In-text citation (MLA): (Author Last Name Page Number)
Two authors: (Author1 Last Name and Author2 Last Name Page Number)
Three or more authors: (First Author Last Name et al. Page Number)
No author: (“Title of Source” Page Number)
Two or more works by same author: (Author Last Name Short Title Page Number)
Short title rule: Use a shortened title in the in-text citation (usually the first few words)
Multiple citations: (Author1 Last Name Page; Author2 Last Name Page)
Indirect source: (qtd. in Author Last Name Page Number)
Corporate author: (Organization Name Page Number)
Unknown page number (web): Omit page number
Web source with page/section: (Author Last Name section/page)
If author is unknown for web source: (“Title of Source” section/page)
If quoting: Put the citation immediately after the quote, before the period
If paraphrasing: Put the citation after the paraphrase, before the period
If citing multiple paragraphs/pages: Use the page number(s) that contain the cited material
Author in sentence: Author Last Name says/notes… (Page Number)
Two-part MLA author-page format: Author Last Name and page number in parentheses
Works with no page numbers but numbered sections: Use the section number or heading in place of page number
Example (book): (Smith 45)
Example (two authors): (Smith and Jones 102)
Example (three+ authors): (Smith et al. 18)
Example (no author): (“Global Warming” 12)
Example (author in sentence): Smith argues that… (45)