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MLA Style

Modern Language Association
This is the official MLA site where editions of the handbook can be purchased, but the site also offers a helpful MLA style and grammar guide.
Purdue Online Writing Guide: MLA Formatting and Style Guide
This is the a frequently used writer's guide for practical application of MLA formatting, including formatting for citations and references.

MLA 9th Edition Style Guide_Fall 2023
This Learning Resource Center guide, based on the MLA Handbook: 9th Edition by the Modern Language Association (MLA), represents a small portion of the various examples possible using MLA 9th edition format. Not all source types have been included, but many examples of how to cite and manage commonly used sources are included.
MLA 9th Formatting in MS Word with Screen Shots
In addition to providing step by step basic formatting instructions for MLA style documents, this guide provides steps on how to get around some of MS Word's issues with inconsistent font styles and the tendency to add an extra space between paragraphs.