List of Works Cited

IMPORTANT NOTICE: The Modern Language Association updated their guidelines on April 1, 2016. We have not yet updated this section of Resources for Researchers to reflect these changes. We have ordered a copy of the new guidelines and will update as soon as possible.

  • Place at end of paper

  • Begin as a new page

  • Continue page numbering from text

  • Title the page "Works Cited"

  • Do not put quotation marks around title.

  • Do not italicize the title

  • Do not type the tile in all capital letter

  • Center the title at the top of the page

  • Alphabetize the entries

  • Include only those sources that you actually cite in your paper

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