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For quick recommendations for applying MLA style, consult a ree resource available online: Purdue University's Online Writing Lab (OWL). Their MLA Style Guide contains guidelines for MLA style in citations and bibliographies, including a section summarizing changes in the 8th edition of the MLA Handbook. In addition, the Modern Language Association's own MLA Style Center offers basic guidelines and formatting recommendations.
For official information on how to cite your sources, there are two resources: the MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers (recommended for most MLA style questions) and the MLA Style Manual and Guide to Scholarly Publishing (recommended for graduate study and publication).
Take notes, organize your research, import citations from electronic databases and catalogs, format your references in dozens of standard styles (MLA, APA, etc.) for bibliographies; insert footnotes and endnotes directly into your papers.
NYU libraries offer a number of citation management tools to our users and the ones listed below are some of the more popular tools available. However, in order to make the right choice of citation management tool for your research, take a look at the comparison chart on the Citation Style research guide (linked below).
The following research guides offer more detailed guidance for each of the citation management tools the NYU Libraries support: