Citing Sources & Style Guides like MLA and APA

The following essays . . . demonstrate MLA documentation style and paper formatting.
Note: these papers conform to the 8th edition of MLA, but none of the rules for formatting have changed in the 9th edition. They are still good student examples, especially for in-text citations and Works Cited pages.

On the page, click on either "notes and bibliography" or "author-date" style. The notes and bibliography system is preferred by many working in the humanities—including literature, history, and the arts. The author-date system is more common in the sciences and social sciences.

On the page, click on either "notes and bibliography" or "author-date" style. The notes and bibliography system is preferred by many working in the humanities—including literature, history, and the arts. The author-date system is more common in the sciences and social sciences. These two systems are also sometimes referred to as Chicago-style citations, because they are the same as the ones presented in The Chicago Manual of Style. (from the website)