Transcript FKCC Library MLA Format Tips

FKCC Library MLA Format Tips
MLA Format
What is MLA (Modern Language
Association) Format?
It is the format style for your essay paper.
MLA format also includes punctuation &
quotation guidelines, and your works cited
page.
Revisions to MLA effective April 2009
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The Format
 Follow your the instructor’s instructions.
 1 inch margins on all sides of paper
 Double space
 The header should be at the top right hand
corner of each page, ½ inch below the top
edge and should include: Your last name, and
page number
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The First Page
 No title page is needed unless your
instructor requests one
 The upper left hand corner should include:
Your name, your instructor’s name, the course,
the date
 The title should be centered on the next line
FKCC Library MLA Format Tips – Use Word 2007 template
FKCC Library MLA Format Tips
Your first page should look like this:
(from http://dianahacker.com/pdfs/Hacker-Daly-MLA.pdf)
FKCC Library MLA Format Tips
Works cited page should look like this: (from
http://www.dianahacker.com/pdf/Hacker-MLAupdates.pdf)
FKCC Library MLA Format Tips
Sample citations:
Book
Fleming, Thomas. Liberty!: The American Revolution. New
York: Viking, 1997. Print.
Online Database Journal Article
Holton, Woody. "The Ohio Indians and the Coming of the
American Revolution in Virginia." The Journal of
Southern History 60.3 (1994): 453-478. JSTOR. Web.
31 July 1998.
Interview conducted personally or via e-mail
Obama, Barack, Personal interview. 27 Oct. 2008.
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Sample citations:
Web – URLs are now optional, but recommended – check with
your instructor
Author (if given). Page Title. Publisher or Sponsor. (if none
use n.p.) Publication Date. (if no date use n.d.) Web.
Date of Access.
“Thomas Jefferson, 1801-1809.” The White House. n.d. Web. 2
July 2009.
Author (if given). Page Title. Publisher or Sponsor. (if none
use n.p.) Publication Date. (if no date use n.d.) Web.
Date of Access <URL>.
“Timeline of Jefferson’s Life.” The Jefferson Monticello. n.d.
Web. 2 July 2009 <http://www.monticello.org
/jefferson/timeline.html>.
FKCC Library MLA Format Tips
Books at FKCC Library (available at Circulation Desk)
Aaron, Jane E. The Little, Brown Essential Handbook.
New York: Longman, 2008. Print.
Gibaldi, Joseph, ed. MLA Handbook for Writers of
Research Papers. 7th ed. New York: MLA, 2009. Print.
Hacker, Diana. A Writer’s Reference. 6th ed. Boston: Bedford/St.
Martin’s, 2007. Print.
FKCC Library MLA Format Tips
Helpful resources:
MLA formatting and writing style guide from the Online
Writing Lab at Purdue
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/557/15/
MLA style from Diana Hacker
http://www.dianahacker.com/resdoc/
FKCC Library Research Help Blog
http://fkcclibraryresearch.blogspot.com
Be sure to acknowledge your sources and avoid
plagiarism!