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MLA Citation Guide (9th Edition): Case Studies

This guide will help you cite sources using the MLA Style 9th edition.

Case Studies

Case Study from a Library Database

 

Reference List Citation

Author's Last Name, Author's First Name. "Title of Case Study." Case Study Number (if given), Publisher, Year of Publication. Database Name. Case Study.

Example:

Havard, Cody T. "Basketball at the Most Magical Place on Earth: A Case Study of the NBA’s Season Conclusion at Walt Disney World Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic." SAGE, 2021. SAGE Business Cases. Case Study.

In-Text Citation

(Author's Last Name Page Number if available)

Example:

(Havard 7)

Case Study from a Website

 

Reference List Citation

Author's Last Name, Author's First Name. Title of Case Study. Case Study Number (if given), Sponsoring Organization, Date of publication or last modified date, URL. Case Study.

Example:

Shotts, Ken, and Sheila Melvin. Intellectual Property in a Time of Pandemic: The COVID-19 Vaccines. Case No. ETH33, Stanford Graduate School of Business, 2021, www.gsb.stanford.edu/faculty-research/case-studies/intellectual-property-time-pandemic-covid-19-vaccines. Case Study.

In-Text Citation

(Author's Last Name Page Number if available)

Example:

(Shotts and Melvin)

Case Study from a Book or eBook

 

Reference List Citation

Last Name of Author, First Name. "Title of Chapter/Case Study." Title of Book, edited by First Name Last Name of Editor if given, Publisher, Year of Publication, pp. Page Numbers. Database Name or URL (if citing eBook). Case Study.

Example:

Rivera, Reynaldo G. "Green Cause-Related Marketing for Social Innovation: Helping People to Reimagine Plastic Recycling and Sustainability." Cause-related Marketing: Case Studies from a Global Perspective, Springer, 2021, pp. 19-30. eBook Central. Case Study.

In-Text Citation

(Author's Last Name Page Number if given)

Example:

(Rivera 23)

         

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