Guide to MLA Documentation Author:Joseph F. Trimmer A Guide to MLA Documentation is a concise guide to the documentation system of the Modern Language Association of America. What makes this booklet so popular is that it is briefer, cheaper, and easier to use than the MLA's own handbook. A Guide to MLA Documentation includes numerous examples, a sample research paper, an updated appendix on A... more »merican Psychological Association (APA) style, and helpful hints on such topics as taking notes and avoiding plagiarism. The booklet is thin enough to slip into a notebook and inexpensive enough to serve as a supplement for a main text. As part of the English Essentials series, the Guide responds to the growing need for texts that can be used by student writers at all skill levels. A complete sample research paper on Internet chat rooms is annotated with explanations of proper MLA format.« less