1. MLA Style 6 th Edition

2. What Is MLA Style? The style recommended by the Modern Language Association for preparing scholarly manuscripts and student research papers It is concerned with the mechanics of writing, such as punctuation, quotation, and documentation of sources.

3. Books: Single Author Kasson, John F. Civilizing the Machine: Technology and Republican Values in America 1776-1900. New York: Penguin, 1976.

4. Multiple Authors Two or three authors. Adler, Ronald B., and Neil Towne. Looking Out, Looking In. 9th ed. Fort Worth, TX: Harcourt Brace, 1999.

5. More than three authors. Santos, Ruth J., et al. Environmental Crises in Developing Countries. New York: Harper, 1994.

6. Corporate Authorship of Reports Alan Guttmacher Institute. State Legislative Record: 1988 Fertility-Related Bills and Laws as of December 31. Washington, D.C.: Alan Guttmacher Institute, 1988.

7. Edited Books Citing volume. Fee, Elizabeth, and Daniel M. Fox, eds. AIDS: The Burdens of History. Berkeley: U of California P, 1988.

8. Edited Books Citing chapter/essay in volume. Zola, Irving Kenneth. "Medicine as an Institution of Social Control." The American Health Empire:Power, Profits, and Politics. Eds. Barbara Ehrenreich and John Ehrenreich. New York: Vintage,1971. 80-100.

9. Second Work by Same Author Jhabvala, Ruth Prawer. East into Upper East : Plain Tales from New York and New Delhi. Washington, D.C.: Counterpoint Press, 2000 ---. Heat and Dust. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1987. The second work is introduce by three space hyphens, not the author’s name (alphabetical order on works).

10. Books: Republished or Later Editions Gibbon, Lewis Grassic. Sunset Song. 1932. Intro. Tom Crawford. Edinburgh: Canongate Classics, 1988. Newbold, Paul. Statistics for Business and Economics. 3rd ed. New Jersey: Prentice Hall, 1990.

11. Multi-Volume Works Citing entire series. Lucas, Robert E., Jr., and Thomas J. Sargent, eds. Rational Expectations and Econometric Practice. 2 vols. Minneapolis: U of Minnesota P, 1981. Citing single volume. Lucas, Robert E., Jr., and Thomas J. Sargent, eds. Rational Expectations and Econometric Practice. Vol. 1. Minneapolis: U of Minnesota P, 1981.

12. Encyclopedia Articles Supplemental Sources Only No author given. "Mealworm." Encyclopedia Britannica. 1987 ed. Author given. Garvey, Lawrence. "El Paso, Illinois." Encyclopedia Americana. 1982 ed.

13. Periodicals: Magazines Monthly magazine/journal. Hall, Stuart. "Cold, Comfort, Farm." New Socialist Nov. 1985: 10-12. Weekly. Whitaker, Mark. "Getting Tough at Last." Newsweek 10 May 1993: 22.

14. Scholarly Journals Continuous Pagination: Schuetz, A. “The Stranger.” Journal of American Sociology 49 (1944): 499-507. Non-Continuous Pagination: Magistrale, Tony. "Wild Child: Jim Morrison's Poetic Journeys." Journal of Popular Culture 26.3(Winter 1992): 133-44.

15. Subscription Services and Data Bases Cite just like original article would be cited. Name the subscription service following the entry. –Give any additional info the service offers, such as –Article number, data base number, etc. Don’t put date or access or url.

16. Periodicals: No Author (From Periodical/Journal Database) “Cooling Trend In Antarctica.” Futurist May-June 2002: 15. Academic Search Premier. EBSCO. New York Institute of Technology Manhattan Lib. 22 May 2002. Maaike van Rijn. “Darfur: arrival.” Canadian Medical Association. Journal 179.2 (2008): 134. ProQuest Health Management. ProQuest. New York Institute Of Technology Manhattan Lib., New York, NY. 14 Jul. 2008

17. Interview or Private Correspondence Goodkind, Mary. Personal interview. 4 Sept. 1996. Smith, Jaclyn. Telephone interview. 5 Oct. 1999. Morris, Ralph. Letter to author. 26 June 1994. Maran, Meredith. E-mail to the author. 20 Aug. 2002. Maran, Meredith. “Re: Dirty- Fascinating !” E-mail to Ed Jessup. 3 Mar. 2008.

18. Electronic Resources All web based sources (not from data bases or paid subscription services) must have: –Title of Page In quotes for minor page Underlined for major site –Date of Access –Url in –Period at the end. “Title.” Date of Access.

19. If more info exists, you need to use it. –Author –Web Site that the page is a part of –Original publication information –Date of site

20. Electronic Resources--Examples Scholarly Project Willett, Perry, ed. Victorian Women Writers Project. Apr. 1997. Indiana U. 30 Jan 2001. Professional Site Portuguese Language Page. U of Chicago. 30 Jan. 2001.

21. Electronic Resources – More Examples Article in a Reference Database “Fresco." Britannica Online. Vers. 97.1.1. Mar. 1997. Encyclopaedia Britannica. 29 Mar. 1997. Article First Published in a Periodical Tamblyn, Robyn, et al. “Adverse Events Associated With Prescription Drug Cost- Sharing Among Poor and Elderly Persons.” JAMA 24/31 Jan. 2001. 30 Jan. 2000 http://www.jama.ama.org/article/24310101. html. http://www.jama.ama.org/article/24310101. html

22. Electronic Resources – More Examples Personal Site Lancashire, Ian. Home Page. 30 Jan. 2001. Book Nesbit, Edith. Ballads and Lyrics of Socialism. London, 1908. Victorian Women Writers Project. Ed. Perry Willett. Indiana U. Apr. 1997. 26 Apr.1997.

23. Electronic Resources – More Examples Web Page from a Larger Web Site. “About Kidney Disease and Dialysis.” Kidney Dialysis Foundation. 18 Feb. 2000.

24. Remember: MLA is tricky. You must follow it exactly. You can’t memorize it. Always use a handbook with the most recent version of MLA. Go to MLA.org if you want more help on electronic sources.