The MLA style was created by the Modern Language Association, and is used by more than 125 scholarly and literary journals, newsletters, and magazines. MLA-style usage is also required in many schools, so the MLA-style book is an essential reference for every student, teacher, or scholar of literature. Here's a list of books about MLA style.
1. MLA Style Manual and Guide to Scholarly Publishing
by Joseph Gibaldi. Modern Language Association of America. From the publisher: "Since its publication in 1985, the MLA Style Manual has been the standard guide for graduate students, teachers, and scholars in the humanities and for professional writers in many fields. Extensively reorganized and revised, the second edition contains new sections and updated guidelines on citing electronic works - including sources from the Internet."
2. MLA Handbook, 6th Edition
by Joseph Gibaldi. Modern Language Association of America. From the publisher: "'The MLA Handbook' is published by the Modern Language Association, the authority on MLA documentation style. Widely adopted in high schools, colleges, and publishing houses, the MLA Handbook treats every aspect of research writing, from selecting a topic to submitting the completed paper. The expanded, revised, and redesigned sixth edition of the Handbook is a complete, up-to-date guide..."3. The Essentials of MLA Style: A Guide to Documentation for Writers of Papers
by Joseph F. Trimmer. Houghton Mifflin Company. From the publisher: "For most writers of research papers, proper style is MLA style - the system of documentation recommended by the Modern Language Association of America. This little book summarizes that system, showing how to cite sources with clarity, consistency, and scholarly authority. The book also includes a list of commonly used abbreviations; sample entries for various kinds of books, periodicals, and other media..."4. A Pocket Style Manual
by Diana Hacker. Bedford/St. Martin's. From the publisher: "Material on conducting library and online research helps students track down and evaluate the sources they need. Up-to-date and extensive guidelines for documenting both print and online sources are included for MLA, APA, and Chicago systems."5. Research: Study Guide to Writing Research Papers
by Richard Veit. Prentice Hall. From the publisher: "Includes everything one needs to know in the areas of library and internet research, using both primary and secondary sources, MLA and APA styles of documentation, evaluating sources and integrating them appropriately in a paper. For anyone needing a reference geared to writing researched papers or composing documents that are derived from sources that need to be cited and documented."6. Rules of Thumb, 2003 MLA Update Version and Electronic Tutor
by Jay Silverman, Elaine Hughes, and Diana Roberts Wienbroer. McGraw-Hill. From the publisher: "Brevity and practicality are the hallmarks of Rules of Thumb. The 2003 MLA Update Version reflects the most current APA and MLA documentation styles and remains the ideal handbook to improve grammar without overwhelming student writers with specialized terminology, or... with expense."7. Writing from A to Z: MLA Update Version
by Sally Barr Barr Ebest, Charles T. Brusaw, Walter E. Oliu, and Gerald Alred. McGraw-Hill. From the publisher: "Writing from A to Z is organized alphabetically, eliminating students' need to crack the code of a conventional writer's handbook. The simple A to Z organization ensures that students will find the information they seek. This Update Version reflects the most current documentation style of the Modern Language Association."8. A Guide to MLA Documentation
by Joseph F. Trimmer. Houghton Mifflin Company. From the publisher: "This sixth edition of A Guide to MLA Documentation offers only the information that students use most often. Thin and portable enough to slip easily into a book or notebook, take this handy reference with you to the library or the computer lab whenever you're working on a research paper."9. Simon and Schuster Handbook with E-Book and 2003 MLA
by Lynn Quitman Troyka. Prentice Hall. From the publisher: "Includes a full range of documentation guidelines—MLA and APA, Chicago Manual, and CBE—each quickly identifiable by its distinctive color bar down the outer edge of the page. Begins with coverage of the writing process, giving extensive attention to critical thinking and writing argument, followed by treatment of all aspects of style, grammar, punctuation, and mechanics."10. The Wadsworth Guide to MLA Documentation (with InfoTrac)
by Linda Smoak Schwartz. Heinle. From the publisher; "A concise guide to the most commonly used kinds of MLA citations—now with the latest 2003 updates—brief enough to be used as a supplement to a handbook or literature anthology, yet comprehensive enough to address all of the documentation issues students might encounter."