Mla guide 2 What is MLA Format MLA stands for the Modern Language Association which is an organization that focuses on language and literature MLA is often used for language and literature studies APA stands for the American Psychological Association whic
What is MLA Format MLA stands for the Modern Language Association which is an organization that focuses on language and literature MLA is often used for language and literature studies APA stands for the American Psychological Association which is an organization that focuses on psychology APA format is widely used by science writers on the other hand Chicago citation style is often the preferred choice for those working in history and other social sciences Many other disciplines use Chicago as well When you're borrowing information from a source and placing it in your research or assignment it is important to give credit to the original author This is done by creating an MLA citation Depending on the type of information you're including in your work citations are placed in the body of your project and all are included in a Works Cited list at the end of your project The th edition is the most recent and updated version of MLA citations Released in April of this citation format is much di ?erent than previous versions The biggest di ?erence and most exciting update is the use of one standard format for all source types In previous versions scholars were required to locate the citation format for the speci ?c source that they used There were di ?erent formats for books websites periodicals and so on Now using one universal MLA citation format allows scholars to spend less time trying to locate the proper format to document their sources and focus more on their research Other updates include the addition of containers A container is essentially what a source sits in Chapters are found in a book songs are found in an album and journal articles are found in journals What the source is found in is its container Text Formatting Always choose an easily readable typeface Times New Roman is just one example Set it to a standard size such as points Do not justify the lines of text at the right margin Double-space the entire research paper including quotations notes and the list of works cited Indent the ?rst line of a paragraph half an inch from the left margin Indent set-o ? quotations half an inch as well Leave one space after a period or other concluding punctuation mark C Begin one inch from the top of the ?rst page and ush with the left margin Type your name your instructor ? s name or instructors ? names if there is more than one instructor the course number and the date on separate lines doublespacing the lines Months may be spelled out or abbreviated On a new double-spaced line center the title ?g Do not italicize or underline your title put it in quotation marks or boldface or type it in all capital letters Do not use a period after your title or after any heading in the paper e g Works Cited Begin your text on a new double- spaced line after the title indenting the
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