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MLA Style Guide for Citations (9th edition): Location

Some sources require a location as part of their citation. The location is included in citations in order to help the reader find the source. URLs are the location for online sources.

When to list a location

Include a location to:

  • Specify on which pages an article is located in a periodical
  • Specify on which pages of a book a chapter, story, essay or poem is located
  • Provide the URL for a web source
  • Show where a piece of art or museum artifact is physically located

Example citations

Online video, with a URL

RegisteredNurseRN. “Heart Layers Anatomy Nursing: Pericardium, Epicardium, Endocardium.” YouTube, 27 May 2024, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=APJzmA4kDxE.

Chapter in an ebook, with page numbers and a URL

Baron, Naomi. “Digital Revolution and the Future of American Reading.” A Companion to American Literature, edited by Susan Belasco, Wiley-Blackwell, 2020, pp. 480-495. EBSCOhost, search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=nlebk&AN=2436424&site=ehost-live&scope=site.

Art located in a museum

DeFeo, Jay. After Image. 1970, The Menil Collection, Houston, Texas.

Article on a website, with a URL

Elezaj, Rilind. “Autonomous Cars: Safety Opportunity or Cybersecurity Threat?” MachineDesign, 16 July 2019, https://www.machinedesign.com/ mechanical-motion-systems/article/21837958/autonomous-carssafety-opportunity-or-cybersecurity-threat.

Journal article, with page numbers and a DOI

Repova, Kristina, et al. “Melatonin as a Potential Approach to Anxiety Treatment.” International Journal of Molecular Sciences, vol. 23, no. 24, Dec. 2022, pp. 161-187. EBSCOhost, https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms232416187.

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