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MLA 9th

MLA (Modern Language Association) 9th edition is an author-page number referencing style requiring an in-text citation within the text of your document and a related entry in a works cited at the end of your document.

Facebook - works cited

Title of the post: The title of the post is in quotation marks and in title case (capitalise the first letter of each major word).

Site name: The Site name is in italics, and title case.

For more information on works cited format and style, see General information - basics of referencing.

Format

Author. "Title of post." Site name, Date Year, URL.

Examples

Dent, Maggie. "Let’s be Honest One of the Most  Frustrating Things About Raising Toddlers ...." Facebook, 2 Feb. 2025, facebook.com/share/p/1Dy8BePZUQ/.

KaraHands. "This is Why I Exist. . . . . . . Giving Families the Opportunity to Have a Holiday Without Worry or Concern...... It was Lovely." Facebook, 1 Aug. 2017, facebook.com/KaraHands/posts/1515841015133470.

NZIE - New Zealand Institute of Education. "Yesterday We Had So Much Fun Stepping Into the World of Virtual Reality, Fight Laser Robots." Facebook, 3 Dec. 2019, facebook.com/watch/?v=2669841559728922.

Facebook - in-text citations

Parenthetical citation: When you use another person’s ideas or words in your text, include the author’s name and page number/s in brackets, generally at the end of the sentence, e.g. ... education is a key factor (Wall 25).

Citation in prose: When you use the author’s name as part of a sentence (generally at the beginning of a sentence), include the page number in brackets at the end of the sentence, e.g. Thomas Jones discussed the appropriateness of using wet towelling ... (2).

No pagination: Add the author's name as part of the sentence to show it has been paraphrased.

Parenthetical Citation

... raising toddlers to challenge predictability (Dent). 

Citation in prose

KaraHands depicts a family having a respite care holiday without having to worry about their loved one.