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MLA Documentation

This guide provides essential steps for preparing a Works Cited page using articles obtained from library databases or subscription services. It outlines the key elements to include such as the author's name, article title (in quotation marks), publication source (italicized or underlined), publication date, database name, service provider, library’s details, date of access, and the URL of the database search page. Examples from diverse academic sources are included to illustrate correct citation formats.

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MLA Documentation

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  1. MLA Documentation Preparing a Works Cited Page

  2. Work from a Library or Subscription Service • SOME EXAMPLES • Academic Search Premiere • Lexis-Nexis • EBSCO • InfoTrac

  3. What to include: • Author (if known) • Title of article (in quotations marks) • Source of article (magazine, journal title, underlined or italics) • Date of publication • Name of database (underlined) • Name of the service • Name of the library or system (with city and state) • Date of access • URL of site’s search page

  4. Electronic Citations • Article accessed through a library online database or subscription service • Menand, Lois. “Is College Too Late to learn to Write?” New Yorker 11Sept. 2002:92. Academic Universe. Lexis- Nexis. <http://www.lexis-nexis.com/>.

  5. Electronic Citations • Article accessed through a library online database or subscription service • Koretz, Gene. “Economic Trends: Uh-Oh Warm Water.” Business Week 21 July 1997:22. Electric Lib. Sam Barlow High School Lib., Gresham, OR. 17 Oct. 1997 <http://www.elibrary.com>.

  6. Electronic Citations • Article accessed through a library online database or subscription service • “Cooling Trend in Antartica.” Futurist May- June 2002: 15. Academic Search Premiere. EBSCO. UTA Lib. 22 May 2002 <http://www.epnet.com/>.

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