This guide will provide outlines, examples, and tips for citing in 9th Edition MLA citation style.

Examples

Template:

Title of Film. Directed by Director’s Full Name, Production Company, Year.

Example: Film Recording

Power and Control: Domestic Violence in America. Directed by Peter Cohn, New Day Films, 2010.

Template:

Title of Film. Directed by Director’s Name, Performance by [Actors' Names], Production Company, Year. Name of Database, URL. Accessed Day Month Year.

Example: Film from a Database

Harold Pinter: Landscape. Written by Harold Pinter, Directed by Peter Hall, Films Media Group, 1998. Films On Demand, fod.infobase.com.libproxy.lamar.edu/p_ViewVideo.aspx?xtid=10103. Accessed 29 Nov. 2017.

Template: Music Recording

Last Name, First Name (or Band Name). "Song Title." Title of Album, composed by Full Name, Publisher, Year of Release. Format. (if accessed online) Database, permalink or URL.

Example: Music Recording

Purple. 409. Pias America, 2015.

Template: Original Photograph/Artwork

Last Name, First Name. Title of Work. Year of Creation, Medium, Name of Institution or Private Collection, Location.

Example: Original Photograph/Artwork

Velazquez, Diego. Las Meninas. 1656, oil on canvas, Museo del Prado, Madrid.

Template: Photograph/Artwork in Print

Last name, First name. Title of artwork. Year. Medium. Name of institution or Private Collection, Location.

Example: Photograph/Artwork in Print

Basquiat, Jean-Michel. The Man from Naples. 1982, Guggenheim Museum, Bilbao. Jean-Michel Basquiat 1960-1988, by Leonhard Emmerling, Taschen, p. 33. 

Template: Photograph/Artwork from a Database

Last Name, First Name. Title of artwork. Year created. Webpage Title, URL.

Example: Photograph/Artwork from a Database

Hopper, Edward. Chop Suey. 1929, Whitney Museum of American Art. ARTstor, library.artstor.org.libproxy.lamar.edu/#/asset/LARRY_QUALLS_10310502036. 15 Oct. 2017.

Tips

Although it is an optional element MLA 8 recommends including the date of access for online works because items can be changed or removed at any time.  The date of access lets the reader know when and what type of version you may have consulted.  It is especially helpful if the source doesn't provide a date of publication or production.

Example: 

"Sith." Wookieepedia, www.starwards.wikia.com/wiki/Sith, Accessed 8 Aug. 2017.