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Specialist in MLA/Citation Style| Using MLA: The Basics -
Introduction Follow this link for a printable pdf document. This
handout is designed to help New York City College of Technology
students document sources in the Modern Language Association
(MLA) format using parenthetical references. It is not a
complete resource, but provides examples of the most common
types of entries students deal with when writing research
papers. For more information, students should consult the MLA
Handbook for Writers of Research Papers, seventh edition by
Joseph Gibaldi. The Library of Congress call number for the MLA
Handbook is: LB 2369.G53 2009. Two especially helpful online
aides can be found at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and
Purdue University websites, which are located respectively at:
How to use this document: Keep in mind that one is doing two
things when citing sources: 1) giving another writer credit for
ideas that are not one’s own, 2) helping the rea