{"id":129,"date":"2017-05-04T17:26:22","date_gmt":"2017-05-04T17:26:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/boundlesswriting\/?post_type=chapter&#038;p=129"},"modified":"2017-05-04T17:45:23","modified_gmt":"2017-05-04T17:45:23","slug":"introduction-to-mla-style","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/boundlesswriting\/chapter\/introduction-to-mla-style\/","title":{"raw":"Introduction to MLA Style","rendered":"Introduction to MLA Style"},"content":{"raw":"<h1 id=\"section_299\">10.1: Introduction to MLA Style<\/h1>\n<h2 id=\"concept_300\">10.1.1: When to Use MLA Style<\/h2>\n&lt;!--\ngid:\/\/boundless\/Atom\/16888\n--&gt;\n<div class=\"brief\"><p>MLA style, created by the Modern Language Association of America, is the primary citation style used for papers in literature and media studies.<\/p><\/div>\n<h3>Learning Objective<\/h3>\n<p>Recognize when to use MLA style in writing<\/p>\n<h3>Key Points<\/h3>\n<ul><li>If you take a writing or literature class in college, you will almost certainly need to write all your papers in MLA style.<\/li>\n  <li>MLA style is  the house style of the Modern Language Association of America (MLA).<\/li>\n  <li>MLA style provides guidelines for evaluating and documenting sources.<\/li>\n<\/ul><h3>Key Term<\/h3>\n<dl class=\"key_terms\"><dt>MLA style<\/dt>\n<dd><p>A common citation and formatting style used  in composition, literature, and media studies.<\/p><\/dd>\n<\/dl><p>MLA style is one of the most common citation and formatting styles you will encounter in your academic career. Any piece of academic writing can use MLA style, from a one-page paper to a full-length book. It is widely used by in many high school and introductory college English classes, as well as scholarly books and professional journals. If you are writing a paper for a literature or media studies class, it is likely your professor will ask you to write in MLA style.<\/p><h1>The Two MLA Style Guides<\/h1><p>MLA style, the house style of the Modern Language Association of America (MLA), has two official publications. The most recently published editions of both works have been updated in light of advancements in computer word-processing programs and electronic and digital publishing practices.<\/p><h2>For Students<\/h2><p>The first MLA style guide is the <em>MLA Handbook<\/em>. This publication targets high school and college students and teachers, explaining the style and formatting rules relevant to student writing; this is the publication of most interest to you. The most recent version of the <em>MLA Handbook<\/em> is the eighth edition, published in 2016.<\/p><h2>For Academic Professionals<\/h2><p>The second is the <em>MLA Style Manual and Guide to Scholarly Publishing<\/em>, called the <em>MLA Style Manual<\/em> for short. This publication targets academic scholars and professors, explaining the style and formatting rules relevant to the publication of MLA-style books and journal articles in literature and media studies. The most recent version of the <em>MLA Style Manual<\/em> is the third edition, published in 2008.<\/p><p>Following the advent of the 8th edition of the <em>MLA Handbook<\/em>\u00a0in spring 2016, the MLA stated that the <em>MLA Style Manual<\/em>\u00a0would be declared out of print effective  September 1, 2016.<\/p><h1>The Purpose of the MLA Handbook<\/h1><p>The MLA style guide aims to accomplish several goals:<\/p><ol><li>to define plagiarism and explain how to avoid it;<\/li>\n  <li>to provide guidelines for evaluating the reliability of sources;<\/li>\n  <li>to ensure proper attribution of ideas to their original sources, for the sake of academic honesty and intertextual dialogue;<\/li>\n  <li>and to ensure consistent formatting and presentation of information, for the sake of clarity and ease of navigation.<\/li>\n<\/ol><h3>Attributions<\/h3>\n<ul><li>\nWhen to Use MLA Style\n<ul><li><div class=\"attribution\">\n\"MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers.\" \n<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/MLA_Handbook_for_Writers_of_Research_Papers\">https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/MLA_Handbook_for_Writers_of_Research_Papers<\/a>. \n<span class=\"attribution-name\">Wikipedia<\/span>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-sa\/3.0\/\">CC BY-SA 3.0<\/a>. \n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li><div class=\"attribution\">\n\"MLA Style Manual.\" \n<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/MLA_Style_Manual\">https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/MLA_Style_Manual<\/a>. \n<span class=\"attribution-name\">Wikipedia<\/span>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-sa\/3.0\/\">CC BY-SA 3.0<\/a>. \n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/li>\n<\/ul>","rendered":"<h1 id=\"section_299\">10.1: Introduction to MLA Style<\/h1>\n<h2 id=\"concept_300\">10.1.1: When to Use MLA Style<\/h2>\n<p>&lt;!&#8211;<br \/>\ngid:\/\/boundless\/Atom\/16888<br \/>\n&#8211;&gt;<\/p>\n<div class=\"brief\">\n<p>MLA style, created by the Modern Language Association of America, is the primary citation style used for papers in literature and media studies.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h3>Learning Objective<\/h3>\n<p>Recognize when to use MLA style in writing<\/p>\n<h3>Key Points<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>If you take a writing or literature class in college, you will almost certainly need to write all your papers in MLA style.<\/li>\n<li>MLA style is  the house style of the Modern Language Association of America (MLA).<\/li>\n<li>MLA style provides guidelines for evaluating and documenting sources.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Key Term<\/h3>\n<dl class=\"key_terms\">\n<dt>MLA style<\/dt>\n<dd>\n<p>A common citation and formatting style used  in composition, literature, and media studies.<\/p>\n<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<p>MLA style is one of the most common citation and formatting styles you will encounter in your academic career. 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The most recent version of the <em>MLA Handbook<\/em> is the eighth edition, published in 2016.<\/p>\n<h2>For Academic Professionals<\/h2>\n<p>The second is the <em>MLA Style Manual and Guide to Scholarly Publishing<\/em>, called the <em>MLA Style Manual<\/em> for short. This publication targets academic scholars and professors, explaining the style and formatting rules relevant to the publication of MLA-style books and journal articles in literature and media studies. 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