Research Workshop, Getting Started, Allegheny: MLA Style (8th ed.)

MLA style, developed by the Modern Language Association, is used for English, foreign languages and general topics. MLA requires parenthetical citations within the text and a corresponding bibliography or works cited list at the end of the paper.

Copies of the MLA Handbook may be obtained through the campus libraries, check the library catalog for availability.

Purdue – OWL’s MLA Style: List of Works Cited (8th Ed., 2016)

Many of the Library Databases provide Citation assistance for the articles.  In the Tools area located on the Detailed Record page and the Article page, look for features like "Cite" or "Cite Now!"

Do a final check to make certain that the citation has correct formatting, punctuation and content!

View our concise MLA Style Works Cited Examples and the MLA Style: In-Text Citations (PDF) handouts. 

It is highly recommended that you include dates of access for electronic sources. Include the dates of access at the ends of citations in the following sample format: 01 Jan. 2019.

Purdue University Online Writing Lab (OWL) provides an MLA Sample Paper which includes Works Cited.

• Purdue University Online Writing Lab's MLA Formatting and Style Guide provides an overview of the format and includes examples and sample papers.
• Having trouble finding a sample citation for your source type ? Check out their MLA Works Cited: Other Common Sources page.
• The MLA Style Center provides concise guides and templates for creating citations in MLA Style.  

RobertsLibrary: Formatting an MLA 8th edition Works Cited page

This short video demonstrates the formatting of automatically generated citations.

How to Setup MLA Formatting in Word Online

Word Online is available to all CCAC students through Academic Email.