Should an ISBN be listed in a works-cited-list entry in MLA style?
An ISBN, or International Standard Book Number, is a unique numeric identifier that is used by publishers, libraries, booksellers, and other retailers in the marketing… Read More
How do I cite an early-access article, and how do I cite it when it is later published?
An early-access article—also called an article published before print or an article published ahead of print, among other names—is an article that is slated for inclusion… Read More
How do I cite information from a scanned document on a genealogy site?
Follow the MLA format template. Say, for example, you wish to cite a marriage index on Ancestry as your source for the date of… Read More
How do I cite an author whose last name is represented by an initial?
How you cite an author whose last name is represented by an initial depends on what kind of name it is. Authors whose last names… Read More
Should health care be spelled as two words?
The MLA primarily follows Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary for spelling, so we spell health care as two words when it is used as a noun, and we hyphen it… Read More
In reference to centuries, when should I use a hyphen with early and late?
MLA style generally hyphenates elements of a compound adjective and does not use a hyphen for a noun phrase. a poet of the… Read More
How do I cite a forthcoming article, and how do I cite it when it is later published?
Create a works-cited-list entry for the version of the article that you are citing, providing the information that is available. When an article’s been accepted… Read More
How do I cite a deed or other real estate record in MLA style?
To cite a real estate record, follow the MLA format template. The author is the entity that produced the document, the title is a… Read More
Reading Is Not One Thing
We should pause and consider the variability of undergraduate reading practices Read More
How should I form the plural of an abbreviation if the spelled-out form contains a plural term?
The plural of an abbreviation is formed by adding an s, even if the spelled-out form contains a plural term: prisoners of war (POWs)… Read More