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ENGWR 303 - Professor O'Brien (Fall 2023): MLA Style

If MLA is new or frustrating...

I've seen lots of MLA questions that I couldn't figure out without consulting the MLA Handbook. If you could use some MLA help, let me know and I'll dig into that handbook for you :)

Start here: ARC Library's MLA Guide

Citation Help

The ARC MLA Guide has info and lots of examples to help you put together MLA citations.

MLA Guide at OWL Purdue

Online Writing Lab (OWL)
The best guide to MLA style on the web.
Quoting, Paraphrasing, and Summarizing
Knowing how and when to quote, paraphrase or summarize is a little confusing. If you are looking for help with this process, check out this great resource.
MLA In-Text Citations: The Basics
Need help with parenthetical citations? This resource walks you through the guidelines and gives great examples.

Have the database create your citations

How to have the databases create citations and how to double-check their work.