Resources:
Books
Websites
MLA Handbook for Writers of Research
Papers. 6th ed.
“Widely adopted in high schools, colleges, and
publishing houses, the MLA Handbook treats every aspect of research writing,
from selecting a topic to submitting the completed paper. The expanded,
revised, and redesigned sixth edition of the Handbook is a complete, up-to-date guide to documentation style and
online research.”—excerpt from back cover.
Form and
Style: Research Papers, Reports, Theses. Slade,
Carole. 12th ed.
Carole Slade, member of the Department of
English and Comparative Literature at
A Research Guide for Undergraduate
Students: English and American Literature.
“For nearly two decades A Research Guide for Undergraduate Students has helped students
overcome the confusion and avoid the pitfalls of conducting library research
for term papers and theses. Fully updated and revised, the fifth edition shows
undergraduates how to use their research time efficiently and advises them on
how to locate and evaluate material from electronic resources.”—excerpt from
back cover.
Form and
Style: Research Papers, Reports, Theses. Slade,
Carole. 11th ed.
Carole Slade, member of the Department of
English and Comparative Literature at
MLA Handbook for Writers of Research
Papers. 5th ed.
“The MLA
Handbook is published by the Modern Language Association, the authority on
MLA documentation style. Developed by teachers and scholars as a system for
citing research sources, MLA style has been widely adopted in high schools,
colleges, and publishing houses.”—excerpt from back cover.
Circulating
MLA Handbook for Writers of Research
Papers. 4th ed.
“Since the publication of the first edition in 1977,
the MLA Handbook has sold more than
three million copies worldwide. Completely revised and updated, the fourth
edition presents a comprehensive guide to preparing research papers, including
detailed information on using computers for research and writing and on citing
electronic publications.”—excerpt from back cover.
Form and
Style: Research Papers, Reports, Theses. Slade,
Carole. 9th ed.
Carole Slade, member of the Department of
English and Comparative Literature at
The MLA Style Manual. 2nd ed.
“The Manual discusses publishing procedures and
presents all the information a writer needs to submit scholarly manuscripts.
The Manual also explains the mechanics of documentation, addresses recent
publishing innovations, and outlines modern typesetting and printing
techniques.”—from the publisher.
MLA home
page—http://www.mla.org/
MLA’s official site contains an in-site store for
purchase of the official MLA handbook and other MLA publications, as well as
information on how to obtain membership.
Bibliography
generator— http://www.easybib.com/
This site automatically generates an
MLA-formatted works cited page from information you provide.
Citation generator--http://www.palomar.edu/dsps/actc/mla/
This link automatically creates
MLA-formatted citations on books, magazine articles, and web pages from
information you enter.
Citation
generator--<http://citationmachine.net/>
Enter bibliographic information into Citation Machine
and its software will automatically generate both in-text and works cited
references.
Sample MLA research
paper--http://ollie.dcccd.edu/library/Module5/Sample.htm
This MLA-formatted research paper contains several
in-text citations and a brief works cited page.
University guidelines on MLA Format:
California State
University, Los Angeles--http://www.calstatela.edu/library/guides/3mla.pdf
CSU’s website gives a general overview of MLA format,
as well as specific examples for both in-text citation and works cited pages.
Cornell
University Library--http://www.library.cornell.edu/newhelp/res_strategy/citing/mla.html
Cornel library’s site contains an extensive
compilation of instructions and examples for in-text citation and works cited
pages, plus a linked list of frequently asked questions over MLA formatting.
Dallas
TeleCollege Library and Richland College Library-- http://ollie.dcccd.edu/library/Module4/M4-V/examples.htm
This site
contains an extensive list of citation examples, as well as a link to an
MLA-formatted research paper.
Duke University-- http://library.duke.edu/research/citing/
Northwest Missouri
State University Owens Library--http://www.nwmissouri.edu/library/citing/mla.htm
NMSU Library’s site has numerous samples of
MLA-formatted parenthetical citations and works cited; they also include a
useful link to an MLA-formatted paper.
Ohio State University
Library-- http://library.osu.edu/sites/guides/mlagd.html
This site gives several excellent examples of both
in-text and work cited references. These examples include print, microfilm, and
electronic databases.
Purdue
University Online Writing Lab—
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/research/r_mla.html
This link to
Seattle Central Community College Library-- http://dept.sccd.ctc.edu/cclib/Research_Tools/Citation_Style_Guides/mla.pdf
This site gives several examples of how to format a
works cited page, as well as helpful information on how to formulate these
citations in Microsoft Word.
University
of California Berkeley Library
(pdf)--http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/TeachingLib/Guides/MLAstyle.pdf
University of
California, Santa Cruz Library--http://library.ucsc.edu/ref/howto/mla_citations.html
This site gives examples of how to
document both in-text and works cited resources.
University
of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign--http://www.english.uiuc.edu/cws/wworkshop/writer_resources/citation_styles/mla/mla.htm
In addition to having several examples on formatting
a works cited page, this site includes helpful links to assist students with
the general writing process.
University of
Wisconsin-Madison Writing Center—
http://www.wisc.edu/writing/Handbook/DocMLA.html
This site give valuable technical information and
detailed examples for creating MLA parenthetical citations and a works cited
page.
University of
Wisconsin-Whitewater Library--http://library.uww.edu/GUIDES/MLACITE.htm
This site details how to format
in-text citations and reference pages for a wide range of books and non-print
material.
For further assistance contact a reference librarian at (918)
449-6459, by email, or in person at the NSU-BA Library's Reference Desk.
Northeastern State
University-Broken Arrow Library
3100
Building
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T: 918-449-6459
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