MLA Style
General Tips
The most recent editions of the MLA manual and handbook have significant changes from the past editions, highlights of these changes include:
- Book and journal titles are italicised
- Include issue numbers for all journal articles
- Indicate medium (Print vs. Web, etc.)
Books
Author, Albert A. Title of Book. Location: Publisher, 2001. Print.
Journal Articles
Author, Albert A., Bernard B. Author, and Charles C. Author. "Title of Article." Title of Periodical xx.x (2001): xxx-xx. Print.
Chapters from Books
Author, Albert A. "Title of Chapter." Title of Book.
Ed. Bernard B. Bohm. 2nd ed. Vol. 8. Location:
Publisher, 2001. xxx-xx. Print.
Electronic Resources
Online periodical from databases:
Author, Albert A., Author, Brandon B., and Author, Charles C. "Title of Article." Title of Periodical xx.x(2001): xx-xx. Academic Search Elite. Web. 18 June 2002.
Other online document:
Author, Albert A. "Title of Page." Title of Web Site.
Name of Web site owner/sponsor. Date of work. Web. 18 June 2002.
For these examples, 18 June 2002 is the date the document was accessed.
MLA Style Guides in Snowden Library
Gibaldi, Joseph.
MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers.
7th ed. New York: MLA, 2009.
CALL NUMBER: Ref. LB 2369 .G53 2009 [REFDESK]
MLA Style Manual and Guide to Scholarly Publishing.
3rd ed. New York: MLA, 2008.
CALL NUMBER: Ref. PN147 .G444 2008 [REFDESK]
Other MLA Style Web Sites
MLA formatting and style guide
Online Writing Lab (OWL) at Purdue University
Citing Government Documents: MLA
University of Nebraska Kearney
Understanding MLA 7
EasyBib
MLA 7 Citing Online Sources
EasyBib
Frequently Asked OQuestions about MLA Style
Modern Language Association of America
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Dr. Abel Scribe, PhD