LibGuides: ENG 1021 English Composition I Course Guide: MLA Style Quick Guide

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MLA Style Quick Guide

This MLA Style Quick Guide has been designed to answer many of your common citation questions. Do you have a question that isn't listed here, but should be? Let us know! Looking for in depth information about citation styles? Please also check out our full-length APA and MLA Tool Kits!

MLA Quick Guide Links

Here are a few links to MLA Style resources that you may find helpful. Do you have a suggestion for a link that has helped you? We would love to check it out! Please send it to us at https://www.ccconline.org/library-contact-us/.

MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers (9th Edition)
This print handbook is the text authority on all things MLA. The 9th edition is the most current, and therefore supersedes any earlier version. This is the most thorough resource available. As this is a book, you may not have access to it right away--but your local library or home college library will definitely have a copy.
MLA Style Center
This online version of the Modern Language Association (MLA) has the most up-to-date version of the style available. Basic citation information is free, but full access does require a subscription fee.
Purdue Online Writing Lab (OWL)
The Purdue OWL is commonly accepted as the toolkit for deciphering MLA and APA formatting and style requirements. It's created and updated by the Purdue Online Writing Lab. This is often the fastest, most reliable reference for your citation questions as it's online and available 24/7.

Citation Questions and Answers

Citation tools

Online Citation Creation Tools

Remember to always double-check machine generated citations as there may be errors.

Citation Machine
Citation Machine is designed to help you generate your APA or MLA citations. You can select your citation style and the type of resources you need to cite.
EasyBib
Automatic bibliography and citation maker.
University of North Carolina Citation Builder
This is citation builder created by University of North Carolina, and can help generate citations in MLA or APA styles. You can select your citation style and the type of resources you need to cite.

Looking for additional research information?

Looking for more research help? Check out the CCCOnline Library Toolkit and Resource LibGuides:

Academic Integrity Toolkit
Academic integrity and honesty have always been important components to being a successful college student. However, today's online world has magnified the importance of acting with integrity and honesty in the college classroom. We offer you helpful information on just what academic integrity is and why it's important as well as information on how to avoid academic dishonesty and the pitfalls of plagiarism.
APA Toolkit
Looking for APA (American Psychological Association) guides? Look no further than CCCOnline's Toolkit here!
CCCOnline Library Resources
This guide has been created to help you walk through some of the most commonly-asked research and library questions.
CCCOnline Library Tutorials and Tips
Citation Toolkit
Learn the nitty gritty details of citation with our step-by-step tutorial.
Evaluating Sources Toolkit
After you've located your sources, how can you tell which sources should be used in a given research paper or project? Find out in the CCCOnline Librarian's Evaluating Sources Toolkit.
MLA Toolkit
CCCOnline's one-stop for all things Modern Language Association (MLA)
Online Reference Toolkit
From the CCCOnline Library.
Open Access Journals Collection
Reading Scholarly Articles Toolkit
Discover strategies for reading and unpacking scholarly articles in your research.
Research Toolkit
On this page, you'll find links to information on how to become more information literate - you'll become familiar with knowing when you need information, how to find that information and what to do with the information once you've found it. Take some time to browse though the tabs above.
Writing Toolkit
Here you'll find links to information on how to focus your topic, organize your paper, figure out the different types of essays, how to write more effective sentences and you'll find some grammar help as well.

ENG 1021 English Composition I Course Guide: MLA Style Quick Guide