MLA Citation Style - EGL 102-014 - Choudhury - Fall 2025

Online Guides for MLA

MLA Formatting and Style Guide
From the Purdue Writing Lab
In-Text Citations and Examples
Whether you are quoting directly or paraphrasing, you make a brief in-text citation at the point in your writing where you use another person's work. In MLA style, this generally includes mention of the author and the page number(s) where you found the information.
Sample Works Cited Page
The works cited page goes at the end of your research paper and includes full citations for all of the sources you consulted.
Annotated Bibliography Examples

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NoodleTools is a full featured citation and research tool that will help you format and save your citations online. It can help you through the citation process step by step. It can also help you create and manage an outline and/or notecards for your paper, and can help you share your sources with other users.
Zbib (Zotero)
Choose "Manual Entry" and enter the source type and all the citation information. Zbib will format the citation for you.