In-text Citations. In-text citations give a brief amount of information that ultimately leads your reader to your Works Cited. MLA style uses parenthetical notations to identify the source (author's last name) and the specific location (page reference

MLA (Modern Language Association) style is most commonly used to write papers and cite sources within the liberal arts and humanities. This resource, updated to reflect the MLA Handbook (8 th ed.), offers examples for the general format of MLA research pa

The Modern Language Association developed MLA citation style to help you document your sources in a research paper or other project. By employing MLA citation style, you will give proper credit to authors whose ideas or words you are using in your own wor