MLA Citation Resources

Handouts and Examples

Guidelines and examples to help you avoid plagiarism and correctly format your in-text citations and Works Cited page in MLA style.

Citing Sources and MLA Style (.pdf)

Research and Writing Tips (.pdf)

Sample Research Paper in MLA Format (.pdf; see p. 44  of document)

Research Source Forms

Use these forms to record information about the sources you use in your research. That way, you'll have everything you need to correctly cite them when you write your paper.

Book

Internet Source

Journal Article

Magazine/Newspaper Article

Books

The following MLA style guide can be found in the library's textbook collection.

Gibaldi, Joseph. MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers.
REFTEXT LB 2369 .G53 2009

Websites

Online style guides for off-campus reference.

Documenting Sources in MLA Style: 2009 Update

Scottsdale Community College MLA Citation Style Guide

The OWL at Purdue MLA 2009 Formatting and Style Guide

Videos

Diagnosis: Plagiarism (via Yavapai College)

Tutorials

Test your citation knowledge and practice your skills.

You Quote It, You Note It (Vaughan Memorial Library, Acadia University)