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MLA Style Guide

Online Newspapers & Magazines

Author's Last Name, Given Name(s). "Title of Article." Name of Newspaper, Day Month. Year, pp. page-page. Name of Database, URL. Accessed Date (Optional).

 

Works Cited

In-Text Citation

National Newspaper, from library database

If an article is contained on one page only, omit the page number in the in-text citation.

Adams, James. "Van Gogh's Long-Lost Sket Tches." The Globe and Mail, 15 Nov. 2016, p. A8. Canadian Major Dailies, search.proquest.com.library.sheridanc.on.ca/docview/1838915607?accountid=3455.

(Adams)

Local Newspaper, from public website

If the city is not included in the name of a local newspaper, add the city in [square brackets] after the name of the newspaper

Skinner, Justin. "Supermoon Lights up the Night Sky over the City of Toronto." The City Centre Mirror [Toronto], 15 Nov. 2016. Toronto.com, www.insidetoronto.com/news-story/6965820-supermoon-lights-up-the-night-sky-over-the-city-of-toronto/. Accessed 6 December 2018.

(Skinner)

Magazine, from public website

Bethune, Brian. "Margaret Atwood Recasts The Tempest Inside a Prison." MacLeans, 7 Oct. 2016, www.macleans.ca/culture/books/margaret-atwood-recasts-the-tempest-inside-a-prison. Accessed 6 December 2018.

(Bethune)

Your professor may have different citing expectations than library staff. Always check at the beginning of term and before starting assignments that the citing rules you are using are appropriate for your class.