MLA Style (Modern Language Association Style Guide)
MLA format is commonly used in Literature and throughout the Humanities. It uses in-text notation similar to APA.
OWL Guides
Purdue University's Online Writing Lab is a popular source for citation help. And unlike the MLA Handbook, it's all online.
- MLA Formatting and Style Guide at Purdue OWLThis is a quick but detailed reference to working in MLA style, published by Purdue's Online Writing Lab.
- Sample MLA Works Cited pageThis resource is updated to reflect the MLA Handbook (9th ed.)
- MLA Sample PaperThis resource contains a sample MLA paper that adheres to the 2016 updates
Style Manual
The MLA Handbook is the authoritative guide to MLA style.
It is available in print in Lindell Library's Reference collection in the Learning Commons area.
MLA Handbook by Call Number: Reference LB2369 .M52 2021ISBN: 9781603293518Publication Date: 2021-04-06The new, ninth edition builds on the MLA's unique approach to documenting sources using a template of core elements--facts, common to most sources, like author, title, and publication date--that allows writers to cite any type of work, from books, e-books, and journal articles in databases to song lyrics, online images, social media posts, dissertations, and more.
