Art Research & Resources

What is a Citation?

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Online Citation Builders

These make research so much easier!

Remember--record your sources as you find them. It is the worst practice to compile your references after your paper is complete.

MLA Style formatting is used in the Arts. Use the resources on this page to understand more.

MLA Style (Citation style from the Modern Language Association.) To use when studying the arts and humanities.

Books

• MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers LB2369.G53 2009              

Websites

• Purdue University OWL: MLA Style Guide
• University of Albany: MLA Style Guide

MLA Style Aid

Many examples for In-text citations, References page, Paper Formatting, More 

Citing Images in MLA from Colgate Visual Resources Library