| 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
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go to section I. For any
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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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