How Do You Use Abbreviations When Citing References In MLA Style?
MLA style is an easy to use and popular format for citing references and resources. It is favored by many undergraduate instructors because it has a very standard appearance regardless of the type of source material and is simple to explain, implement and check. MLA has unique formats for most types of source material, but the abbreviation standards span all types of references. Use standard United States postal codes to indicate the names of states. Use all capital letters. For example, Nebraska is NE, not Neb. or Ne. Abbreviate months with the first three letters of the name of the month. Even if the month does not have a standard abbreviation, you can use this method. For example, December can be shortened to “Dec” and July can be shortened to “Jul” without any discrepancy. Add periods only if you need them for formatting. If the period comes in the middle of a series of dates, then leave it out. For example, June 30, 2003 should be written 30 Jun 2003. You should include periods wh
