SPH Libraries: Referencing: MLA Style: Tools & Tutorials

MLA Tutorials

Teach yourself MLA (or brush up on your skills) with these videos and tutorials!

Watch these videos first:

MLA Style, 8th Edition: An Introduction
this 4:30 minute video introduces the basics of MLA 8 (from Marquette University)
The Basics of MLA In-text Citations
this 4 minute video from Scribbr covers what to include in an MLA in-text citation, where to place it in a sentence, and how to deal with missing information

And now try the citation anatomy activity below.

Test your skills.

Can you solve the citation puzzle?

MLA Citation Anatomy Activity
a drag n' drop exercise to teach you how to identify parts of a work that are needed in a citation

MLA's Works Cited: A Quick Guide
MLA's own site with a Works Cited Quick Guide, information on formatting papers, and style FAQs
Purdue OWL: MLA Formatting and Style Guide
The Online Writing Lab (OWL) at Purdue is an excellent starting place for all sorts of citation questions.
EasyBib: MLA8
a tool to easily create a bibliography for your research paper in MLA8 style
MyBib
A clean, simple to use referencing generator. Sign up for a free account and save as many different projects as you like.