MLA Citation Examples

Elements:

1. Author.
2. "Title of Article."
3. Title of Newspaper,
4. Publication Date,
5. Page number(s).
6. Title of Database,
7. DOI or URL.

Format:

Author. "Title of Article." Title of Newspaper, vol. #, no. #, date, pp. #-#. Title of Database, DOI or URL.

See specific examples below. If an online edition does not have page numbers, omit them from the citation. And see here for more information on DOIs and URLs.

Mewshaw, Michael. "David Foster Wallace, a Fan and Elegant Analyst of Tennis." Washington Post, 19 June 2016, p. B6. ProQuest News & Newspapers, ezproxy.umgc.edu/login?url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/1797768833?accountid=14580.

Michaels, Andrew. "Howard Police Teach Life Lessons to Youth Through Chess." Baltimore Sun, 23 Feb. 2016, www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/howard/columbia/ph-ho-cf-chess-club-hcpd-0225-20160222-story.html.

Brown, Patricia Leigh. "Tiffany Glass and Other Tales from the Crypt." New York Times, 5 Sept. 1999, pp. A1+.

When an article appears on nonconsecutive pages (for example A1 and A6) give only the first page number followed by a "+" as shown above. Give the page number on which the material you've used appears in your in-text citation, for example: (Brown A6).