Citation Guides

Extensive online guide to MLA Citation Style, including basic rules, examples organized by source type, in-text citations and Works Cited page.

This is a page from the MLA style blog that explains formatting (margins, page numbers, etc.) for a MLA style research paper.

This blank template guides you through the steps of creating an MLA style citation by locating and typing in core elements, creating a citation to copy and paste into your document. Requires a Gmail or Google login.

Writing resources from the Modern Language Association, creators of the MLA Citation Style.

Five MLA essays are provided. They demonstrate MLA documentation style and paper formatting.

Basic introduction to MLA style

Describes the concept of "containers" as used in MLA citation style.

Describes the concept of "core elements" in MLA style, and demonstrates the use of a template to create a citation that can be copy and pasted into a document.

How to format in-text citations.

Demonstrates how to format a hanging indent using Google Docs

Formatting hanging indent on Microsoft Word

A quick intro to using Microsoft Word "References" tab to create and format your citations.

A quick overview of online citation tools for researchers.