EDIT MAIN
Bibliography/Works Cited
- The Official MLA Style Center - THE source for MLA 8 Guidelines
Use MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers, 8th Edition, for your bibliography / works cited. Paper copies available-at the circulation desk. Another EXCELLENT website to help you is OWL.
Tips:
- PROOFREAD! Don’t save this until the end. A bibliography is a detailed document. Weary eyes do not always catch inaccuracies!
- IF YOU RELY ON CITATION GENERATORS (such as Easybib) you must PROOFREAD to check that the formatting is correct. It often is NOT and you will have to tweak your entries!
- All months are abbreviated except May, June, and July. (i.e. August = Aug.; December = Dec.)
- If no author is provided for a source, alphabetize by title, disregarding a, an, and the. Thus, "The Necessity of Homework in High School is Questionable," would be alphabetized after entries beginning with a - m and before entries beginning with o - z.
- When in doubt, ask for help! Email Ms. Thomas for help.