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International Student Orientation: Sample Citations (MLA style)

This overview gathers and summarizes materials from several Library Guides, produced by the Sawyer Library Reference Librarians.

Recognizing Book Citations

The item above is a book. Book citations will always include the place of publication, followed immediately by the name of the publisher. There are several different citation styles, which will vary in punctuation, and in the order of the components. This example uses the MLA style.

Recognizing Article Citations


This is an article in a scholarly journal. In addition to the journal title, these citations typically include the journal’s volume and issue number. This example uses the MLA style.

Step-by-Step Help with Citations: