MLA (8th Ed.) Research Paper BasicsMLA® (Modern Language Association) style is a standard of formatting and citation used by writers in the humanities. This online training series on the new 8th edition will teach you about MLA formatting rules, incorporating outside sources in your papers, and properly citing those sources. And, for the first time in this edition, MLA offers suggestions for citing sources other than print, like slide presentations, videos, and Web projects. The series includes a downloadable Resources document with links to the MLA Style Center and the new MLA template of core elements.