LibGuides: Finding Quotations: Citations

MLA resources

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MLA Formatting & Style Guide from OWL by Purdue University

Be sure to check out the "Sample Paper" on the left!

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Basic Format for MLA Works Cited Entries

Author. Title. Title of the container. Other contributors, Version,

Number, Publisher’s name, Date of publication, Location.

Double space and alphabetize entries. Articles or books without an author or editor begin with the title. Books, websites, and journals should be italicized. Article titles should be in quotes.

Handouts

APA Style Common Reference Examples Guide
From APA Style, this guide provides examples for formatting references.
MLA Interactive Template
From MLA Style, practice creating citations with this interactive tool.

Incorporating Literary Quotations

For information on using literary quotations, see this page from the University of Wisconsin: How to Use Literary Quotations

Finding Quotations: Citations

MLA resources

Free Citation Creation Tools on the Web

Basic Format for MLA Works Cited Entries

Handouts

Incorporating Literary Quotations

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