MLA style was created by the Modern Language Association of America. It is a set of rules for publications, including research papers. It is used for publishing in the humanities and some sciences. 

There are two parts to citing in MLA: In-text citations and the Works Cited list.

In MLA, you must "cite" sources that you have paraphrased, quoted or otherwise used to write your research paper.

Cite your sources in two places:

1. In the body of your paper where you add a brief in-text citation.

2. In the Works Cited list at the end of your paper where you give more complete information for the source.

What is Plagiarism?

Plagiarism is simply using someone's work and not acknowledging or giving credit to the original author(s).

I am plagiarizing if I:

• Intentionally duplicate or copy another person's work including copying directly from an article, book, or website

• Copy another student's assignment(s)

• Paraphrase another person's work, while making only minor changes and not changing the meaning or ideas presented by the original author(s)

• Copy sections of another person's work and piece these sections together to create a new whole

• Turn in an assignment that has been previously submitted for assessment and then take credit for the assignment

• Turn in an assignment as independent work when the assignment was produced in whole or part in collusion with another student(s), tutor(s), or person(s)