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EN 101-29: College Composition

This guide is designed to help you locate resources for topics discussed in EN 101, College Composition.

Citation Help


Citation Help

Here are some great resources to help with proper citation styles:

For detailed information on how to use NoodleTools, please see the library's NoodleTools Research & Citation Manager research guide.

Zotero also offers a citation generator called ZoteroBib - see box on this page for details!


MLA Style online

The MLA Style Center website provides useful resources including notices on recent updates and sample papers. 

Quick links:

MLA Examples

These examples are adapted from Excelsior Online Writing Lab and Monmouth University's Resources for Writers; they comply with MLA 9 formatting. 

A book with two authors:
Authors’ names (only the first is reversed). Title. Publisher, Year.

Cole, George F. and Christopher E. Smith. Criminal Justice in America. Wadsworth, 1996. 

An article in a scholarly journal:
Author. “Article Title.” Journal Title, Volume number, Issue number, Month or season (if available) Year, Page numbers.

Goldsmith, Meredith. “White Skin, White Mask: Passing, Posing, and Performing in The Great Gatsby.” MFS Modern Fiction Studies, vol. 49, no. 3, Fall 2003, pp. 443-68. 

A newspaper or magazine article published on the web:
Author. “Article Title.” Newspaper or Magazine Title, Date of Publication (if available), URL (without http:// or https://).

Nordland, Rod. "Iran Plays Host to Delegations after Iraq Elections." New York Times, 1 Apr. 2010, www.nytimes.com/2010/04/02/world/middleeast/02iraq.html?_r=0.

A publication in an online database:
Author. “Article Title.” Journal Title, Volume number, Issue number, Month or season (if available) Year, Page numbers. Name of Database, URL (without http:// or https://). Note: In terms of volume and issue, one or both may be available.

Chan, Evans. “Postmodernism and Hong Kong Cinema.” Postmodern Culture, vol. 10, no. 3, May 2000, pp. 17-18. Project Muse, muse.jhu.edu/article/37463.

NOTE: MLA requires full URLs for online material. For online articles within a database, you should look for a stable link to an article (permalink). However, if your article includes a DOI (digital object identifier), that information should be provided instead of the URL. Look for the DOI in the article's detailed record.

Video: MLA Citation Style (9th ed.)

This guide from Josh Vossler of Citrus College walks you through the basics of MLA Style (9th edition).

Academic Writer (APA Style Guide)

Master the art of scholarly writing with Academic Writer! Features include:

APA 7th Edition Paper Template (Template by Kathryn L. Lubniewski, Ed.D. Monmouth University)

APA: Citing an Electronic Journal Article


Citing a Journal Article in APA Style

APA citation with various parts identified: in order-Authors listed last name first, with first initial; Publication date in parentheses; article title with only proper names capitalized; Journal title in italics, publication volume number in italics immediately followed by issue number in parentheses; DOI number

  • Only the first word in an article title and any proper nouns in that title should be capitalized.
  • Journal title and volume number should be in italics.
  • DOI number must be complete URL (starts with https://)
  • APA 7th Edition Paper Template (Template by Kathryn L. Lubniewski, Ed.D. Monmouth University)