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Citing Your Sources in MLA 9th: How to Cite: Common Sources

Source Types

Common Sources
All Sources

Books and eBooks

Encyclopedias and Dictionaries

Government Documents

Images, Charts, Graphs, and Tables

Journal Articles

Newspaper and Magazine Articles

Videos and Multimedia

Not sure what type of source you're trying to cite? Check out How to Identify Source Types.

Not sure what type of source you're trying to cite? Check out How to Identify Source Types.

More Information on MLA 9th

MLA Handbook 9th Edition
Call Number: LB2369 .M52 2021 (Reference)
Copies are available at the Reference Desk.

Pierce Library's MLA 9th Quick Citation Guide
Downloadable PDF with sample citations (including in-text) for different types of sources and a sample Works Cited page.

MLA Style Center
Tips for working in MLA Style, answers to common questions, and more.
Purdue OWL MLA 9 Formatting & Style Guide
Very thorough overview of MLA 9th with examples for how to construct both in-text and Works Cited entries.

This guide is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.
Content is adapted from the CSUDH MLA Citation Guide and the Columbia College (BC) MLA Citation Guide. Icons courtesy of Icons8.