MLA Citations  

Things that remain the same:

1. General paper formatting
2. In-text citations

1.      No More Underlining! Underlining is no more.

MLA now italicizes titles of independently published works (books, periodicals, films, etc).

 2.      No More URLs!

While web site entries will still include authors, article names, and web site names, when available, MLA no longer requires URLs. Writers are, however, encouraged to provide a URL if the citation information does not lead readers to easily find the source.  

3.      Continuous Pagination? Who Cares?

You no longer have to worry about whether scholarly publications employ continuous pagination or not. For all such entries, both volume and issue numbers are required, regardless of pagination.

 4.      Publication Medium.

Every entry receives a medium of publication marker. Most entries will be listed as Print or Web, but other possibilities include Performance, DVD, or TV. Most of these markers will appear at the end of entries; however, markers for Web sources are followed by the date of access.

 5.      New Abbreviations.

Many web source entries now require a publisher name, a date of publication, and/or page numbers.  

• If no publisher name appears on the web site, write N.p. for no publisher given.
• When sites omit a date of publication, write n.d. for no date.
• For online journals that appear only online (no print version) or on databases that do not provide pagination, write n. pag. for no pagination.

The printed MLA Handbook, 7^th ed., is available at:

Circulation Desk, L200, and

Reference Desk*, L350  

Online help is available through NoodleBib, the online bibliography maker.

*The reference librarians are available to assist in person and provide handouts.