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MLA Citation Style - 9th Edition

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MLA Citation Style 9th Ed. by the California State University, Dominguez Hills Library

MLA Citation Style 9th Edition

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 (9th ed.), published in 2021. A 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.

This arrangement is intended to minimize reader distraction while still providing information on source material.

Source citations include the answers to the following questions:

  • Who is the author of the source?
  • What is the title of the source?
  • How was the source published?
  • Where did you find the source?
  • When was the source published?

MLA Handbook - Available at STC Libraries

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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. Creative Commons License