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  MLA Quick Reference Guide

 

This guide contains two sections. Section I explains MLA documentation in text. Section II shows how to format the first page of text and the works cited list for MLA. It is not intended to be a complete reference, but it does provide guidelines for the most common elements used by students writing research papers.
 
The information provided in this guide derives from the MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers (Sixth Edition). This manual is sold in the college bookstore and online bookstores such as www.amazon.com or www.bn.com and is available for your use in the Academic Center and the VC/UHV library. Academic Center personnel are also familiar with MLA and will help you with questions about documentation.
 
This guide is intended to provide a source for quickly referencing MLA format. It is a secondary source. Refer to the MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers to ensure that sources are effectively documented.

 

Note: If your instructor's guidelines differ from those specified in this guide, follow your instructor's requirements.

 

Please note that if you print these pages your computer may reformat the text. In case of a discrepancy, view the PDF version of the Quick Reference Guide.


Section I

 

This section of the MLA Quick Reference Guide explains citations in text and how to cite

  • Works with one author
  • Works with two or more authors
  • Works with no authors
  • Works with corporate authors
  • Authors with same surname
  • Multiple citations of an author
  • Two or more separate works by different authors
  • Indirect sources (secondary sources)
  • Personal interviews
  • Multi-volume works
  • Poetry and Plays
  • Direct quotations


Click here to go to section I. For any further questions regarding your paper, please schedule an appointment with a tutor.


SECTION II


Section II of the Quick Reference Guide shows you about the formatting conventions of MLA style. Please note that the formatting of the sample pages that follow do not meet exact MLA conventions due to limitations with HTML. These pages are presented to provide a representation of MLA format. To find out about exact spacing requirements, read the information included on the page. Click on the links below to learn more about each section:  

 

 
 

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