Table of Contents

Introduction

What is MLA, and Why Is Citation Important?

Why Do You Cite?

MLA Basics

When Do You Cite?

When Don’t You Cite?

Generative AI and Citation

Exploring Source Types

What Source is This?

Identifying a Journal Article

Identifying a Magazine Article

Components of a Webpage

Formatting a Paper

Example Paper

How to Format a Paper

Quoting, Paraphrasing and Summarizing

Signal Phrases

Direct Quote

Paraphrasing

Summarizing

In-text Citations

What Is an In-Text Citation?

Rules for In-Text Citations

One Author

Two Authors

Three or More Authors

Generative AI In-Text Citations

Works Cited Page

What Is a Works Cited Page?

Online Materials

Online Materials from a Database

Print Materials

Interview/Lecture/Performance

Other Media

Credits