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Citation Guides: MLA

Click on the tabs below for citation and style guidelines.

MLA Citation Guidelines

Most library databases include a citation tool that allows you to generate a citation for the source in different citation styles. Always check automatically-generated citations against the following guides to make sure they are accurate:

Quoting, Paraphrasing, and Summarizing

These examples will help you integrate your research into your writing:

Formatting Hanging Indents

Citations should be formatted with a hanging indent: the first line of the citation lines up with the left margin, and all following lines are indented one half inch, as in this example:

Adams, Maurianne, editor. Readings for Diversity and Social Justice. Fourth ed., Routledge, 2018.

The following instructions describe how to format hanging indents in Google Docs, Microsoft Word, and some other word processing programs:

Recommended Books

MLA Citation Video

The following video covers how to create citations for different types of sources using MLA 9th Edition style (from off campus you will need to log in using your Pipeline username and password):

MLA Tutorial

The following tutorial provides interactive instruction in creating MLA 9th Edition citations for different types of sources (from off campus you will need to log in using your Pipeline username and password):