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Works Cited Core Elements

Create your Works Cited by using the template of core elements. List each relevant element for every source.

MLA 9 Core Elements

For online sources list each relevant element from containers 1 and 2, and include an access date. 

URL Citations

DOI logoInclude a Digital Object Identifier (DOI) to an online journal article when possible, eg. https://doi.org...

If no DOI is available, include a URL without http:// or https://

Permanent link logoOn a database, use the permanent link or permalink.

Include an access date at the end of a citation. Your professor requires it.

Ebook Citation from a Library Database

eBook citation from database

Ebook Example

eBook example from DatabaseAmerican Road Narratives - Ebook

A Note on Publishers' Names

Abbreviate publishers' names, omitting business words (Co., Corp., Ltd., etc.). 

Abbreviate the names of academic presses, for example replace University Press with UP.

See the MLA Handbook 9th Edition, page 172 for more guidance.