MLA Updated Guide

How to cite Saint Leo University's Core Values

Saint Leo University Mission Statement, Core Values, and Catholic Identity

 

How to cite this page in MLA style:

“Mission, Values, and Identity.” Saint Leo University, https://www.saintleo.edu/about/mission-values. Accessed date.

How to Cite Common References

 

The Works Cited page should be double-spaced, and citations should have a hanging indent, which is not shown here. See examples of a Works Cited page in the template or example paper on the Welcome page of this guide. 

 

Journal article with a DOI from a database

Format:

Author. "Article Title." Journal Title, vol., no., date, pages. Database. DOI

Example: Borchert, Carol Ann, and Lesley Brooks. “Losing Your Budget without Losing Your Mind: Communicating in a Crisis.” Journal of Library Administration, vol. 63, no. 2, 2023, pp. 213–30. ProQuest, www.doi.org/10.1080/01930826.2022.2159242. 

 

Webpage  

Format:

Author. "Web page title." Website Title, URL, Accessed date.

Example: 

Metropolitan Police Department. “Careers at DC Metropolitan Police Department.” Government of the District of Columbia, www.joinmpd.dc.gov/ Accessed 4 May 2025.

Note: Access date is not required, but is a good idea when citing webpages because information may change over time. 

 

Book or textbook with an author 

Format:

Author. Book title. Publisher, Year of publication. 

Example:

Barber, Catherine R., et al. The New Roadmap for Creating Online Courses: An Interactive Workbook. Cambridge University Press, 2020.

 

Book or textbook with an editor 

Format:

Editor. Book Title. Publisher, Year of publication. 

Example:

Staudt, R. Jared, and Samuel J. Aquila, editors. Renewing Catholic Schools: How to Regain a Catholic Vision for a Secular Age. Catholic University of America Press, 2020.  

 

Chapter in an anthology (every chapter has a different author and there is an editor) 

Format:

Author of the chapter. "Chapter Title." Book Title, edited by Editor, edition, Publisher, Year of publication. 

Example:

Lanning, Scott. “Citations Made Easy.” Concise Guide to Information Literacy, edited by Joe Smith, 2nd ed., Libraries Unlimited, 2017. 

 

YouTube video 

Format:

Producer or Director. "Video Title." YouTube, uploaded by Name, Date uploaded. URL 

Example:

Cannon Memorial Library. "Catalog Search Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles." YouTube, 14 Aug. 2024. www.youtube.com/watch?v=rHJYXOB8xmk. 

 

Newspaper article from a website 

Format:

Author. "Article Title." Newspaper Title, Date of publication, URL

Example:

Reilly, Liam. “Majority of Social Media Influencers Don’t Verify Information before Sharing It, Study Finds.” CNN, 26 Nov. 2024, www.cnn.com/2024/11/26/media/social-media-influencers-verify-information-study/index.html. 

 

News article from a database 

Format:

Author. "Article Title." Newspaper Title, Date of publication. Database. 

Example:

Passy, Jacob, and Allison Pohle. “The New Pitfalls of Thanksgiving Travel This Year.” Wall Street Journal, 26 Nov. 2024. ProQuest.  

Citing Class Resources

Online Handout or Notes

Instructor's Last Name, First Name. "Title of Handouts/Notes." Name of Course, Date handout was received, University/College, URL. Access date. Class handout.

Works Cited List Example:

Easton, Todd. “Model Paper.” Economics 121, 10 Apr. 2019, University of Portland, learning.up.edu/moodle/mod/resource/view.php?id=544855. Accessed 15 May 2019. Class handout.  

In-Text Citation Example:

 (Instructor's Last Name)

Textbook Example"

Project Management Institute. Agile Project Management: Essentials from the Project Management Journal. J. Wiley & Sons : Project Management Institute, 2013.  Accessed 15 May 2022.

 In-Text Citation Example:
(Project Management Institute) [the author in this case is a company, the Project Management Institute]

 

How to Cite Media Sources

How to cite an image:

Artist's name. Title of Image. Date the image was created. Website Title, uploaded by (if different from author), URL. 

Anderson, Rich. Flamenco Guitar Player. 2009. Wikimedia, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Flamenco_guitar_player.jpg

In-text citation (Anderson)

How to cite a song:

Recording artist name or group name. "Song Title." Album Title, Publisher, Date. 

Online Album​

Beyoncé. “Pray You Catch Me.” Lemonade, Parkwood Entertainment, 2016, www.beyonce.com/album/lemonade-visual-album/.​

In-text citation (Beyoncé) 

CD/Record/Tape​

Nirvana. "Smells Like Teen Spirit." Nevermind, Geffen, 1991

In-text citation (Nirvana)

How to cite Spotify song:

Morris, Rae. “Skin.” Cold, Atlantic Records, 2014. Spotify, open.spotify.com/track/0OPES3Tw5r86O6fudK8gxi.​

In text citation (Morris)

How to cite YouTube:

Brassee, Kaleb. "Blessed Be the Name of the Lord." YouTube, www.youtu.be/vXXKnLehEu8?si=0dGJxCgPW_1xZE6K

In-text citation (Brassee)

Usually, page numbers are required for all in-text citations in MLA format. In place of a page number you could put the minute and second of the song or video that you are referencing, such as 1:25, which means one minute and 25 seconds into the song. Ask your professor if they want you to use this method.

The Bible and other religious sources are cited as books without an author. If there is an author for an annotated version or a translator, cite as an edited book or translated book. See the page on in-text citations. 

The title should be in italics, followed by the version. 

Format: Title. Version, Edition, Publisher, Date of Publication. 

Example: The Bible. New Revised Standard Version, Catholic Edition, Hendrickson Publishers, 1993. 

The online version should include information about the webpage and website. 

Example: "Matthew 28." The Bible. New Revised Standard Version, Catholic Edition. Bible Gateway. https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=matthew%2028&version=NRSVCE. Accessed July 28, 2025. 

How to format author's names

• Always put the last name first and then the author's first and/or middle names. Report the author's name as you see it in the source you are citing. There may only be a first name or a first name with an initial. 

  • One Author Example: Woods, Christine E. 

• If there are two authors, the second author's name is in the normal order of first name, middle name, and then last name. 

  • Two Authors Example: Woods, Christine E. and Viki Stoupenos

• If there are more than two authors, use et al. instead of all the authors except for the first one. 

  • More than Two Authors Example: Brinkman, Nancy et al.

• Corporate author can be the name of a company, organization, institution, university, school, or government agency. Do not rearrange the words that are part of the name. 

  • Corporate Author Example: Saint Leo University

How to format titles

The titles of books, journals, and major works are in title case and italics, which means that every word in the title is capitalized except small words like a, an, of, the. Always capitalize the first word in the title. 

Example: A Case of Artificial Intelligence Chatbot Hallucination

The titles of smaller works, such as a journal article title, webpage title, video title, or a chapter title in a book, are in quotation marks and capitalized in title case. 

Example: "Citations Made Easy."

How to format dates

Books and journal articles only require the year of publication. Do not put it in parentheses. 

Example: 2025

YouTube videos, newspaper articles, and some other sources require the day, month, and year of publication. Do not put commas between elements. Note: This is not the typical date format used by Americans. 

Example: 4 May 2025

 

Tips:

If there isn't a date especially for webpages, don't guess. The access date can help identify when the information was obtained.

Access date is not required, but it is a good idea to include it when citing webpages that may change over time. 

YouTube videos require the date the video was uploaded.