MLA Style

The MLA Handbook, created by the Modern Language Association of America, is a standard guide for high school students and undergraduate college students. MLA style is used for writing about language and literature, the arts, the humanities, and some sciences. The MLA Style Manual and Guide to Scholarly Publishing is the official MLA guide for graduate students, scholars, and professional writers.

UNT Library Books

• MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers, 8th edition, print
• ​MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers, 7th edition, print
• MLA Style Manual and Guide to Scholarly Publishing, 3rd edition, print

Online Resources 

• MLA Formatting and Style Guide, available online from the OWL at Purdue, provides guidelines and examples for formatting a paper and for citing sources in MLA style.
• MLA Documentation Guide is a downloadable handout from The Writing Center at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, provides examples of citations and bibliographies in MLA style.
• Frequently Asked Questions About MLA Style are answered at the MLA Style Center.
• Documenting Legal Works in MLA Style from the MLA Style Center describes citations for government documents.