Click here to view an MLA Style Guide Link: Style Guide, citing in MLA 9th edition
What has changed since MLA 8th edition?
- Not much! MLA 9th edition is an expansion of the 8th edition with new sections on grammar, writing advice, mindful of inclusive language, expansion endnotes & footnotes, and new guidelines for annotated bibliographies.
- URLs:
- Continue: if a DOI is available it is preferred over a URL or permalink.
- DOIs should now include the http:// and https://
- For general websites, copy and paste from your browser, some will include the www. and some will not. Either is acceptable.
- Full URLs are recommended but optional especially for long URLs that are three or more lines long.
- You can shorten URLs to the general site if it is excessively long.
- Don’t use shortening services such as bit.ly.
- Remember, when getting a URL from a library database where you have to log in and is behind a closed paywall; use the permalink or stable URL provided by the database. Do not copy and paste the browser URL.
- If an article is issued by season (spring, summer, fall, winter) the first letter is now lower case.
- The appendix includes over 30 pages of citation examples listed by publication format.
- Shortening University Press publisher name. If the publisher includes University Press, abbreviate to UP. Example, Cambridge University Press would be shortened to Cambridge UP.
