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MLA 9th Edition

Instructions for DOIs, permalinks and URLs

  1. In order of preference, MLA recommends the use of a DOI, then a permalink, and lastly the URL. 
  2. DOIs should include: https://doi.org/ in front of the DOI.
  3. Permalinks are more stable URLs, often provided in the SPC databases.
  4. URLs should not include the protocol http:// or  https://.
  5. Long URLs, generally more than three lines, should be truncated. Review the MLA style website for further details

eBook from a Database

Templates

Author's Last Name, First Name. “Chapter Title.” Book Title, edited by  First Name Last Name, Publisher, Publication Date,  Page(s). Database, DOI or permalink or URL
Author's Last Name, First Name. Book Title. Publisher, Publication Date. Database, DOI or permalink or URL.

 

Works Cited Page Examples

Works Cited

Putt, Carole A. “Outcome Research in Substance Abuse Treatment.” Substance Abuse: A Practitioner’s Guide to Comparative

Treatments, edited by E. Thomas Dowd and Loreen Rugle, Springer, 2007,  pp. 8-49. eBrary, site.ebrary.com.db20.

linccweb.org/lib/phcc/detail.action?docID=10176163.


Wray, David. Catullus and the Poetics of Roman Manhood. Cambridge UP, 2001. eBook Collection (EBSCOhost),

site.ebrary.com.db20.linccweb.org/lib/phcc/detail.action?docID=10014606.

 

In-Text Citation Examples

Narrative In-Text Citation

According to Putt, "A direct quote from the electronic book" (10). In addition, Wray states, "Another direct quote from this book; however, only include the page number if the electronic article has the publication page numbers."

Parenthetical In-Text Citation

A paraphrased sentence will have the author's name and the page number, if available, at the end (Putt 10).