{"id":1562,"date":"2017-10-27T09:36:25","date_gmt":"2017-10-27T16:36:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.burnabyschools.ca\/alpha-library\/?page_id=1562"},"modified":"2025-09-17T11:37:21","modified_gmt":"2025-09-17T18:37:21","slug":"mla-citations","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.burnabyschools.ca\/alpha-library\/research-tips\/bibliographycitations\/mla-citations\/","title":{"rendered":"MLA"},"content":{"rendered":"

MLA 9<\/h1>\n

\"\"<\/a>MLA citations are generally used in the Humanities and is often the default style on any citation creation website.<\/h2>\n
The basics of setting up your paper and bibliography can be found here<\/a>.<\/h5>\n
The basics of what you need for each MLA citation are:<\/h5>\n
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  1. Author(s)<\/li>\n
  2. Title<\/li>\n
  3. Title of container (ie. a newspaper or database title)<\/li>\n
  4. Version (if applicable)<\/li>\n
  5. Page numbers<\/li>\n
  6. Publisher<\/li>\n
  7. Publication date<\/li>\n
  8. Location (ie. a country for a book or a URL for a website)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    General information from Alpha’s Librarian on how to create an MLA bibliography can be found below