MLA+Quick+Reference

=Modern Language Association style or MLA -=

The Modern Language Association (MLA) style is widely accepted in most disciplines in the Humanities. This wiki provides a quick reference to the basics of using MLA style to format the body of an academic paper and the list of Works Cited. For complete and definitive guidelines, please consult the __MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers__, 7th ed. (Buy the MLA Handbook).

**Understanding the Citation Process:**
====**MLA Citation Help** @ andyspinks.com - This site is designed to help students understand the citation process and the MLA citation style. Read the instructions, print the pages, and you're ready to go!====


 * MLA Citation Guide** - Research papers always contain information compiled from other sources. When you write a research paper, you must cite the sources of your information. In other words, you must give proper credit to the original authors of the information and let your readers know how to find the information for themselves. There are many different ways to cite the sources of our information, but this guide is designed to help you learn “MLA style,” outlined in the Modern Language Association’s MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers (@http://mlahandbook.org).


 * Citation Data Form** - as you do your research, use this form to collect bibliographic information about your sources.

**Pardue OWL**
Pardue University has created a resource on in-text citation and the Works Cited page, as well as MLA sample papers, and slide presentations updated to reflect the __MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers__, 7th ed.

**Citation Generator**
This web site generates an automatic citation for a book, multi-author book, reference book, multi-volume set, magazine article, web page, and song. Students enter information from their search and the generator creates the appropriate citation.

**Citation Machine**
This web site helps students and researchers to properly credit the information that they use. Its primary goal is to make it so easy for students and teachers to cite their information sources, that there is virtually no reason not to -- because...SOMEDAY THE INFORMATION THAT SOMEONE ELSE WANTS TO USE -- WILL BE YOURS!

**BibMe**

 * BibMe** is a free automatic bibliography generator that supports MLA, APA, Chicago, and Turabian formatting. BibMe leverages databases provided by Amazon, FindArticles, Yahoo! News, and CiteULike to quickly and accurately AutoFill citation information for you. BibMe will then format the citation information according to the rules and guidelines of the style guides. If you prefer, you can enter your citation information manually. BibMe also contains a quick citation guide to show students the correct syntax for citing in various formats. BibMe does require account creation, making it appropriate for grades 8-12.