MLA Style Reference Resources
Citation Books
MLA Handbook by Call Number: PN203 .G53 2016 (Reference)ISBN: 1603292624Publication Date: 20168th edition
Writing About Music: An Introductory GuideML3797 .W54 1996
Doing honest work in college: How to prepare citations, avoid plagiarism, and achieve real academic successCall Number: PN171.F56 L56 2004
A Manual for Writers of Research Papers, Theses, and DissertationsCall Number: LB2369 .T8 2013ISBN: 0226816370
Deconstructing Citations
The amount of information in an article citation will depend on the citation style used. See two examples below:
MLA (8th ed.)
Author's last name, Author's first name. "Title of the Article." Name of Publication, volume, issue number, year, pages.
Ex. DelGuidice, Margaux. “When a Leadership Opportunity Knocks, Answer!” Library Media Connection, vol. 30, no. 2, 2011, pp. 48-49.
Citation Helpers
- ZoteroZotero [zoh-TAIR-oh] is a free, easy-to-use Firefox extension to help you collect, manage, and cite your research sources. It lives right where you do your workâin the web browser itself.
- EndNoteITS provides support for EndNote. If you need further assistance, please contact the ITS Help Desk at help@sandiego.edu or call (619) 260-7900.
- Bib meBibMe is a free automatic bibliography generator that supports MLA, APA, Chicago, and Turabian formatting. BibMe leverages databases provided by Amazon, FindArticles, Yahoo! News, and CiteULike to quickly and accurately AutoFill citation information for y
- Citation MachineCitation Machine is an interactive web tool designed to assist high school, college, and university students, their teachers, and independent researchers in their effort to respect other people's intellectual properties.
- EasyBibThe Automatic Bibliography & Citation Maker
Subject Guide
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University of San Diego
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Subjects: Music
NOTES Style Sheet
This website, still in progress, documents style and citation decisions made by editors of the music journal Notes (Music Library Association).