Founded in 1883 by teachers and scholars, the Modern Language Association (MLA) promotes the study and teaching of language and literature; and, has developed rules for writing, punctuation, citation and reference.

Here are a few sites to guide you through the reference and citation process.

This site will give you the reference page requirements for citation style (in color), courtesy of Long Island University.

http://www.liu.edu/CWIS/CWP/library/workshop/citmla.htm

For a general listing of the MLA rules use The Owl at Perdue University: 

http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/printable/557/

Another good source is the MLA Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) page:

http://www.mla.org/publications/style/style_faq 

Take this little online tutorial on plagiarism!  It’s fun!  You’ll learn how not to submit a paper and commit plagiarism at the same time, as well some techniques in properly citing sources.

http://library.acadiau.ca/tutorials/plagiarism/