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Below are examples of MLA citations that are most commonly used by students at the College of DuPage. For additional examples and rules, please consult the MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers (6th ed., 2003).
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Author(s) of article. "Title of Article." Title of Journal Volume number.Issue number (Year of publication): Page number(s). Name of Database. Name of database vendor. Name and city of the library database was accessed. Date of access.
Norvilitus, Jill M., P. Bernard Szablicki, and Sandy D. Wilson. "Factors Influencing Levels of Credit-Card Debt in College Students." Journal of Applied Social Psychology 33.5 (2003): 935-947. Academic Search Premier. EBSCO. Coll. of DuPage Lib., Glen Ellyn, IL. 4 Mar. 2009.
MLA Handbook Chapter 5.7.1 & 5.9.7 · List of Library database vendors
Author(s) of article. "Title of Article." Title of Magazine Date of publication: page number(s). Name of Database. Name of database vendor. Name and city of the library database was accessed. Date of access.
Romano, Andrew. "Walking a New Beat: Surfing MySpace.com Helps Cops." Newsweek 24 Apr. 2006: 48. Academic OneFile. Gale Group. Coll. of DuPage Lib., Glen Ellyn, IL. 4 Mar. 2009.
MLA Handbook Chapter 5.7.6 & 5.9.7 · List of Library database vendors
Author(s) of article. "Title of article." Title of newspaper Date of publication, Edition: Page. Name of Database. Name of vendor. Name and city of the library where database was accessed. Date of access.
Barbaro, Michael. "Wal-Mart Enlists Bloggers in Its Public Relations Campaign." New York Times 7 Mar. 2006, late (East Coast) ed.: C.1. New York Times. Proquest. Coll. of DuPage Lib., Glen Ellyn, IL. 4 Mar. 2009.
MLA Handbook Chapter 5.7.5 & 5.9.7 · List of Library database vendors
Name of Web Site. Date of Copyright or Last Revision Date. Sponsoring Organization of Web Site. Date of Access <URL or Web Site Address>.
ChicagoHistoryMuseum. 2007. Chicago History Museum. 4 Mar. 2009 <http://www.chicagohistory.org/>.
Author. "Title of the Document." Name of Web Site. Date of Copyright or Last Revision. Name of Institution or Organization Sponsoring the Web Site. Date of Access <URL or Web Site Address>.
Glaser, Mark. "Our Gadget Haze: How Cell Phones Are Killing Face-to-Face Interactions." Mediashift. 22 Oct. 2007. PBS. 4 Mar. 2009 <http://www.pbs.org/_gadget_hazehow_cell_phones.html>.
Author of site. Title of Web page or site. Date of publication or last revision. Date of access <URL of web page and/or web site>.
United States. Central Intelligence Agency. The War on Terrorism. 9 Aug. 2003. 4 Mar. 2009 <http://www.cia.gov/terrorism/index.html>.
"Name of corporation." Database name. Name of database vendor. Day Month Year of retrieval.
"McDonald's Corporation." Hoover's Online. Hoover's Inc. 4 Mar. 2009.
"Title of profile." Database name. Name of database vendor. Day Month Year of retrieval.
"Occupations: Accountant/Auditor." DISCOVER. ACT Inc. 4 Mar. 2009.
Revised: 3/9/2009
