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Electronic access to the 9th edition of the MLA Handbook. This database also includes the MLA Guide to Digital Literacy and the MLA Guide to Undergraduate Research in Literature.
Works Cited - Purdue OWL
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General Guidelines
Works Cited appears as the title on the top of the page, centered
Spacing: Double-space citations; do not add an extra space in between each citation
Indent: After the first line of the citation, indent each line 1/2" thereafter. This is called a Hanging Indent.
Page number abbreviations: When referring to one page, use p. When referring to a range of pages, use pp.
Punctuation: All entries end with a period.
Order: Entries are listed alphabetically by author last name. Works without an author are alphabetized by title of the work.
Hanging Indents
In Microsoft Word:
From the Home tab, click the small arrow for Paragraph Settings.
In the Indentation section of the box that appears: from the Special drop-down box, click Hanging.
Click Ok.
In Google Docs:
From the Format menu, click Align & Indent. Then click Indentation Options.
From the Special Indent drop-down list, click Hanging.
Click Apply.
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