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Making an A on your History Paper (Southshore): MLA Style

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MLA Handbook

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MLA Handbook by The Modern Language Association of America
Call Number: REF LB2369 .M52 2021
Publication Date: 2021-04-22

Quick Guides to MLA

As a general rule, use MLA style for scholarship in literature, arts, and the humanities.

MLA Style - Purdue Online Writing Lab (OWL)

Get formatted citations in the databases

Getting formatted citations in the databases (1:41)

MLA Style: Notable Changes in the 9th Edition

Handout: What's New in the Ninth Edition of the MLA Handbook

Formatting the Paper

"Setting up MLA Format Paper in Google Docs Step-by-Step" by Scribbr on YouTube

Works Cited

"MLA Works Cited: References and Formatting" by Scribbr on YouTube

In-Text Citations

"The Basics of MLA In-text Citations" by Scribbr on YouTube