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MLA Style is most often used in the humanities, including English, literature, art, theater, music, philosophy and religion. When using MLA, you create a Works Cited or Works Consulted page.

In MLA style, in-text citations are inserted in the body of your paper to identify the source of your information. In-text citations point the reader to more complete information in the Works Cited list at the end of the paper.  Visit MLA In-Text Citations:The Basics from the Purdue Owl website for more information.

Coulter Library MLA Handout

 

 

Website: Purdue Online Writing Lab (OWL)

Purdue Online Writing Lab (OWL)

Find lots of useful handouts and research links. This is a great site to get tips for writing argumentative essays, literary term definitions, writing about poetry. OWL includes information about MLA and APA formatting and style guides, and much more.
 

Book: MLA Handbook

Website: OWL MLA Formatting and Style Guide

Purdue OWL MLA Formatting and Style Guide

This is a useful overview to help you better understand how to cite sources using MLA. It includes basic information about how to format your Works Cited page and how to handle in-text citations. 

Website: MLA Style Center

Visit these websites for more information about using MLA citation format.

Video: Setting Up MLA format in Google Docs

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