Documentation Style -- Page WD 76

1) MLA: Modern Language Association of America

i. Standard in the humanities

ii. Other documentation styles:

1. APA (American Psychological Association) standard in social sciences

2) Rules for MLA:

i. Double space all text

ii. Margins: 1” on all sides

iii. Indent first word of each paragraph ½” from left margin

iv. Header:

1. Last Name and then page number: ½” from top margin

v. No cover page

1. Name and course info. in block 1” from top of page (left margin)

vi. Title: centered below name block by one double-space

vii. Author references: Parenthetical with author name and page number

viii. Optional Notes (Footnotes/Endnotes):

1. Not for citations

2. Used for explanatory notes

3. Use Superscript for notes in body of text directly after the period

4. Place notes as either:

a. Footnotes (bottom of page)

b. Endnotes (end of paper)

c. Indent first line of notes ½” from left margin, then place superscript number, space, and then the explanatory note

i. This is called: “First Line Indent”

d. Note must be double spaced

e. Further references can be placed at the end of the note

ix. Works Sited

1. Bibliographical references at the end of the paper

2. Alphabetically lists original works referenced in your paper with the following structure:

i. Author’s last name (if no name, use title)

ii. Italicized or underlined name of work

1. Hyperlinks: underlined

2. Titles of books/periodicals: Italicized

iii. Publisher

iv. Date of Publication

v. First line not indented, subsequent lines indented ½”

1. This is called: “Hanging Indent”

3. Place Works Sited on a separate numbered page

1. “Works Sited” title centered 1” from top margin

2. Double spaced