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MLA Bibliography

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The Modern Language Association (MLA) Style is the style required by many high school teachers and many college professors of the liberal arts.

The MLA style provides a standard for giving your list of sources at the end of your paper. This alphabetical list of sources is called either a bibliography or a works cited list.

One of the most common sources to list is the book.

  • The first few pages of a book will provide all the information you will need to write a bibliographic citation.

  • A title can be underlined or placed in italics.

  • If there are two or more authors, list them in the order they appear on the title page.

  • Use a comma between authors' names. Place a period after the last name.

  • Watch for an edition number. If the book is a second or later edition, use the following form:

    Author. Title. Edition. City of Publication: Publisher, Year.

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