reverse the order of the last name

and the first name when there is

one author

MLA format for date

is Day Month Year

if source offers stable

URLs (called

permalinks), use them

in your citation; some

publishers assign DOIs

(Database Object

Identifiers) and it

remains attached to

source even if URL

changes – therefore

DOI is preferable to

URL

MLA Guide Non-Print: Web Page

Web Page

Suzuki, David.

“What is Climate Change?”

David Suzuki Foundation,

The David Suzuki Foundation,

2014,

www.davidsuzuki.org/issues/climate-change/.

11 January 2017.

Last Name of Author of Page/Article, First Name. “Title of Page/Article.”

Title of Website, Name of Sponsoring Organization/Publisher, Date of Publication in Day

Month Year Format, URL/DOI/permalink. Access Date in Day Month Date Format.

Suzuki, David. “What is Climate Change?” David Suzuki Foundation, The David

Suzuki Foundation, 2014, www.davidsuzuki.org/issues/climate-change/.

Accessed 11 January 2017. in-text citation: (Suzuki)

Author.

Title of Source.

Other Contributors,

Number.

Publisher,

Publication Date,

Location.

Title of Container,

Access Date.

Version,

since web pages and websites

can be changed or removed at

any time, access date is

indicator of version you

consulted; access date is crucial

if source provides no

publication/creation date

MLA Guide Non-Print: Website

Website

Citytv.

Rogers Media,

2017,

www.citytv.com/toronto.

Accessed 1 February 2017.

Last Name of Author of Website, First Name. Title of Website. Name of Institution/Organization or

Sponsor/Publisher, Date of Publication, URL/DOI/permalink. Access Date.

Citytv. Rogers Media, 2017, www.citytv.com/toronto. Accessed 1 February 2017.

in-text citation: (Citytv)

Author.

Title of Source.

Title of Container,

Other Contributors,

Version,

Number.

Publisher,

Publication Date,

Location.

Access Date.

MLA Guide Non-Print: Course Notes (Accessed from Google Classroom)

Course Notes

Millward, Kimberly.

“Plate Tectonics.”

Forces of Nature - Physical Geography.

30 September 2016.

Tommy Douglas Secondary School, Vaughan,

docs.google.com/document/d/

1_fxrY9fe2goZsOS2WyZw8pKJ5QQnc9ARs45W3Z7CZZg/edit.

Accessed 10 October 2016.

Last Name of Teacher, First Name. “Lesson Title.” Unit Title, Name of School, Location of School.

Publication Date in Day Month Year Format. URL. Access date in Day Month Year Format.

Millward, Kimberly. “Plate Tectonics.” Forces of Nature - Physical Geography. Tommy Douglas

Secondary School, Vaughan, 30 Sept. 2016. docs.google.com/document/d/

1_fxrY9fe2goZsOS2WyZw8pKJ5QQnc9ARs45W3Z7CZZg/edit. Accessed 10 Oct. 2016. in-text citation: (Millward)

Title of Source.

Title of Container,

Other Contributors,

Version,

Number.

Publisher,

Publication Date,

Location.

Author.

Access Date.

when source has 3 or more

authors, reverse the first of

the names and follow it

with et al. (“and others”)

with this particular entry

type, it is possible to have

a second container.

MLA Guide Non-Print: Database Scholarly Journal Article

Database Scholarly Journal Article

Goyal, Arun, et al.

"Atomic Structure Calculations for Br-Like Ions.”

Canadian Journal of Physics, Science in Context

vol. 93,

no. 5,

2015,

p. 487-495. Science in Context, link.galegroup.com/apps/doc/

A416117108/SCIC?u=ko_k12hs_d73&xid=83e90212.

First Author’s Last Name, et al. “Title of Article.” Title of Journal, volume number,

issue number, Date of Publication, page number. Title of Database, DOI/permalink.

Goyal, Arun, et al. "Atomic Structure Calculations for Br-Like Ions." Canadian Journal of Physics, vol.

93, no. 5, 2015, p. 487. Science in Context,

link.galegroup.com/apps/doc/A416117108/SCIC?u=ko_k12hs_d73&xid=83e90212.

in-text citation: (Goyal et al. 487)

Author.

Title of Source.

Title of Container(s),

Other Contributors,

Version,

Number.

Publisher,

Publication Date,

Location.

For an online video,

publication date = upload

date

If author and uploader

are the same, only enter

it once as the author.

MLA Guide Non-Print: Online YouTube Video

YouTube

Free Range Studios.

“The Story of Bottled Water (2010).”

YouTube,

uploaded by storyofstuffproject,

17 March 2010,

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Se12y9hSOM0.

Author’s Name. “Video Title.” YouTube, uploaded by Uploader’s Name, Upload Date

in Day Month Year Format, URL.

Free Range Studios. “The Story of Bottled Water (2010).” YouTube, uploaded by storyofstuffproject, 17 March

2010, www.youtube.com/watch?v=Se12y9hSOM0.

in-text citation: (Free Range Studios)

Author.

Title of Source.

Title of Container,

Other Contributors,

Version,

Number.

Publisher,

Publication Date,

Location.

For online artwork,

author = artist

For online artwork, publication

date = date of creation

For online artwork, publisher =

institution where it is held and

city

MLA Guide Non-Print: Online Image (Artwork or Photograph)

Online Image (Artwork or Photographs)

Jaffe, Shirley.

Hop and Skip.

MoMa,

Modern Museum of Modern Art, New York.

1987.

www.moma.org/collection/works/79369?locale=en.

Accessed 24 January 2017.

Artist’s Last Name, First Name. Title of Artwork or Photograph. Date of Creation. Institution where it is held,

City. Title of Website, URL/DOI/permalink. Access Date in Day Month Year Format.

Jaffe, Shirley. Hop and Skip. 1987. Modern Museum of Modern Art, Manhattan. MoMa,

www.moma.org/collection/works/79369?locale=en. Accessed 24 January 2017.

in-text citation: (Jaffe)

Author.

Title of Source.

Title of Container,

Other Contributors,

Version,

Number.

Publisher,

Publication Date,

Location.

Access Date

For online artwork,

author = artist

For online artwork, publication

date = date of creation

MLA Guide Non-Print: Online Image (Other Forms of Images)

Online Image (Other forms of images)

Riebeek, Holli.

“The Carbon Cycle.”

NASA Earth Observatory,

EOS Project Science,

16 June 2011,

earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Features/CarbonCycle/.

Accessed 10 February 2017.

Artist’s Last Name, First Name. “Title of Image.” Title of Website, Name of Institution/Organization or

Sponsor/Publisher, Date of Creation in Day Month Year Format, URL/DOI/permalink.

Access Date in Day Month Year Format.

Riebeek, Holli. “The Carbon Cycle.” NASA Earth Observatory, EOS Project Science, 16 June 2011,

earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Features/CarbonCycle/. Accessed 10 February 2017.

in-text citation (Riebeek)

Author.

Title of Source.

Title of Container,

Other Contributors,

Version,

Number.

Publisher,

Publication Date,

Location.

Access Date.

For online artwork,

author = artist

For online image, publication

date = date of creation

MLA Guide Non-Print: Digital Files (JPEGs, PDFs, MP3s)

Digital Files (JPEGs, PDFs, MP3s)

Parlee, Kathyrn.

Climate Change: The Basics,

EOS Project Science,

2001,

cngo.ca/app/uploads/degrees_of_variation_climate_change_in_nunavut-en.pdf.

PDF.

Author’s Last Name, First Name. Name of the work, Date of creation, URL, DOI or

permalink (if applicable). File type.

Parlee, Kathyrn. Climate Change: The Basics, 2001,

cngo.ca/app/uploads/degrees_of_variation_climate_change_in_nunavut-en.pdf. PDF.

in-text citation: (Parlee)

Author.

Title of Source.

Title of Container,

Other Contributors,

Version,

Number.

Publisher,

Publication Date,

Location.

File Type.

For tweet, author = user’s twitter handle

For tweet, publication date =

date of tweet, time of tweet

MLA Guide Non-Print: Tweet

Tweet

@TDSS_Library.

“Looking for ways to get volunteer hours?

Vaughan Public Library

is looking for Reading Buddies. Speak to Ms. Gatti for Details.”

Twitter,

11 Jan 17, 1:35 pm,

twitter.com/TDSS_Library/status/819251317050900489.

User’s Twitter Handle. “Entire tweet.” Twitter, Date of Tweet in Day Month Year Format,

Time of Tweet, URL.

@TDSS_Library. “Looking for ways to get volunteer hours? Vaughan Public Library is looking for

Reading Buddies. Speak to Ms. Gatti for Details.” Twitter, 11 Jan 17, 1:35 pm,

twitter.com/TDSS_Library/status/819251317050900489. in-text citation: (@TDSS_Library)

Title of Source.

Author.

Title of Container,

Other Contributors,

Version,

Number.

Publisher,

Publication Date,

Location.

MLA Guide Non-Print: Blog

Blog

Tenenbaum, Laura Faye.

“Winter Solstice: During the Longest Night, NASA also Observes the Light.”

Global Climate Change: Vital Signs of the Planet,

NASA,

12 December 2016,

climate.nasa.gov/blog/.

Accessed 26 January 2017.

Author’s Last Name, First Name. “Posting Title.” Title of Website, Name of Sponsor Organization/Publisher,

URL, Access Date in Day Month Year Format.

Tenenbaum, Laura Faye. “Winter Solstice: During the Longest Night, NASA also Observes the Light.”

Global Climate Change: Vital Signs of the Planet, NASA, 12 December 2016,

climate.nasa.gov/blog/. Accessed 26 January 2017. in-text citation: (Tenenbaum)

Author.

Title of Source.

Title of Container,

Other Contributors,

Version,

Number.

Publisher,

Publication Date,

Location.

Access Date.

if a URL is so long it needs to

spill over to the next line, divide

it up at a forward slash /

MLA Guide Non-Print: Online Newspaper

Newspaper

Ballingall, Alex.

“Kevin O’Leary Leads as Tories Gain Ground on Liberals, Poll Shows.”

The Toronto Star,

24 Jan 2017,

www.thestar.com/news/canada/2017/01/24/

oleary-leads-as-tories-gain-ground-on-liberals-new-poll-shows.html.

Author’s Last Name, First Name. “Title of Article.” Title of Newspaper, Publication Date in Day Month

Year Format, URL/DOI/permalink.

Ballingall, Alex. “Kevin O’Leary Leads as Tories Gain Ground on Liberals, Poll Shows.” The Toronto

Star, 24 Jan 2017, www.thestar.com/news/canada/2017/01/24/

oleary-leads-as-tories-gain-ground-on-liberals-new-poll-shows.html.

in-text citation: (Ballingall)

Author.

Title of Source.

Title of Container,

Other Contributors,

Version,

Number.

Publisher,

Publication Date,

Location.

MLA Guide Non-Print: Email

Email

Gatti, Laura.

“MLA Citation Guide.”

Received by Antonio Lo Celso,

25 Jan 2017.

Author of Email. “Subject Line.” Name of Person Who Received Email Using the Words

Received By, Email Date in Day Month Year Format.

Gatti, Laura. “MLA Citation Guide.” Received by Antonio Lo Celso, 25 Jan 2017.

in-text citation: (Gatti)

Author.

Title of Source.

Title of Container,

Other Contributors,

Version,

Number.

Publisher,

Publication Date,

Location.

MLA Guide Non-Print: Online EBook (Accessed through Database)

Online Ebook (Accessed through Database)

Crompton, Samuel Willard.

“Greece and Persia.”

Alexander the Great.

Infobase E-books, Infobase Ebooks,

Chelsea House,

2013.

ebooks.infobaselearning.com/View.aspx?ISBN=9781438147994&InstID=9383.

Author’s Last Name, First Name. “Title of Chapter.” Title of Whole Book, Publisher,

Publication Date in Day Month Year format. Name of Database, URL/DOI/permalink.

Crompton, Samuel Willard. “Greece and Persia.” Alexander the Great, Chelsea House, 2013. Infobase E-

books, ebooks.infobaselearning.com/View.aspx?ISBN=9781438147994&InstID=9383.

in-text citation: (Crompton 25)

Author.

Title of Source.

Title of Container,

Other Contributors,

Version,

Number.

Publisher,

Publication Date,

Location.

Title of Container,