ABSTRACT
This chapter offers guidelines for using digital tools to conduct research and to compose and share writing in different formats. Providing an overview of popular digital tools, their utility, and their limitations, this chapter updates well-established writing practices for the digital age. The chapter also presents the current rules from the Modern Language Association (MLA) style guide for in-text citations, notes, and bibliographies, offering sample citations for new media sources such as a Tweet and a YouTube video and providing suggestions for citing sources when working in new media formats such as video essays and podcasts. The chapter concludes by considering fair use policies as they relate to media studies publications.
