MLA Overview
Published by the professional association for teachers and professors of languages and literature - The Modern Language Association - the MLA Handbook is used by disciplines in English and other modern languages, as well as being widely adopted and taught in high schools and colleges as a basic style format. It was significantly revised in 2016 and versions published before 2016 are considered outdated. The current edition provides a brief overview of why documentation is important, how to gather and think about your sources, and plagiarism and academic honesty, but the majority of the Handbook presents a new look at citation and documentation "for the digital age" - as stated on the back cover of the book.
The 2016 edition of the MLA Handbook is kept at the Jones Library Information Desk and there are a few copies in the Moody General Collection.
MLA Handbook. 8th edition, MLA, 2016. LB2369.G53 2016
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For More Help with MLA Style
The changes made in the 2016 edition of the MLA Handbook also signal a fundamental change in the approach to documentation. The staff at Purdue University's Online Writing Lab (OWL) have an amazing website on MLA style, so please check it out :
to learn the style or answer any questions you may have.
You can also make an appointment with a consultant at the Writing Center, a service of the English Department.
The Modern Language Association has an online MLA Style Center with printable templates to help you learn the elements of documentation and citation, a Q&A section you can browse, and further information on MLA Style. Check it out!
