Online MLA Resources

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MLA Helps and Guides

Here are some resources to help you with referrring to your sources and creating your list of works cited.

• The Libraries carry several copies of the MLA Style Manual and Guide to Scholarly Publishing. Click on this link to see where the manual is located in the WSU Libraries: Full record and location information
• Here is an online handout (pdf) about using MLA style for print resources: MLA Style Guide: Print Resources
• Here is an online handout (pdf) about using MLA style for electronic resources: MLA Style Guide: Electronic Resources
• A good online source for MLA guidelines is the Using Modern Language Association (MLA) Format web page created by the Online Writing Center (OWL) at Purdue.
• Another good online source is the Online! A Reference Guide to Using Internet Sources page on MLA
• The UNC University Libraries also have a nice online site on working with MLA citations MLA Citation Style
• The Landmark Project can generate MLA citations Son of Citation Machine

Plagiarism

One of the reasons to make sure you know how to cite your sources is so that you can avoid plagiarism. If you're interested in how to avoid plagiarism, you might want to take a look at the WSU Libraries' Plagiarism Tutorial.

What to Do if I Get Stuck

WSU Libraries has a very big collection of resources, and anyone who works in the libraries is happy to help you find what you need. If you don't find what you're looking for in the library, or if you have questions about your research projects or about MLA style, please ask me (or any helpful reference librarian) for help.

My contact information is all here: Erica Carlson Nicol