We are working on updating this guide. Until it is updated, please check with your professor regarding which style is required for your assignments, and consult the online manual as needed.
The generic MLA citation is the same regardless of what source you are citing. It is the core elements in this order with this punctuation no matter whether you are citing print, multimedia or electronic source:
Optional elements can be added to citation when they assist the reader to locate the work cited:
Chiavaroli, Neville and Constant J. Mews, translators. "Ex epistolis duorum amantium (From the letters of two lovers)." The Lost Love Letters of Heloise and Abelard: Perceptions of Dialogue in Twelfth-Century France, Constant J. Mews, Palgrave, 2001, pp. 181-289.
Additional information on MLA style may be found at these websites:
For additional assistance with citation styles, consult your professor or the research help service at the Mount Library.
You can reach the Library by email: library@msvu.ca. Please note: The Library will help you as much as possible but they may also refer you back to your professor.
The MLA Handbook provides detailed guidelines for using MLA style. This style is common in the humanities (including English).
Copies of the MLA Handbook are available online, at the Reference Desk and in the Reference shelves:
REF LB2369 M52 2021
Modern Language Association of America. MLA Handbook. Ninth ed., The Modern Language Association of America, 2021.