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MLA 8^th Edition

The Modern Language Association created the MLA Style to provide researchers with guidelines for writing and documenting scholarly borrowings. Use MLA to cite Math, History and English.

A citation consists of the author and title of the source and the container. A container is the element that "holds" the source. Example: If you read an articled on the website, the article is the source and the website is the container. If you read a short story, the story is the source and the anthology is the container. 

 The MLA core elements are:

1. Author.
2. Title of Source.
3. Title of Container,
4. Other Contributors
5. Version,
6. Number,
7. Publisher,
8. Publication Date,
9. Location.

Here are some basic "How To's":

• The Works Cited page is on a separate sheet of paper at the end of the document.
• The words Works Cited should be centered at the top of the page.
• Do Not number entries.
• Double space entries (not each line).
• Indent the second and all following lines of each entry 5 spaces (a hanging indent).
• All entries should be in alphabetical order by the first word of the entry.

• If you created your own table , simply label it Table and give it a number. If you created your own illustration or graph, simply lable it Fig. and give it a number.

• However, if you are using tables or documents created by another source, use the guide below to give the author credit.

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