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Art and Art History Research Guide: Citing Sources

Tools

MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers 7th edition, 2009
Reference LB2369 .G53 2009 (There is also one upstairs you can check out, and 2 at the Reference Desk.)

The MLA guidelines for citing sources changed in April 2009. For an introduction, see Bibliographic Citations Using MLA Style

For an example of a correctly-formatted new MLA style research paper, see Purdue University's MLA Sample Paper.

EasyBib  Citation management software helps you create and manipulate citations in a variety of formats.

Zotero A powerful bibliographical tool available as a Firefox add-on, free of charge.

Online help with MLA

Annotated Bibliography Guide #1  
Cornell University's webpage about how to write and format an annotated bibliography.

Annotated Bibliography Guide #2  
Lesley University's guide to MLA-style annotated bibliographies.

MLA Style Citations (for Bibliographies and In-Text Notes)
University of California Berkeley's detailed guide.

MLA Style Manual -- Frequently Asked Questions  
Modern Language Association's FAQs webpage about MLA style.

MLA style guide from UW  
University of Wisconsin at Madison's MLA style guide
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