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You may be asked to use the Modern Language Association (MLA) formatting style when you write papers for English or other humanities courses. If you aren’t sure whether to use this format, check with your instructor.  \nMLA Style guidelines cover two main elements: document format and citation format. Document format specifies details such as headings, margins, spacing, and page numbers. Citation format covers integrating and crediting information that is summarized, paraphrased, or quoted from a source.  \nBelow is a condensed overview of various aspects of MLA Style. However, your best resources are the MLA Handbook (eighth edition), widely available for purchase online and in bookstores, and the companion online Style Center found at [style.mla.org](style.mla.org. The Handbook)[. The](style.mla.org. The Handbook)[ Handbook](style.mla.org. The Handbook) is also available in most libraries’reference sections. If you’re enrolled in a composition class or even a literature class, your textbook may have a section on MLA Style as well.  \nPlease note that the eighth edition of the MLA Handbook includes significant changes to citation guidelines, shifting away from using different formats to cite different kinds of sources. Instead, the MLA now provides a universal set of guidelines adaptable to any source in whatever format you might access (print, online, e-book, audio book, etc.) . Understanding the sources you’re using as well as how and why you’re using them is crucial as the MLA now allows more flexibility when choosing what it identifies as core and optional elements. These elements determine what to include in citations and how to present that information both in text and on the works-cited page. Please read the sections below carefully for further guidance on formatting these areas according to the MLA Handbook.  \nFor help with other documentation styles, please see APA Style, Chicago/Turabian Style, or Harvard Style.  \nFormatting Your Document  \nFirst Page  \nUnless your instructor has specifically asked for one, do not use a title page. Instead, at the top left of your first page only, type the following information one inch from the top of the page and flush with the left margin:  \nYour full name  \nYour instructor’s name The course number  \nThe current date  \nEach item should appear on its own line, and the lines should be double-spaced.  \nOn the next double-spaced line, center your title. Do not place your paper’s title in italics, quotation marks, boldface, or all caps. If your title contains the names of other sources, use appropriate formatting for the named source(s) and only italicize words that you would italicize in the body of the  \nessay. You should not include a period at the end of the title or any other heading in the paper (e.g., Works Cited) . Aside from the title and works-cited heading, MLA Style doesn’t require any other types of headings in papers. If your project requires headings, check with your instructor for formatting guidelines. The text of the paper begins one double-spaced line below the title, with the first line of all paragraphs indented one-half inch.  \nHeaders and Page Numbers  \nEvery page should have a header at the top right corner, one-half inch from the top edge of the paper and flush with the right margin. This header should contain your last name followed by a space and the page number (e.g., Smith 2) . Do not include p. with the page number. Page numbers should continue from the first page through the works-cited page(s) . 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