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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. New York: Modern Language Association of
“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. New York: Modern Language Association of
“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.
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MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers. 4th
ed. New York: Modern Language Association of
“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. New York: Modern Language Association of
“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.
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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.
This
site automatically generates an MLA-formatted works cited page from information
you provide.
This
link automatically creates MLA-formatted citations on books, magazine articles,
and web pages from information you enter.
Enter
bibliographic information into Citation Machine and its software will
automatically generate both in-text and works cited references.
This
MLA-formatted research paper contains several in-text citations and a brief
works cited page.
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California State
University, Los Angeles
CSU’s website
gives a general overview of MLA format, as well as specific examples for both
in-text citation and works cited pages.
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
This
site contains an extensive list of citation examples, as well as a link to an
MLA-formatted research paper.
Northwest Missouri State
University Owens Library
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.
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
This link to
Seattle
Central Community College Library
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
University of
California, Santa Cruz Library
This
site gives examples of how to document both in-text and works cited resources.
University of
Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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
This site give valuable
technical information and detailed examples for creating MLA parenthetical
citations and a works cited page.
University of
Wisconsin-Whitewater Library
This
site details how to format in-text citations and reference pages for a wide
range of books and non-print material.
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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
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