This guide is a quick introduction to the Modern Language Association 9th edition citation style. Be sure to consult the MLA Handbook or the online MLA Style Center for detailed standards and procedures.
MLA style is most commonly used to cite sources within the language arts, cultural studies, and other humanities disciplines. This resource, revised according to the 9th edition of the MLA manual published in April 2021, offers examples for the general format of MLA research papers, in-text citations, and the Works Cited page. For more information, please consult the official MLA Handbook (9th ed.). The East Chicago Public Library does have this handbook available for library use only.
This video helps to better understand how to format your paper using the MLA Format.
Purdue OWL also offered the following steps to follow below to format your paper:
For more information please refer to the Purdue OWL MLA General Format site for further instruction and a sample first page.
As you begin to write your paper, keep in mind of the many resources available to help you. A very useful resource to help guide you as you write your report or paper is Purdue's Online Writing Lab, better known as Purdue OWL. This online resource does a really good job of explaining the necessary components of a paper, how to properly cite sources and also provides sample papers which can be printed. If you get stuck, be sure to check Purdue Owl's APA Guide as a way to get help. This resource is used by universities and libraries all over the country because of the way that it explains every detail in various writing styles.