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MLA Citation Guide

Resources

Visit the Academic Success Centre at any stage of your writing. The Centre is open for all students and is free to use. We are located in F212, inside the Learning Commons, and are open during normal Learning Commons hours. You can also book an appointment with our Writing Support Specialist, or visit our online writing guide for help with MLA, essay organization, thesis writing, and more!

Websites

MLA Style Center
Browse this website for help with applying MLA guidelines.
Purdue OWL Writing Lab
Sample Papers from the MLA Style Center
OWL Purdue: Sample Paper

Handouts

MLA Citation style
Examples of formatting an MLA essay along with examples of different resources for in-text citations and in the work cited.
General Template: 8th Edition
Use this template to cite all resources. If you do not understand how it works or what container means, schedule an appointment or drop by the Academic Success Centre to see one of our tutors.
Paraphrasing

Books in the Learning Commons

MLA Books

MLA Handbook by The Modern Language; The Modern Language Association of America
Call Number: LB 2369 G53 2021
ISBN: 9781603293518
Publication Date: 2021-04-06
The latest edition of MLA!
MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers by Joseph Gibaldi; Modern Language Association of America Staff
Call Number: LB 2369 G53 2009
ISBN: 9781603290241
Publication Date: 2009-01-01

General Writing

A Short Guide to Writing about Literature by Sylvan Barnet; William Cain
ISBN: 9780205118458
Publication Date: 2011-06-28
Super Quick Skills: Proofread Your Work by Louise Connolly
ISBN: 9781529792621
Publication Date: 2022-05-31
Writing about Literature by Edgar Roberts
ISBN: 9780205230310
Publication Date: 2011-10-24

Videos

Purdue Owl: MLA Formatting

This vidcast introduces the viewers to the basics of MLA style documentation, focusing on the list of works cited.

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