Welcome! This guide includes research strategies and information about finding and accessing resources related to the study of British, American, and world literature.
The new, ninth edition builds on the MLA's unique approach to documenting sources using a template of core elements--facts, common to most sources, like author, title, and publication date--that allows writers to cite any type of work, from books, e-books, and journal articles in databases to song lyrics, online images, social media posts, dissertations, and more.
This handout provides a quick reference to the basics of formatting in the MLA citation style and provides examples for the most common types of sources.
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