Style Guides
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MLA Style
MLA (Modern Language Association) style is one of several different format dictating citation styling/formatting and is most commonly used to for writing within liberal arts and humanities. The main resource for how to format according to the MLA style is the MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers, shown to the left. The most current edition is the 7th edition, which offers examples for the general format of MLA research papers, in-text citations, endnotes/footnotes, and the reference page. While many sources provide information on how to cite and format according to MLA, the manual is the primary source of information.
- MLA Citation TemplateA fillable PDF that can be downloaded and used to create citations.
- MLA Paper Formatting ExampleThe OWL at Purdue's example of a paper in the MLA format. Provides information on how to format your paper.
- MLA Annotated Bibliography ExampleFrom Diana Hacker (Boston: Bedford/St. Martin’s, 2007), following the style guidelines in the MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers,
7th ed. (2009).
More In-Depth Help
This is meant as a general overview. For more in-depth help, please use the following resources, review the appropriate publication manuals, or contact an LPC librarian.
- NoodletoolsUse Noodletools, an online citation generating service, to create your citations. Noodletools will walk you through the process of creating your citations in APA or MLA format.
- The OWL at Purdue's Formatting and Style GuidesStyle guide from the OWL (Online Writing Lab) at Purdue University. Open and then click on the APA or MLA style guide link that is on the lower left.
- The Writer's Workshop - APA & MLA Citation StylesWriters’ Workshop: Bibliography Styles Handbook, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.