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    What Is MLA?: MLA Review Sheet MLA Format

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    The Modern Language Association (MLA) style is used primarily in the humanities for brief citations within texts and a Works Cited list. It uses parenthetical citations that correspond to an alphabetical list of sources. MLA format makes citation easy by providing concise parenthetical references and a Works Cited list for verification. The MLA style guide was updated in 2009, changing some citation elements like italicizing all titles and including the publication medium in every citation. Resources like the MLA and Purdue OWL sites provide guidelines for MLA citations in various media and updated information on 2009 changes.

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    The Modern Language Association (MLA) style is used primarily in the humanities for brief citations within texts and a Works Cited list. It uses parenthetical citations that correspond to an alphabetical list of sources. MLA format makes citation easy by providing concise parenthetical references and a Works Cited list for verification. The MLA style guide was updated in 2009, changing some citation elements like italicizing all titles and including the publication medium in every citation. Resources like the MLA and Purdue OWL sites provide guidelines for MLA citations in various media and updated information on 2009 changes.

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    The Modern Language Association (MLA) style is used primarily in the humanities for brief citations within texts and a Works Cited list. It uses parenthetical citations that correspond to an alphabetical list of sources. MLA format makes citation easy by providing concise parenthetical references and a Works Cited list for verification. The MLA style guide was updated in 2009, changing some citation elements like italicizing all titles and including the publication medium in every citation. Resources like the MLA and Purdue OWL sites provide guidelines for MLA citations in various media and updated information on 2009 changes.

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    MLA Review Sheet

    What is MLA? MLA Format

    The Modern Language Association (MLA) is a format style for Books:


    citation and has been used mostly within the liberal arts and Author(s). Title of Book. City Where Published: Publisher, Year of
    humanities, especially in writing on language and literature. Publication. Print.

    It is more concise and user-friendly than other styles due to its use Online Newspaper and Magazine Articles:
    of brief parenthetical citations within the text; these citations then Author(s). "Title of Article." Title of Source. Publisher Day Month Year.
    associate to an alphabetical list within a Works Cited list at the end Print. Access Day Month Year.
    of a paper/work.
    Scholarly Journal Articles:
    TRIO Quest activities encourages the use of the MLA format for Example Print article
    Author(s). "Title of Article." Title of Journal. Volume.Issue (Month Year):
    citation as it makes it easy to find sources for verification. pages. Print.
    Example Online article
    For more information on MLA, go to: Author(s). "Title of Article." Title of Journal. Volume.Issue (Month Year):
    n.pag. Web. Access Day Month Year.
    http://www.mla.org/style - Modern Language Association
    Web Sites:
    Author(s). Name of Web Page. Date of posting/revision. Name of
    http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/557/01/ - Purdue’s MLA institution/corporation affiliated with the site. Web. Access Day Month
    Formatting and Style Guide Year. <electronic address if needed for easy access>.
    NOTE: MLA modified its Work Cited format style to take effect in April
    2009. You can find these changes in MLA Handbook for Writers of
    Online Articles:
    Author(s). "Article Title." Title of Resource. Date of publication/update/posting.
    Research Papers (7th edition). Web. Access Day Month Year <Electronic address if needed for easy
    access>.
    Here are a few of the changes.

     Titles are no longer underlined; italicize all titles


    Television or Radio:
    "Episode Title." Title of Program. Title of series. Name of network. Station call
    letters, City. Broadcast Day Month Year.
     URL’s are no longer necessary for website citation UNLESS it
    makes it easier to find the source
    Interviews:
    Name of person interviewed. Type of interview. Print. Day Month Year.
     EVERY ENTRY needs the medium of the publication listed; e.g.,
    Print for hardcopy and Web for online information. Other
    Lecture or Speech:
    possibilities are DVD, TV, Performance, etc. Lecturer name. “Title of Lecture/Speech”. Organization/Department. Place of
    lecture, City, State. Print. Day Month Year.
     New Abbreviations for web source entries; e.g., N.p. for no
    publisher, n.d. for no date, n.pag. for no pagination Photograph of Artwork:
    Creator(s). Title of piece. Museum where original displayed, City. Title of book. By
    Please check Purdue’s MLA site (listed above) for more information on book author if different. Publisher city: Publisher name. Date. Page.
    2009 changes. Print.

    Photo sharing:
    Owner User Name. “Title of Photo”. Title of Source. Name of Source. Web. Day
    Month Year accessed. <Elec address if needed for easy access>.
    MLA Review Sheet

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