MLA and Citing Sources

A great resource for MLA citation information is Purdue's online writing lab or OWL; see above for an overview of MLA 9.  When in doubt, be sure to ask your teacher how to best proceed.

Here's an info page from EasyBib to help cite your sources to help you!  

Helpful Hint: Be sure that when saving information found from a database to save the permalink; copying and pasting the link from the open search bar is a common mistake that will lead to unnecessary frustration.

If you use the citation generator tool within a database, be sure to double check it for accuracy.  Although it is super helpful, there are no guarantees that it's correct. The burden to double check it is on you.

Citing eBooks

Cite an eBook just as you would a printed book.  Then add the publisher and the URL.  This is a sample citation. 

Mapua, Jeff. Coping with Cyberbulling. Rosen Young Adult, 2018. Rosen, 

             http://www.epointplus.com/viewer/9781508173908/.

***Using Google Docs to Create A Citation***

Use the Tools menu and select citation choosing the style guide MLA.  Fill in the information you have and click add citation source.  Your citation list will save and appear in your doc sidebar.

Formatting a MLA paper in Google Docs

Some helpful tips to make sure your formatting is perfect.  Watch this quick tutorial to make sure your paper is perfection. 

Perfecting the Hanging Indent on my Works Cited Page

Are you confused as to how to do a hanging indent?  It is super simple in google docs; watch this quick tutorial!