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Welcome to the guide for Citing References Using MLA Style!
I hope that you will find this guide a useful starting place for information on MLA Style. I have assembled a core collection of resources available through the Wayne State University Library System, as well as high quality, freely available web resources. This guide is a collaborative work-in-progress, developed with the suggestions and feedback from students and faculty.
MLA Style Guides
- Purdue OWL: MLA Formatting and Style GuideThis resource offers examples for the general format of MLA research papers, in-text citations, endnotes/footnotes, and the Works Cited page.
Citation Style Chart:A handy side-by-side comparison of APA, MLA, and Chicago styles.
- The Writer's Handbook: MLA Documentation GuideThe University of Wisconsin - Madison provides a quick resource for citing references in papers using the style outlined by the 2009 MLA Handbook.
- Research and Documentation Online: HumanitiesAn online resource for using MLA style.
Sample Research Paper in MLA Style
- MLA Reference Examples HandoutFrom the Wayne State University Libraries. May be printed and downloaded.
- Citing Primary Sources: MLALibrary of Congress instructions for and examples of citations of primary source materials: Web Sites, Cartoons, Maps, Photographs, Films, and more.
Citation Management Software
Links to citation management software, tutorials, downloads, etc. available to you to assist you with citing your sources.
EndNote citation management software available free to all WSU students, faculty and staff. It allows you to manually enter citation information, or export directly from the library's online databases. EndNote can format bibliographic entries in almost every citation style and works with most word processors to insert citations and build reference lists as you write.
Learn more about EndNote through an online tutorial or webinar.
Zotero is a free online citation management software that helps you gather, organize, and analyze sources and use the saved references with Microsoft Word and other word processing software. Zotero is a plug-in that ONLY works with the Firefox browser.
Learn how to use Zotero.
MLA Examples Handout
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Other Relevant Guides
Citation Tools
- Format APA in Word 2010Video demonstrating step-by-step instructions. Created by Patrick S. Love for the Daytona State College Writing Center, 2011.
- Format APA in Word 2007Step-by-step instructions on creating running heads, margins, page numbering and more in Word 2007.
- NoodleBib ExpressA free online tool to create citations in MLA, APA and Chicago style.
- Citation BuilderThe Citation Builder illustrates differences among several major styles of citing information sources. From North Carolina State University.
- EasyBibA fee-based online bibliography and citation maker. The MLA version is free.
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