MLA Style

Quoting is including information from another’s work word for word in your paper.

• Always include quotation marks around the copied words.
• When the quote is longer than four lines in your paper, use a block quote or consider paraphrasing.
• Include the author’s surname and the page number from which the information was copied.
• If the source does not use page numbers, use the author surname only.
• Include paragraph numbers or line numbers (poetry, drama) in place of page numbers, where available.
• Include the time stamp for video, where available.

Examples:

Klein wrote that some management theorists suggest, “successful corporations must

primarily produce brands, as opposed to products” (3).

OR

Some management theorists suggest “that successful corporations must primarily produce

brands, as opposed to products” (Klein 3).

Paraphrasing is expressing an idea from another’s work into your own words or rephrasing information.

• Include the author’s surname and page number from which the information came.
• It is recommended to paraphrase rather than quote repeatedly.

Examples:

Klein suggested that management theories, developed in the mid-1980s, put forth the

idea that branding is as important to corporate success as the actual product that is produced (3).

OR

It has been suggested that management theories, developed in the mid-1980s, put forth the

idea that branding is as important to corporate success as the actual product that is produced

(Klein 3).

The Works Cited page is located at the end of the paper on a new page. 

In alphabetical order, list works that were cited/used in your paper following MLA Style for the type of source.

The Works Cited page is double-spaced. A hanging indent is used for citations longer than a single line.

Example (Book with one author):

Thomas, Ronald R. Detective Fiction and the Rise of Forensic Science.

Cambridge UP, 1999.