Welcome to MLA Helper
Welcome to the Citation Guide for MLA Style (9th Edition).
See below for an overview of citing in MLA Style and for other helpful online resources in MLA style.
Watch the video and use the tutorial to explore how to cite sources and get practice using the 9th edition of the Modern Language Association (MLA) style. MLA style commonly is used in the liberal arts and humanities.
MLA Overview
MLA Style – Overview
The Modern Language Association (MLA) reference style is widely used in the humanities. In MLA style, you should first briefly credit sources with parenthetical citations in the text of your paper, and then include a complete citation to each source in the works cited list at the end of your paper.
The Library's guide is based on the ninth edition of the MLA Handbook. Below are links to other helpful online resources for MLA style:
- MLA Style Center
The MLA Style Center provides a set of writing resources from the Modern Language Association itself. Includes an interactive practice template to help you create entries for your works cited list. - MLA Works-Cited-List EntriesSome examples showing how to cite five basic source types in MLA.
- MLA Style Center FAQs: Ask the MLASearch a list of FAQs or submit a question.
- Purdue Owl: MLA Formatting and Style Guide
The Purdue University Online Writing Lab (OWL) is a well-known producer of writing resources and instructional material. This is their guide to MLA style.