{"id":1278,"date":"2014-08-29T20:31:45","date_gmt":"2014-08-29T20:31:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/englishliterature\/?post_type=back-matter&#038;p=1278"},"modified":"2019-07-08T22:10:38","modified_gmt":"2019-07-08T22:10:38","slug":"appendix-6-documenting-essays-in-mla-style","status":"publish","type":"back-matter","link":"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/englishliterature\/back-matter\/appendix-6-documenting-essays-in-mla-style\/","title":{"raw":"Appendix 6: Documenting Essays in MLA Style","rendered":"Appendix 6: Documenting Essays in MLA Style"},"content":{"raw":"The Modern Language Association (MLA) began recommending the use of in-text parenthetical citations in 1984, with the second edition of the <em>MLA Handbook.<\/em> Before then, source citations were placed in footnotes and the final, alphabetical list of sources was attached at the end of the paper under the heading, \u201cBibliography.\u201d The term \u201cWorks Cited\u201d has since replaced \u201cBibliography.\u201d The entries in a typical Works Cited document cover not only traditional print sources, but--reflecting the widespread scholarly use of technology--also cover Web and related sources.\r\n\r\nListed below is a series of html tutorials on all aspects of MLA documentation with exercises and answers. Students preparing a research essay will find every kind of citation example in this comprehensive series of online tutorials. N.B.: Remember to click on the arrows rather than the words as the various headings appear.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/library.hunter.cuny.edu\/tutorials\/mla\/mla_tutorial.html\">MLA Tutorial from Hunter College<\/a>\r\n\r\nFurther online help on MLA documentation.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/owl.english.purdue.edu\/owl\/resource\/747\/01\/\">MLA Formatting and Style Guide<\/a>\u00a0from Purdue University\r\n\r\nA video from the Purdue Online writing Lab (OWL) on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=24Y31UrG2q4&amp;list=PL4917D9E21FA6EDFF\">using MLA format for research<\/a>, with useful page set-up information in addition to practical help on most MLA kinds of citation.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=24Y31UrG2q4&amp;list=PL4917D9E21FA6EDFF\"><\/a>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;","rendered":"<p>The Modern Language Association (MLA) began recommending the use of in-text parenthetical citations in 1984, with the second edition of the <em>MLA Handbook.<\/em> Before then, source citations were placed in footnotes and the final, alphabetical list of sources was attached at the end of the paper under the heading, \u201cBibliography.\u201d The term \u201cWorks Cited\u201d has since replaced \u201cBibliography.\u201d The entries in a typical Works Cited document cover not only traditional print sources, but&#8211;reflecting the widespread scholarly use of technology&#8211;also cover Web and related sources.<\/p>\n<p>Listed below is a series of html tutorials on all aspects of MLA documentation with exercises and answers. 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