Research Guides: ENG 201: Citing in MLA

Online Guides & Resources for MLA Citations

MLA Cite Source from Trinity College Library
An online guide with examples for a wide variety of source types. Each type links to a PDF that shows the elements required as well as document example for where to find these elements.
Citing Sources Using MLA 8th Edition from Rice Library
A quick, two-page guide that provides examples for myriad source types. This PDF is formatted to print well.
MLA Formatting and Style Guide from Purdue OWL
This overview breaks down the elements of an MLA citations and provides examples for a variety of sources.
MLA Practice Template from MLA
A blank template to help you break down the required elements for MLA citations.
What's new in the Eighth Edition? from MLA
A quick overview of the changes from the 7th edition to the 8th edition of MLA. This is helpful if you have a textbook that still shows MLA 7th edition examples and want to know what to change for MLA 8th.

*Pro Tip: When in doubt about when or how to cite a source, talk to your instructor.

MLA Handbook - 8th Edition
Call Number: LB 2369 .G53 2016 at Rice Library Reference Collection, Reserves, and Reference Desk

In this groundbreaking new edition of its best-selling handbook, the MLA recommends instead one universal set of guidelines, which writers can apply to any type of source. Shorter and redesigned for easy use, the eighth edition of the MLA Handbook shows writers how to cite sources in their writing and create useful entries for the works-cited list. More than just a new edition, this is a new MLA style.