Before actually beginning your research and taking notes on information you find, you must identify what you want to focus on and what you want to prove in your paper. Form questions that you have about the topic. This will help you focus your research and will later help you organize your information for the writing process. Click on this link for the note-taking format: Notetaking.doc

To ensure you have included the correct information for each of your sources, visit Citing Sources and click on "Citation Maker".

Click on any of the links listed below for more help with citations:

Citation Machine (Click on MLA in the upper left corner)

Easy Bib

Knight Cite

Or visit the MLA Style Citation Guide