Book with a single author or editor
In-Text:
(Author Lastname page#).
(Schoenberger 10).
Works Cited:
Author Lastname, Author Firstname. Title of Book. City of Publication*, Publisher, Publication Date.
Schoenberger, Melissa. Cultivating Peace: The Virgilian Georgic in English, 1650-1750. Bucknell University Press, 2019.
*Note: the City of Publication should only be used if the book was published before 1900, if the publisher has offices in more than one country, or if the publisher is unknown in North America.
Journal article from an online database
In-Text:
(Author Lastname page#).
(Amatangelo 250).
Works Cited:
Author Lastname, Author Firstname. "Title of Article." Title of Journal, vol. volume, no. issue, Year, pp. pages (if given). Name of Database, URL or DOI link.
Amatangelo, Susan. "Coming to Her Senses: The Journey of the Mother in La lunga vita di Marianna Ucria." Italica, vol. 79, no. 2, 2002, pp. 240-256. JSTOR, https://doi.org/10.2307/3655997.
Online newspaper/magazine article
In-text:
(Author Lastname)
(Malia)
Works Cited:
Author Lastname, Author Firstname. "Article Title." Newspaper Title, day month year. Database (if applicable), URL.
Malia, Scott. "Bradley Cooper, Cillian Murphy and the Myths of Method Acting." The Caledonian-Record, 5 Mar. 2024. Access World News, https://infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/document-view?p=WORLDNEWS&docref=news%2F1979DD1A9FC9E8B0#copy.
Page from a website
In-text:
("Name of Page")
("Glosario")
Works Cited:
Author Lastname, Firstname [if given]. "Title of Webpage." Title of Website, link. Accessed day month, year.
"Glosario." Cineglos, https://cineglos.holycross.edu/glosario/a/. Accessed 18 August 2024.
Chat with a generative AI tool
*Use this format to cite a specific chat with a Generative AI tool. The prompt you used is not included in the formal citation, but it is good practice to include the prompt in the body of your writing. APA recommends doing this in your Methodology section, if applicable.
In-text:
("Abbreviated prompt")
("Show me a chart")
References:
"Text of prompt" prompt. Tool Name, model, AI Company, Day Month Year of chat, URL of the chat.
"Show me a chart of the grammatical differences between standard and Neapolitan Italian" prompt. ChatGPT, GPT-5, OpenAI, 25 Sept. 2025, https://chatgpt.com/share/68d56044-b1e0-8003-b390-d16b04fe8ba0.
Generative AI tool
General use of AI tools (with your professor's permission!) for purposes such as: editing your writing; translating between languages; generating images; etc., do not require a footnote or bibliography citation in MLA Style, but should be acknowledged in the body of your writing. Ask your professor how they would prefer you acknowledge permitted AI use in your work.
