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Citation Guide - MLA9

Basic Citation Order:

Basic Citation Elements for MLA9


MLA9 uses the following basic elements for citations. You may not have all of these elements, but record all the elements you have.

Author - Name(s) of creator(s)

Title of Source - Chapter Title, Article Title, Web page Title, Art work title

Title of Container - Book, Magazine, Newspaper, or Website Title

Contributor --- Translators, Editors, etc.

Version --- edition

Number ---volume

Location --- page number(s) or DOI (preferred) or complete URL 

Accessed on - date you accessed the material (required for IB)

MLA Posters

MLA Examples


The posters in this section provide examples of how to create citations for a variety of media. PDFs are available to download in the section below the images.

Image shows elements and examples of MLA9 citations for images

Image shows elements and examples of MLA9 citations for images

Image shows elements and examples of citations for books and ebooks.