The MLA style guide is widely used within the humanities as a set of standards for writing, formatting papers, and citations. The MLA Handbook - 9th edition is the current authoritative source. There are two primary web sources that support the MLA style guide: the MLA's Style Center website and the Purdue OWL (online writing lab).
MLA Handbook 9th ed. - BPCC Library
The Purdue OWL has detailed descriptions on how to format a paper based on MLA as well as a sample of a paper based on MLA. These cover topics such as spacing, margins, page numbers, organization, headings, in-text citations, end notes, quotations, and punctuation.
Every source used in a paper must be cited within the paper itself. In-text citations are how those sources are identified and linked to the "Works Cited" page. There are multiple ways to include in-text citations using MLA. The following links provide detailed explanations.
All sources that are cited within a paper must be listed at the end of the paper in the "Works Cited" page. The MLA style is very specific about the way this list is formatted and presented. The following links provide in-depth explanations of how to create a "Works Cited" page.