Should a time stamp be given in an in-text citation for a video regardless of whether the video is viewed online or on a DVD?
Yes. Read More
How do I cite a primary-source document included in a kit?
To cite a primary-source document from a kit, follow the MLA format template. Begin by providing the title of the document or a description… Read More
In an in-text citation, how do I shorten a title enclosed in quotation marks if the title begins with a quotation?
If you need to shorten a title enclosed in quotation marks that begins with a quotation, use the title within the title as the short… Read More
How do I cite an interview when the interviewee has been attributed in my prose?
In an interview, the person being interviewed is generally considered the author; thus the works-cited-list entry for the interview will be listed under that person’s… Read More
How do I cite a chapter by an individual author in a work with coauthors?
When you cite a chapter by an individual author in a work with coauthors, you must create a separate works-cited-list entry for each chapter:… Read More
How do I cite a name like Queen Elizabeth I, John of Gaunt, and Catherine of Aragon?
Use the first name. Some categories of personal names lack a last name–for example, some rulers and members of the nobility and many premodern people, whose name… Read More
Do you have to provide the author’s name in a parenthetical citation for a work of common literature such as The Iliad?
Yes, unless you have already mentioned the author’s name in your prose. Just because a work is famous doesn’t mean you can omit the name of its… Read More
What should I include in parentheses if the author’s name is provided in a signal phrase and the source has no page numbers or other kind of part number?
As the MLA Handbook notes, “When a source has no page numbers or any other kind of part number, no number should be given in a parenthetical… Read More
How do I cite a patent?
To cite a patent, follow the MLA format template. List the owner of the patent in the “Author” slot, the title of the patent… Read More
What You Can Omit When Quoting Sources
There is an entire category of material that you do not reproduce . . . Read More
