Engaging Students: Using the MLA International Bibliography to Teach the Research Process

Watch this webcast and get tips on using the MLA International Bibliography to teach scholarly concepts and analytical skills. Read More

How do I style a word used as a word and a letter used as a letter?

In MLA style, words used as words and letters used as letters are italicized: Accommodation is spelled with two c’s and two m’s. Read More

How do you make a plural out of the word so?

Someone might write, for example, “There are too many sos in this sentence,” in response to: So many people were present, so he said… Read More

How should Native American names be treated in works-cited-list entries?

If you are citing a work by a Native American author and the author’s name consists of a first name and a last name, invert… Read More

How do I cite a demonstration?

A demonstration, or protest, is an event rather than a work, so it does not require a works-cited-list entry. You can simply refer to the demonstration… Read More

Can a building be cited as a source?

Although it is not conventional to document a building as if it were a work, if you are discussing many buildings in detail–for example, analyzing their… Read More

How do I cite an excerpt from an anthology?

To cite an excerpt from an anthology, follow the MLA format template. You will likely list a description in place of a title:… Read More

Should periods be used with degrees (e.g., B.A.)?

Practice varies. As indicated in section 1.6 of the eighth edition of the MLA Handbook,  MLA style does not use periods between letters for abbreviations composed… Read More

If I cite from a book that has an introduction, but I do not cite the introduction, should I include the introduction’s author in my works-cited-list entry?

Authors of introductions, prefaces, afterwords, and the like—collectively called front and back matter—are not usually essential to identifying a work and can be omitted from… Read More

How do I cite information about a movie from a website like IMDb?

Basic publication facts about a movie (e.g., the title, director, year of release) should be taken from the version of the movie you watch, when… Read More