MLA Format

Works Cited

basics quoting works cited

There are strict guidelines set up by the Modern Language Association to make your paper look officially “academic”. Follow these and you’ll be ready to write college-level papers.

The Title
• is centered
• is not underlined
• is not bolded
• has no extra spaces beneath it 

The Citations
• have a "hanging indent" 
• are alphabetized 
• Usually begin with an author's last name (unless there is no credited author)

The page
• 12 pt. font throughout
• Serif font throughout
• Double-spaced throughout
No exceptions.

The Order
Author's name.  "Article title." Publication Title.  Date published. Database/online information.  Date accessed.

Important: If you use auto citations:
(Noodletools, EasyBib, Citation Machine)

Citations are not always perfect.  C'mon, these are programs scraping data from websites: they do the best they can, but you need to help them, too. 

Oftentimes, titles are ALL IN CAPITAL LETTERS or not every major word is capitalized.  This may be a matter of style from the original publisher.  That's fine, but it is not MLA style, so you may need to adjust this.