Question

Include sources of information in MLA format.

Answer 1

I can do that. A couple quick questions so I format citations the way you want:

1. Do you want MLA 9 (current) formatting?
2. For each response, do you want:
- A Works Cited list only, or
- Works Cited plus in-text (parenthetical) citations within the answer?
3. Any limits on source types (e.g., only peer‑reviewed, allow news/websites, videos)?
4. Do you want an access date included for online sources?

If you’re fine with defaults, I’ll use MLA 9 and include a Works Cited list (with in-text citations when I quote or paraphrase specific passages). Below are quick MLA 9 templates and examples you can expect.

Common MLA 9 templates and examples

- Book (one author)
Template: Lastname, Firstname. Title of Book. Publisher, Year.
Example: Gladwell, Malcolm. The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference. Little, Brown, 2000.

- Edited book or chapter in an edited collection
Template: Lastname, Firstname. “Title of Chapter.” Title of Book, edited by Editor Name, Publisher, Year, pp. xx–yy.
Example: Smith, John. “Memory and Meaning.” Memory Studies, edited by A. Brown and L. Green, Routledge, 2015, pp. 45–62.

- Journal article (online or print)
Template: Lastname, Firstname. “Title of Article.” Title of Journal, vol. #, no. #, Year, pp. xx–yy. DOI or URL.
Example: Garcia, Maria. “Urban Heat Islands and Public Health.” Environmental Health Review, vol. 12, no. 3, 2021, pp. 112–28. doi:10.1234/ehr.2021.0123.

- Webpage
Template: Lastname, Firstname (if given). “Title of Page.” Title of Website, Publisher (if different from site name), Date published, URL. Accessed Day Month Year (optional).
Example: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. “About Chronic Diseases.” CDC, 10 Mar. 2024, https://www.cdc.gov/chronicdisease/about/index.htm. Accessed 12 Nov. 2025.

- Government report
Template: Government Agency. Title of Report. Publisher (if different), Year, URL.
Example: World Health Organization. World Malaria Report 2023. WHO, 2023, https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/9789240064898.

- Video (YouTube)
Template: “Title of Video.” YouTube, uploaded by Uploader Name, Day Month Year, URL.
Example: “How CRISPR Works.” YouTube, uploaded by Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell, 5 May 2019, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XYZ.

Tell me your preferences (answers to 1–4) and I’ll follow them in future replies. If you want, give me a specific topic or a previous answer to update with MLA citations now.