Without a reference or citation, it’ll look like the paper’s author came up with everything themselves! However, simply placing information from books, websites, journal articles, newspaper articles, and other source types into a project without a reference is not acceptable. The information from these sources, combined with the scholar’s own thinking and knowledge, aid in the formation of a final project. When students and scholars create a research paper, they seek out information in books, websites, journal articles, and many other types of sources. It was developed by ’s in-house librarians to serve as a quick guide and snapshot of some of the guidelines found in the MLA Handbook, 9th ed. Note: This guide is not affiliated with the Modern Language Association. Let’s get started with an explanation of what exactly a works cited page is and why creating one is necessary!
Formatting Author Names in Other Languages.
