MLA Citations: Articles, eBooks, and Websites (Library Tutorial)

In this video, we walk through how to create MLA citations using three of the most common source types students use for research: • A scholarly journal article from a library database • An academic eBook • A general website Rather than reading through the entire MLA style guide, this tutorial shows how to build citations step by step using real sources, highlighting where to find the information you need and how it fits into an MLA citation template. This video is designed as a practical overview and pairs with the library’s MLA Citation Guide for full rules and additional examples. 🔗 MLA Citation Guide: https://www.bakersfieldcollege.edu/services-and-resources/library/cite-it-right/mla-works-cited-guidelines.html Chapters: 0:00 – Introduction & What This Video Covers Overview of MLA citations and the three common source types covered in the video. 0:23 – Finding the Library Citation Guides How to navigate the Bakersfield College Library website to access citation guides. 1:19 – Overview of the MLA Citation Guide Quick look at MLA templates and how the guide supports different source types. 2:23 – MLA Template for Scholarly Journal Articles Reviewing the basic MLA article template before building a citation. 2:38 – Citing a Scholarly Article (Database Example) Step-by-step construction of an MLA citation using an article from Academic Search Complete. 3:04 – Authors and et al. in MLA How to format citations with three or more authors. 3:43 – Article Title and Journal Information Formatting article titles, journal titles, volume, issue, and page numbers. 4:59 – Database, Provider, and DOI Including database name, provider, and DOI in an MLA citation. 6:05 – MLA Template for Academic eBooks Review of the ebook citation template. 6:17 – Citing an Academic eBook (EBSCO Example) Building an MLA citation for an academic ebook from Academic eBook Collection. 7:55 – Using Citation Tools Carefully Why citation generators should be double-checked and how to use them to retrieve links. 8:52 – MLA Template for General Websites Overview of the general website citation format. 8:59 – Citing a General Website (Library of Congress) Step-by-step MLA citation for a webpage with an organizational author. 9:57 – Access Dates for Websites Why access dates matter for web citations. 10:22 – Wrap-Up & Getting Help Final recap and reminder that the library is available for citation help.