The information below is provided by the Writers' Workshop, part of the University of Illinois Center for Writing Studies, The MLA Handbook is now in its sixth edition. For additional information, please see the MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers (6th edition) and the MLA style website.
| Citing Authors | Citing Books |
| Citing Other Sources | Citing Periodicals |
| Citing Publications | Citing Internet Sources |
: Single Author
: Multiple Authors
: Corporate Authorship
: Edited Collections
: Translated Works
: Multiple Works by Same Author(s)
: No Author Identified
: Typical Book Entry
: Reprinted or Republished Books
: Specific Editions
: Multi-volume Works
: One Book in a Series
: Book Chapters
: Items in an Anthology
: Encyclopedia Articles
: Prefaces, Introductions, Forewords, and Afterwords
: Footnotes or Endnotes
: Typical Periodical Entries
: Articles in Journals with Continuous Pagination
: Articles in Journals with Non-continuous Pagination
: Articles in Weekly Periodicals
: Newspaper Articles
: Artistic Works
: Computer Software
: Films or Videotapes
: Interviews
: Letters
: Performances
: Recordings
: Television or Radio Programs
: Unpublished Dissertations