Research and Reference Guides

Please note that references must be cited in MLA format.

The University of Wisconsin-Madison's Writing Center has a page dedicated to the MLA style of documentation and a section on writing a research paper. These are part of the Writer's Handbook, available at Http://www.wisc.edu/writing/Handbook

Purdue University's Online Writing Lab also offers a guide for Using MLA Format at Http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/research/r_mla.html

University of Pittsburgh students may visit the Writing Center (now in M-2 Thaw Hall on O'Hara Street) for help with citations, format, grammar, etc. It is free of charge and staffed by part-time faculty and graduate students. Go to http://www.wac.pitt.edu/writingcenter/students.asp for information.

In addition, the MLA Handbook is available in print at most libraries and bookstores.

Please see the guide to "Writing Abstracts" for tips on producing an effective abstract.