A Guide to MLA Documentation
1. PREPARING THE LIST OF WORKS CITED. Sample Entries: Books. Sample Entries: Articles in Periodicals. Sample Entries: CD-ROMs, Diskette, and Dial-In Services. Sample Entries: Internet sources. Sample Entries: Other Sources. 2. DOCUMENTING SOURCES. Placing and Punctuating the Parenthetical Reference. Citing Sources: Examples. 3. USING NOTES AND PARENTHETICAL REFERENCES. 4. IMPLICATIONS FOR YOUR RESEARCH AND COMPOSING. Compiling Source Cards. Composing Note Cards. Quoting Sources. Summarizing and Paraphrasing Sources. Avoiding Plagiarism. 5. SAMPLE OUTLINE AND RESEARCH PAPER. 6. ABBREVIATIONS FOR MLA DOCUMENTATION. Appendix on APA Style. Preparing the List of References. Sample Entries. Documenting Sources.