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Using MLA Style

The main book that you need to cite your sources and format your work in the Modern Language Association (MLA) Style is the MLA Handbook by The Modern Language Association of America (9th ed.):

Find it behind the Reference Desk.

To get you started, here's the format for citing the most common types of resources in your MLA Style Works Cited Page:

Book

Author's Lastname, Firstname. Title of Book. Publisher, Year of Publication. 

Article in a Scholarly Journal found in a Database

Author(s) Lastname, Firstname. "Title of Article." Title of Journal, Volume, Issue, Year, pages. Name of Database, DOI or URL. Date of access (day abbreviated month year).

Web Page

Editor, author, or compiler name (if available). "Title of Web Page." Name of Site, Name of institution/organization affiliated with the site (sponsor or publisher), date of resource creation (if available), URL. Date of access (day abbreviated month year).

Don't forget that MLA Style uses author-page in-text citations!

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