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MLA Style

Look to these resources in print and online:

MLA Handbook: 9th ed.
Call Number: StyleMnl LB 2369 .M52 2021
Available for 2-hour check-out at the Check-Out Desk

MLA Style Center
This offers a quick guide to citing any source according to the MLA format
MLA Formatting and Style Guide (from Purdue University)
(from Purdue University -- OWL)

Citing Data Tables in MLA Style

Citing Data Tables in MLA Style

Example 1:	“Grove City Borough, Pennsylvania: ACS Demographic & Housing Estimates, 2012-2016 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates.” American FactFinder, U.S. Census Bureau, 2016, http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/16_5YR/DP05/1600000US4231656.
Example 2:	“Crime Reported by Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1985 - 2014.” Uniform Crime Reporting Statistics, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 2017, http://www.ucrdatatool.gov/Search/Crime/Local/RunCrimeJurisbyJurisLarge.cfm.

Key:

Title of Table | Name of Website | Author / Gatherer of Data | Year | Circled 5 icon URL

How do I cite a data table? (from MLA Style Center)
For additional guidance on citing data tables, visit the MLA Style Center.