MLA 7th edition Formatting and Style Guide
From Purdue University's Online Writing Lab (OWL)
MLA Style: English and Other Humanities
From Diana Hacker and Barbara Fister's Research and Documentation Online
GCC Library Guides to MLA Style
- MLA Style for Works Cited: a brief guideThis guide covers only the most commonly used types of sources.
- MLA Style for Print SourcesThis is a guide to physical print sources such as books and periodicals in their original print format.
- MLA Style for Electronic SourcesThis guide is for sources (books, periodical articles, etc.) accessed electronically.
- MLA Style for Media SourcesThis guide provides examples for how to cite film, television, radio, artworks, interviews, etc.
The links below are to the Library's 2-page guides to MLA Style for creating the Works Cited page. These guides are also available in print at the Library.
What is a Citation?
MLA Citation--A Basic Strategy
This presentation gives a very good overview of the Works Cited page. It does not address in-text citations.
Why Cite?
Cooperative Library Instruction Project (CLIP) tutorial on MLA Style
MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers, 7th edition
MLA Handbok for Writers of Research PapersCall Number: 808.02M685 2009ISBN: 1603290249This book is the authority on MLA formatting and style.
The GCC Library has 5 copies of this book available for checkout, as well as 2 copies in Reference (cannot be checked out--always available for use in the library). There are also 2 copies in the Garfield Library collection in the Developmental Skills Lab.
Specialized Citations
Citing from an e-book reader, such as a Kindle, requires a somewhat different citation than other e-books. Also, articles from a database like Opposing Viewpoints, which contains articles reprinted from various types of sources, requires a different citation format. The links below are guides to these specialized types of citations.
EasyBib Citation Guides
Deconstructing Citations
This screencast does not contain sound, but it does have an useful interactive component at the end of the screencast that you will find helpful. So be sure to complete the interactive component.