Warren Hunting Smith Library: Citation Help: MLA

Training Videos

MLA (8th Ed.) Research Paper Basics
This series of short videos from Atomic Learning (log in with your HWS credentials) will teach you everything you need to know about using MLA style.

Cite Source - MLA
MLA style guide, 8th edition, with examples of how to format parenthetical citations (in-text citations), and bibliographic references for the works cited page. Created by Trinity College Library.
Purdue OWL MLA Style
The Purdue University Online Writing Lab (OWL), includes an MLA formatting and style guide. MLA (Modern Language Association) style is most commonly used to write papers and cite sources within the liberal arts and humanities. The guide is updated to reflect the MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers (8th ed.). It offers examples of how to format MLA research papers, in-text citations, endnotes/footnotes, and the Works Cited page.
MLA Style Center
A resource from the Modern Language Association to help you understand MLA even better.

Citing Images in MLA
A quick reference with examples on how to cite images--including photos and artwork.

Citations are an important aspect of every research paper:

Credit must be given to the original author or creator of a source or it could be considered plagiarism
Anyone reading your paper must have the correct information to locate the sources you referenced
Using and citing a variety of sources in your paper adds to the credibility of your research by showing that the ideas included are shared or supported by others