A&M-SA Research Guides: Music Appreciation Research Guide: MLA Style Help

Getting Help with MLA Style and Formatting

Here you will find a list of some of the MLA resources that are available online.

Citations by Format Examples from MLA Style Center
The examples below show you how to cite five basic source types. Click on an entry to get more information, as well as links to posts with more examples. For hundreds of sample entries by format, check out the ninth edition of the MLA Handbook.
MLA FAQs
Frequently asked questions about the MLA Style Manual answered by the Modern Language Association.
MLA Sample Papers (from MLA Style Center)
The following essays, which won the 2019 MLA Student Paper Contest, provide models for organizing an argument and working with sources. They also demonstrate MLA documentation style and paper formatting
Purdue Online Writing Lab--MLA Formatting and Style Guide
Simply the best one-stop resource for help with MLA questions.

MLA Handbook, 9th ed by The Modern Language Association of America
Call Number: REF LB2369 .M52 2021
ISBN: 9781603293518
Publication Date: 2021
Print Copy in the Reference section in the library

Avoiding Plagiarism

Plagiarism is defined in the Texas A&M University-San Antoinio's Procedure for Academic Dishonesty Cases (April 19, 2010) as:

"Plagiarism - A student can be accused of academic dishonesty if he/she uses the ideas, data or language of another without specific or proper acknowledgment."

These websites below offer ways to better understand plagiarism and how to avoid it:

Turnitin

Turnitin detects possible plagiarism in students' assignments. The program traces wording in its database of scholarly articles, websites, and previous student assignments. Faculty can use Turnitin as a writing tool or as a final piece to any assignment.

Linked below is the student tutorial for Turnitin:

Turnitin Student Tutorial

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