Every scholarly discipline has a preferred format or style for citing sources.
A widely accepted method used in the humanities is the MLA documentation style . The following guide explains how to use this system, however, if you require further information consult the MLA handbook for writers of research papers . Giving credit to other people's ideas When books, journals, official publications, newspapers etc. are used to reinforce ideas in an essay, you must give credit to these sources. This guide is divided into two parts. The first part discusses the information that must be included in the text of your work, while the second part shows how to fully cite your sources.