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MLA Guide - 8th Edition

MLA Guide (8th Edition)

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MLA Handbook (8th Ed.)
@ The Service Desk (Library North, 1st floor)
1- Week Reserve Call Number: LB2369.G53 2016

MLA Style (8th Ed.) An Introduction

The MLA Core Elements- The elements of any entry in the works-cited page are listed below in the order they should appear. An element should be omitted if it is not relevant to the work being cited.

Useful Websites

MLA Formatting and Style Guide
From the OWL at Purdue University
MLA Style Tutorial
From the official MLA website
Annotated Bibliographies in MLA, APA, CMS
From the OWL at Purdue University

An Example of a Source in Two Containers- A Journal Article Retrieved from a Database

Film Citation Example

Example from UNC Libraries: http://guides.lib.unc.edu/citing-information/mla8-online

Film from Streaming Database

Example from Valencia College Library: https://valenciacollege.edu/library/mla-apa-chicago-guides/documents/KanopyStreamingVideo.pdf

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