Citations are composed of the same basic elements
Basic book citation in MLA:
Lastname, Firstname. Title of Book. City of Publication: Publisher, Year of Publication. Medium of Publication.
Example:
Trelles, Miguel, and Hunter College. Art Gallery. Aesthetic Accomplishments, Political Commitments: The Hunter College Collection of Puerto Rican Prints. New York: The Bertha and Karl Leubsdorf Art Gallery at Hunter College, 2007. Print.
Basic journal article citation in MLA:
Author(s). "Title of Article." Title of Journal Volume.Issue (Year): pages. Medium of publication.
Example:
Asghar, Amanda. "Reciprocal Peer Coaching and its use as a Formative Assessment Strategy for First-Year Students." Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education 35.4 (2010): 403-17. Print.
Here are some onlline resources for help with MLA style.
Hunter College's Reading/Writing Center offers tutoring on a drop-in and scheduled basis each semester. Link below!