Think about MLA Citations like a Fill-in-the-Blank question.
Use the information you have; omit the information you do not have and/or is not relevant to your source.
Here’s a blank citation:
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Author. |
Title of Source. |
Title of Container. |
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Other contributors, |
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Number, |
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Publisher, |
Publication date, |
Location. |
Example for a Book:
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Mumford, Lewis. |
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The Culture of Cities. |
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Harcourt, |
1938. |
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Finished Citation:
Mumford, Lewis. The Culture of Cities. Harcourt, 1938.
Example for a periodical (magazine/journal):
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Driedger, Sharon Doyle. |
“After Divorce.” |
Maclean’s. |
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no. 201, |
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Rogers Media, |
20 Apr. 1998, |
pp. 38-43. |
Finished Citation:
Driedger, Sharon Doyle. “After Divorce.” Maclean’s. No. 201, Rogers Media, 20 Apr. 1998, pp. 38-43.
Example for Website with Author:
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White, Lori. |
“The Newest Fad in People Helping People: Little Free Pantries.” |
Upworthy, |
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Cloud Tiger Media, |
3 Aug. 2016, |
www.upworthy.com/the-newest-fad-in-people-helping-people-little-free-pantries?g=2&c=hpstream |
Finished Citation:
White, Lori. “The Newest Fad in People Helping People: Little Free Pantries.” Upworthy, Cloud Tiger
Media, 3 Aug. 2016, www.upworthy.com/the-newest-fad-in-people-helping-people-little-free-pantries?g=2&c=hpstream
Example for Website with No Author:
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“Giant Panda.” |
Smithsonian National Zoological Park, |
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Smithsonian Institute, |
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nationalzoo.si.edu/animals/giantpandas/pandafacts/
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Finished Citation:
“Giant Panda.” Smithsonian National Zoological Park, Smithsonian Institute, nationalzoo.si.edu/animals/giantpandas/pandafacts/
Don't forget to add the date you accessed online resources!
This is an IB requirement. The final citation would look like this:
“Giant Panda.” Smithsonian National Zoological Park, Smithsonian Institute, nationalzoo.si.edu/animals/giantpandas/pandafacts/. Accessed 12 May 2020.