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Here's how to format a citation in MLA:
A book:
Last Name, First Name. Title of Book. City of Publication, Publisher, Publication Date.
A web site:
Last Name, First Name (if applicable). Title of Site. Name of Organization Affiliated with Site, Publication Date, url. Date Accessed.
A digital article:
Last Name, First Name. “Title of Article.” Publication, volume or issue no, publication year, url. Date Accessed.
Here's how to format an in-text citation in MLA:
if you have an author and page number:
(Author's Last Name Page Number).
If you have no page number:
(Author's Last Name)
If you have no author:
(First Word or Phrase of your Citation).