MLA is the most commonly used citation format in the humanities. Those fields include arts, history, languages, literature, and philosophy. It is designed to cultivate scholarly communication by allowing authors to reference and discuss their sources. Sometimes a complete bibliography will be preferred instead of a simple works cited.
(Author Page Number)
This format focuses on the creator and the specific portion of the source that is being referenced.
Author(s)/ Editor(s). Title of Source
. Title of Container 1, Other contributors, Version, Number, Publisher, Publication Date, Location. Title of Container 2, Other contributors, Version, Number, Publisher, Publication Date, Location.
A complete citation allows the reader to identify the format of the source material and the information needed to locate it.
