Literature in a Wired World

Below are links to a number of online guides to MLA formatting. If you find one of these pages confusing or unhelpful, try one of the others. They all contain the same information, but often slight changes in presentation can make a world of difference.

Diana Hacker has published a number of great guides related to writing essays and documenting sources etc. It appears that her entire book is not online. Check out this section of her website for information on using MLA style:

• http://www.dianahacker.com/resdoc/

There are many other sources online for similar information. Here are a few others that might be of help:

• http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/research/r_mla.html
• http://www.wisc.edu/writing/Handbook/DocMLA.html
• http://www.english.uiuc.edu/cws/wworkshop/writer_resources/citation_styles/mla/mla.htm

This site deals with how to cite online sources of information.

• http://www.bedfordstmartins.com/online/citex.html

I focus here on MLA formatting and publishing conventions because that is the style used most commonly in English Studies. If your other classes require you to use a different format, here are links to online style guides in the other major ones:

• Chicago Manual of Style Citation Guide
• The American Psychological Association (APA) Style Guide
• Council of Science Editors (CSE) Style Guide