Nutley Public School District

Nutley High School used the MLA (Modern Language Association) format for research papers.  The rules for creating citations were updated in the 7th edition of the MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers (2009).

Modern Language Association (MLA) Official web site.

• On MLA style: http://www.mla.org/style
• Frequently Asked Questions: http://www.mla.org/handbook_faq
• You can also access an online version of the MLA Handbook at this site:  http://www.mlahandbook.org/.  Get user name and password information from the Library.

Websites and Print-outs to Guide You Through Creating Citations

Purdue Univeristy Online Writing Lab. Extensive guide to formatting your research paper.

Reference Guide from EasyBib.  Gives examples of how to do your bibliography.

Parenthetical Guide from EasyBib.  Gives examples of how to do in-text citations.

YouTube Tutorial on In-Text Citations: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XQ8fy7SPotM

Software that creates citations :

Citation Machine. “ Citation Machine is an interactive Web tool designed to assist teachers in modeling the proper use of information property. Students are welcome to use this as well.”

Noodle Tools. “ NoodleTools is a suite of interactive tools designed to aid students and professionals with their online research. From selecting a search engine and finding some relevant sources, to citing those sources in MLA or APA style, NoodleTools makes online research easier!”

Easy Bib The free automatic bibliography composer. Create MLA-style bibliographies, then save them to Word.