MLS Guidelines
MLS style is more frequently known as MLA style. Short for the Modern Language Association, MLA or MLS style has become a standard for students writing term papers in the humanities and social sciences throughout the United States.
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Citing Books
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When citing a book in MLS, include the author's name, title, city of publication, publisher and year. You should also specify whether the book is in print or electronic format, as follows:
Jeppesen, Travis. Disorientations: Art on the Margins of the Contemporary. London: Social Disease Books, 2008. Print.
Citing Websites
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When citing a website, include the author's name, title of the article, name of publication, publisher, date of publication and date that you accessed it. In between these last two dates, you should specify that you found the source online, as in the following example:
Webster, George. "Cannes ushers in season of port-side glamour on Cote D'Azur." CNN. Turner Broadcasting System, Inc., 13 May 2010. Web. 14 May 2010.
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Compiling a Bibliography
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All sources should be listed in alphabetical order (according to author's last name) at the end of your paper. The bibliography in MLS format is entitled "Works Cited."
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