Citing Sources

Basic MLA Format for Citing Books and Journal Articles

These models indicate that titles of books and journals within citations should be italicized. This was done to avoid confusion with hot links, which appear underlined on the Web. In your term papers, titles of books or journals should be underlined .

Books

Author's last name, Author's first name, and Second author's first name followed
 

     by Last name.  Title of Book: Subtitle.  City of publication: Publisher, 


     date.

Articles

Author's last name, Author's first name, and Second author's first name followed
      

     by Last name.  "Title of Article: Subtitle."  Journal Name  volume.issue, if
 

     paginated by issue (year): page number range.