MLA CITATION STYLE Formatting Rules Font: clear font (e.g. Times New Roman) + 12pt. Title page: no need for a title page Margins: set margins to 1 inch on all sides. Paper numbers: in the upper right-hand corner Headings: upper left-hand corner + double spaces+ 4 lines(your name, instructor's name, course, dateļ¼ In-text Citations Method the author-page method using parenthetical citations ( put at the end of the sentence ) Elements the author's last name ( no need when it appears in sentence ) the page number(s) from which the source is taken Print resouces : 1. with known author : the author ’s last name and a page number 2.with unknown author : a shortened title of the work and a page number Different types of resources 3.by a corporate author : the name of the corporation and a page number Sources with non-standard labeling systems (script or poetry) : 1.precede the citation with said label (e.g.***(lines 5-6) ) Non-print or sources from Internet : 1.use "qtd. in" to indicate the source you actually consulted Different situations when using resources 1.Author with the same last name: provide both authors' first initials. 2.A work by multiple authors: list the authors’ last names. 3.Multiple works by same author: Put short titles of books in italics and short titles of articles in quotation marks. Works Cited General rule the author name(s), other contributors such as translators or editors, the book’s title, editions of the book, the publication date, the publisher, and the pagination. Basic book format Last Name, First Name. Title of Book. City of Publication, Publisher, Publication Date. Basic Periodicals format Author. Title. Title of container (self contained if book), Other contributors (translators or editors), Version (edition), Number (vol. and/or no.), Publisher, Publisher Date, Location (pp.). 2nd container’s title, Other contributors, Version, Number, Publisher, Pub date, Location (pp.). Basic electronic resources Author. "Title." Title of container (self contained if book), Other contributors (translators or editors), Version (edition), Number (vol. and/or no.), Publisher, Publication Date, Location (pages, paragraphs and/or URL, DOI or permalink). 2nd container’s title, Other contributors, Version, Number, Publisher, Publication date, Location, Date of Access (if applicable). format Access to Additional Information URL https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/mla_style/mla_formatting_and_style_guide/mla_general_format.html