1. MLA Style 8th Edition MLA (Modern Language Association)
Rules for formatting & citing sources for papers in the liberal arts & humanities.
Two aspects of MLA Style:
Format style (visual presentation)
Citation style (in text citation, works cited list)

2. Format: Basics Font: Times New Roman Font size: 12 pt.
Line spacing: Double Spaced
Margins: One inch all around
Indent: First line of every paragraph

3. Format: Front Page

4. Format: Works Cited Page

5. Citations: In-text In-text citation consists of
Author’s last name: Smith
Page number: 25
“MLA citation style uses a simple two part parenthetical documentation system for citing sources” (Smith 25).

6. Citations: In-text Direct Quotation or Paraphrase Direct Quotation:
“Students often had difficulty using MLA style, especially when it was their first time” (Jones 45).
Paraphrase:
MLA style can pose a challenge for uninitiated students (Jones 45).

7. Citations: In-text Parenthesis or Signal Phrase
Place citation at the end of your sentence, using parenthesis:
"Students often had difficulty using MLA style, especially when it was their first time" (Jones 45).
Place citation within your sentence, using signal phrase:
According to Jones, "Students often had difficulty using MLA style, especially when it was their first time" (45).

8. Citations: In-text Long quotations (More than 4 lines)
Block format (Indent ½ inch)
Remove quotations
The Modern Language Association is also responsible for MLA citation style:     . The Modern Language Association (MLA) establishes values for acknowledging sources used in a research paper. MLA citation style uses a simple two-part parenthetical documentation system for citing sources: Citations in the text of a paper point to the alphabetical Works Cited list that appears at the end of the paper. Together, these references identify and credit the sources used in the paper and allow others to access and retrieve this material. (Johnson 199)

9. Citations: In-text One author: (Walker 18). Two authors:
(Walker and Allen 23).
Three or more authors:
(Kosslyn et al. 45)
No author (use shortened version of title):
(“Using MLA”).
Website (no page number):
(Johnson).
Indirect source:
According to Lacan, “The unconscious is structured like a language” (qtd. in Smith 34).

10. Citations: Works Cited Page
In text citations must be listed in the works cited page
Entries are listed alphabetically
Use hanging indentation

11. Citations: Works Cited Page
MLA 8th Edition: Changes to the Works Cited
With understanding to today’s world of combined publication formats, the 8th edition of MLA offers a new model for building the works-cited list based on core elements of a source. In lieu of providing instructions for each entry based on publication format, the MLA Handbook provides this template (on the left) and asks for writers to compile entries with their best discernment.

12. Citations: Works Cited Page
Three common references: Books,
Articles from Database, Articles from Website.
Book
Last Name, First Name. Title of Book. Publisher, Year of Publication.
Henley, Patricia. The Hummingbird House. MacMurray,

13. Citations: Works Cited Page
Book 1
Author.
Shelley, Mary. 2
Title of Source.
Frankenstein.
Container 1 3
Title of Container, 4
Other Contributors, 5
Version, 6
Number, 7
Publisher,
Dover Publications, 8
Publication Date,
1994. 9
Location.
Since the publication date
is the last section necessary
for a book, it must be followed by a period, thus ending the source citation.
Container 2 3
Title of Container, 4
Other Contributors, 5
Version, 6
Number,
Shelley, Mary. Frankenstein. Dover Publications,
1994. 7
Publisher, 8
Publication Date, 9
Location.

14. Citations: Works Cited Page
Article from Database (Journal Article)
Last Name, First Name. “Title of Article.” Title of Journal, vol. #, no. #, Year of Publication, Page Range of Entry. Title of Database, URL
Longhamer, Claire. “Love and Courtship in Mid- Twentieth-Century England.” Historical Journal, vol. 50, no. 1, 2007, pp JSTOR,

15. Citations: Works Cited Page
Article from Database (Journal Article) 1
Author.
Gamboa, Brett. 2
Title of Source.
“Understanding Shakespeare.”
Container 1 3
Title of Container,
New Criterion, 4
Other Contributors, 5
Version,
vol. 34, 6
Number,
no. 8,
Gamboa, Brett. “Understanding Shakespeare.” New Criterion, vol. 34, no. 8, 2016, pp Literary Reference Center Plus, /detail/detail?vid=3&sid=88f1b54f-c336-4f43-8f62- 18e0cc10c561%40sessionmgr4006&hid=4207&bdata =JnNpdGU9bHJjLXBsdXM%3d#db=lkh&AN= 7
Publisher, 8
Publication Date,
2016, 9
Location. pp
Container 2 3
Title of Container,
Literary Reference Center Plus, 4
Other Contributors, 5
Version, 6
Number, 7
Publisher, 8
Publication Date, 9
Location.

16. Citations: Works Cited Page
Article from Website
Last Name, First Name. “Article Title.” Title of Website, Publisher, Date of Publication, URL.
Green, Joshua. “The Rove Presidency.” The Atlantic, Atlantic Monthly Group, 20 July 2007, 9/the-rove-presidency/306132/.
“Verb Tenses.” The OWL at Purdue, Purdue U Online Writing Lab,
*If the publisher or the date of publication cannot be determined, skip that step and move on to the next item.

17. Citations: Works Cited Page
Article from Website 1
Author.
Overbye, Dennis. 2
Title of Source.
“Kepler Finds 1,284 New Planets.”
Container 1 3
Title of Container,
New York Times, 4
Other Contributors, 5
Version,
Overbye, Dennis. “Kepler Finds 1,284 New Planets.” New York Times, New York Times, 10 May 2016, planets-nasa.html?rref=collection%2Ftimestopic%
2FKepler%20Space%20Telescope&action=click&con tentCollection=timestopics&region=stream&modul e=stream_unit&version=latest&contentPlacement=2 &pgtype=collection. 6
Number, 7
Publisher,
New York Times, 8
Publication Date,
10 May 2016, 9
Location.
Container 2 3
Title of Container, 4
Other Contributors, 5
Version, 6
Number, 7
Publisher, 8
Publication Date, 9
Location.

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