Step 1

CITING DATABASE ARTICLES
Always use the MLA citation provided within the article.  Cut/paste into your works cited page/bibliography

Step 2

GENERAL RESOURCES (Google/Internet)

• Bibcitation Chrome Extension​ ​

When in doubt...

PURDUE OWL

• MLA Citation Guide
• MLA Intext Citation Guide​
• ​MLA Interview Guide
• Annotated bibliographies

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1. Think About It - Is this legit?

• Did you check multiple sources? 

2. Searching - #1 is not always the best

• Oftentimes, Wikipedia and commercial sites are listed first because of paid advertizements. Look at URLs.

3. Evaluating Resources 

• Evaluate the source with the OPCVL Evaluation Tool
• Check your FACTS!

4. When in Doubt - Cite it out!

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Website Evaluation