MLA Style Guide
Developed by the Modern Language Association and used most often in the
humanities, the MLA style is a set of guidelines for writing research
papers that meet a certain set of scholarly standards. For a detailed
description of these standards, see The MLA Handbook for Writers of
Research Papers (7th ed.) available at the Reference Desk and on
the shelves at REF LB 2369.G53 2009. Below is a list of MLA-style cited
sources taken from that work.
Note:
MLA style requires that the list of Works Cited begin on a new page and the pages are numbered, continuing from the text. If your research paper ends on page 10, then your list of Works Cited would be page 11. Begin each entry flush with the left margin and if an entry runs more than one line, indent each subsequent line 5 spaces (1/2 inch). This is called a hanging indent. The entire list should be double spaced and alphabetized.
Whenever you incorporate other authors' text and ideas in your paper, you must indicate where in the text you refer to them. If you have a citation in the Works Cited page, you must have a corresponding parenthetical reference in the text of your paper. Links to MLA tutorials and guides from other colleges and universities can be found at the bottom of this page.
Book, one author
Wilson, Frank R.
The Hand: How Its Use Shapes the
Brain, and Human Culture.
New York: Pantheon, 1998. Print.
