Chapter 32: MLA Style

CHAPTER 32
MLA Style

FOR INFORMAL ONLINE WRITING, you might follow conventions for citation simply by linking to source material. But in most formal academic writing, you’ll be expected to follow a more rigorous system for citing the information you use. Many writers in the humanities follow Modern Language Association (MLA) style to format manuscripts and document various kinds of sources. For more on MLA style, consult the MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers, Seventh Edition, 2009.