MLA Style: Article from Library Database

MLA Works Cited Entry — Article from a Library Database

 

Citations for articles from a library database include:

• Author’s name
• Title of article in quotation marks (capitalize first letter of all the main words)
• Title of journal, newspaper, or magazine italicized (capitalize first letter of all the main words)
• Volume # and issue # for scholarly journal articles
• Date of publication (Day Month Year)
• Inclusive page numbers
• Name of the database italicized (capitalize first letter of all the main words)
• Location: URL or DOI (leave off http:// and keep www. if part of URL)

Example:

Trepanier, Lee. "The Need for Renewal: Nathaniel Hawthorne's Conservatism." Modern Age, vol. 45, no.

4, 2003, pp. 315-23. Academic Search Complete, doi: edsgcl.116790787.

Note:
For help citing library databases, refer to the MLA Handbook, pages 31-48.

Information is based on the MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers, 8 th Edition. Individual instructor’s specifications may vary, so check with your instructor before formatting and submitting your work.

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