MLA Citation Guidelines (9th Edition): MLA Works Cited

Format

Author Last Name, First Name. Title. Publisher, Year.

Example

Olsen, Dale A. Music of El Dorado: the Ethnomusicology of Ancient South American Cultures. UP of Florida,

       2002.

Format

Author's Last Name, First Name. Title. Edition if given and is not first edition, Publisher Name often shortened, 

        Year of publication. Name of Library Database, Permalink URL.

Example

McClean, Shilo T. Digital Storytelling: The Narrative Power of Visual Effects in Film. MIT Press, 2007. eBook 

          Comprehensive Academic Collection (EBSCOhost), search.ebscohost.com.

Format

Author Last Name, First Name. "Title." Journal/Magazine/Newspaper Title, Publication Information [volume,

       issue/number, year, pages]. Name of Database, DOI, Permalink or shortened URL for article in the

       database. 

Example

Latartara, John. "The Timbre of Thai Classical Singing." Asian Music, vol. 43, no. 2, 2012, pp. 88-114. Project

       MUSE, https://doi.org/10.1353/amu.2012.0013

Format

Author Last Name, First Name. "Title of Page or Article." Title of Site, Sponsor or Publisher [include only if

        different from website title or author], Date of Publication or Update Date, URL. Accessed Date [optional;

        include date you accessed source if it is likely to help readers].

Example

Andaya, Barbara. "Introduction to Southeast Asia." Center for Global Education, Asia Society,

        2017, asiasociety.org/education/introduction-southeast-asia. Accessed 17 Dec. 2021.

Format

"Title of Video." Publisher/Production Company, Date. Title of Library Database. 

Example

"Secret Life of Twins." BBC, 2015. Films on Demand, unr.idm.oclc.org/login?

         url=http://fod.infobase.com/PortalPlaylists.aspx?wID=98734&xtid=115671

Format

"Description of prompt" prompt. Name of AI tool, version of AI tool, Company, date text was generated. URL.

Example

"Identify the themes in Mcteague by Frank Norris" prompt. ChatGPT, 21 November version, OpenAI, 4 Dec.

        2023. https://chat.openai.com/share/2f2be19d-eadd-4151-8ceb-0785319074b3.

• MLA does not consider AI-generated work to have an author. As AI becomes increasingly common, MLA policies may be subject to change.
• Some AI-tools will allow you to create a link to a specific chat conversation. If this option is available, use the link to the chat conversation as the URL. If you are unable to create a link to a specific chat conversation, link the general URL of the tool used. 
• To find the version of Chatgpt, select the help button and navigate to the page titled "Release notes". The most recent entry on the page will be the most current version of ChatGPT 

Format

Fig. No. "Description of prompt" prompt. Name of AI tool, version of AI tool, Company, date text was generated.

          URL.

Example

Fig. 2. "Create impressionist painting of a cat using neutral colors" prompt. DALL-E, version 2, OpenAI, 27 Nov.

          2023. https://labs.openai.com/