The Modern Languages Association (MLA) style is commonly used for citing references in humanities courses, such as English.This guide is based on the MLA Handbook (8th ed.), published in 2016A summary of the main changes in the new edition can be found on the MLA website.
MLA style consists of two parts: a brief reference in text, which points to a more detailed entry in the Works Cited list (p. 19).
This arrangement is intended to minimize reader distraction while still providing information on source material.
Source citations include the answers to the following questions:
Adapted from Red Deer College Library's MLA Citation Style 8th Edition guide. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.