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Citation Style Guides

A guide covering information regarding citation styles and where to find more information on them.

What is MLA?

MLA (Modern Language Association) style for documentation is widely used in the humanities, especially in writing on language and literature. MLA style features brief parenthetical citations in the text keyed to an alphabetical list of works cited that appears at the end of the work. (Source: Official MLA website)

MLA Citation Examples

Table of Examples

Various examples of resource citations using MLA

Resource Type

Bibliography/ Works Cited
Book

Mantel, Hilary. Wolf Hall. Picador, 2010.
Article in an electronic journal

Goldman, Anne. “Questions of Transport: Reading Primo Levi Reading Dante.” The Georgia Review, vol. 64, no. 1, spring 2010, pp. 69-88. JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/41403188.
Article on a Website Deresiewicz, William. “The Death of the Artist—and the Birth of the Creative Entrepreneur.” The Atlantic, 28 Dec. 2014, theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2015/01/ the-death-of-the-artist-and-the-birth-of-thecreative-entrepreneur/383497/.

MLA Citation Resources

Other online resources for MLA Citations

MLA Style Official Website

A Modern Language Association hosted website with information on MLA citation and related resources. The MLA Style Center does not contain the full text of the handbook, although it walks users through the process of creating an entry in the works cited list.

MLA Style Official Reference Examples

Examples of the most common works that writers cite.

O.W.L. at Purdue Writing Lab

Online writing lab with formatting tips and sample papers. The "Cite your source automatically" feature on Purdue Owl pages is part of another website, and not recommended.

Excelsior Online Writing Lab

Citation examples, videos, and formatting guides for MLA, APA, and Chicago styles.