Q. Are databases supposed to be italicized in your works cited sources for MLA format?

Hi

Yes, database names should be italicized. It is good that you are double checking that reference. Citation generators are helpful, but they sometimes get a couple of things wrong.

If you want to make sure any other part of the reference is correct, you can use the link I included below to Purdue Owl's MLA libguide. This will take you to the page that gives instructions and examples for electronic sources. Scroll almost to the bottom of the page until  you see the heading titled "An Article from an Online Database (or Other Electronic Subscription Service)".

It gives two examples, so hopefully that helps. Purdue Owl's libguide is very helpful. On the left towards the top of the page you will see the table of contents. If you want to see how to do in-text citations for paraphrasing, select "MLA In-Text Citations: The Basics". For direct quotes, select "MLA Formatting Quotations" and so on. The sample paper and sample Works Cited page is also useful. Hope this helps!