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MLA Style (8th edition)

Formatting citations using the MLA 8th style. Based on the MLA Handbook, 8th edition.

Make An Appointment With a Librarian

You can also make a 30 or 60 minute citation appointment with one of The Claremont Colleges Librarians. Please come to your appointment with your paper in progress or as close to finished as possible. 

How We Can Help

  • Help you understand your assignment prompt.
  • Assist you with mapping out your research concepts.
  • Turn your research concepts into searchable pathways.
  • Give you the skills to evaluate online sources credibility and reliability. 
  • Assist you with citation management tools.
  • Answer questions about citations and building a bibliography

Things We Do Not Do​

  • Edit or proofread papers or bibliography
  • Find your resources for you.
  • Create your citations for you.
  • Evaluate the quality of writing or estimate a grade
     

Credit

Some information from this guide was borrowed from the Irvine Valley College Library guide and relies upon the MLA Handbook, 8th Edition.