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MLA Style
IN-TEXT CITATION
BASIC FORMAT AUTHOR PAGE STYLE
MLA Handbook 6.4
In addition to having a works cited list at the end of your paper, you must give credit to sources that you use within your
paper. Usually the author’s last name and page number are enough for the reader to identify the complete reference in
the works cited. See the examples that follow for variations of this general rule.
Author’s name in text
If you cite the author’s name in your paper, cite only page
numbers in parentheses at the end of the sentence:
Smith has compared these authors (203-05).
Author’s name in reference
If you do not cite the author’s name in your paper, then
include both the author’s name and page numbers in
parentheses at the end of the sentence:
These authors have been compared elsewhere
(Smith 203-05).
No author listed (cite by title)
When there is no author listed for a work, include the
rst few words of the title followed by page numbers,
if available, in parentheses at the end of the sentence.
Italicize book titles and put article and web site titles in
quotation marks:
Many in the liquor industry argue that the ban
on television liquor advertising gives those in
the beer and wine industry an unfair advantage
(“Liquor Advertising”).
Works Cited
“Liquor Advertising on TV.” Issues &
Controversies. 18 Jan. 2002: n. pag.
FACTS.com. Web. 28 May 2009.
Works Cited
Smith, Patrick A. Tim O’Brien: A Critical
Companion. Westport, CT: Greenwood P,
2005. Print.