Citing Sources: MLA

A brief guide to the major styles: APA, Chicago, and MLA

Helpful Links on MLA Style

Purdue OWL MLA Style Guide
These resources will help you learn how to use the Modern Language Association (MLA) citation and format style. This section contains resources on in-text citations and Works Cited pages as well as MLA sample papers, slide presentations, and the MLA classroom poster.

MLA Style Center

The MLA Style Center
This website includes writing resources from the Modern Language Association.

This MLA web resource contains specific information on formatting a research paper and creating a Works Cited page.

Books Available in the Lewis Library

Please note that any book published before 2021 refers to a previous edition of MLA.

MLA Handbook, Ninth Edition by The Modern Language Association of America
Call Number: LB2369 .M52 2021
A Pocket Style Manual by Diana Hacker
Call Number: PE1408 .H26 2010
Rules for Writers by Diana Hacker, Nancy Sommers, and Kimberli Huster
Call Number: PE1408 .H277 2019
The Rowman and Littlefield Guide to Writing with Sources by James P. Davis
Call Number: REF PE1478 .D37 2012

MLA Citation Examples

Book:

Gillespie, Paula, and Neal Lerner. The Allyn and Bacon Guide to Peer Tutoring. Allyn and Bacon, 2000.

Journal Article from Database:

Langhamer, Claire. “Love and Courtship in Mid-Twentieth-Century England.” Historical Journal, vol. 50, no. 1, March 2007, pp. 173-96. ProQuest, doi:10.1017/S0018246X06005966.

Website:

Felluga, Dino Franco. Introductory Guide to Critical Theory. Purdue University, 31 January 2011, www.cla.purdue.edu/english/theory/. Accessed 16 August 2021.

Organize Your Citations

NoodleTools
NoodleTools is a research companion that can help you manage citations and annotations.

As a first time user, you will need to register. Click on the NoodleTools link above and then click on Register near the bottom of the screen.

On the registration page you will need to fill in ALL the fields including the Subscription Type (choose 'account linked to school/library') and everything below the About You section. Then click Register near the bottom of the screen.

Once you have registered, you will then use the Personal ID and Password you created to sign in and access your NoodleTools account.
Noodle Tools Guide
To learn more about utilizing NoodleTools, check out this guide.

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