MLA Quick Citation Guide
Web Sites for MLA
- URLs: Some Practical AdviceThe MLA Style Center provides tips for using URLs when citing.
- Purdue Online Writing LapThe MLA Formatting and Style Guide by Purdue OWL.
- Ithaca College Writing CenterNeed more help with your citations? Chat the library or make an online appointment with the IC Writing Center.
Citation Generators
You will find citation generators in the library search and databases, as well as independent citation generators like Zbib and Easy Bib. Even when using citation generators, mistakes can be made, and different generators will often cite the same source differently. Below are examples of an MLA citation of the same source from different generators.
Using the MLA citation style, I am looking to cite the book Invisible Women: Data Bias in a World Designed for Men.
The library search citation generator:
The database Ebsco citation generator (author is cited incorrectly):
Zoterobib citation generator:
Easybib citation generator (automatically selected a different publisher than the one I am using):
