Celebrate the New Year in (MLA) Style

Should you write, “Happy New Year,” “Happy new year,” or “Happy New Year’s”? . . . Read More

When Not to Include

On the use of include to mean are . . . Read More

5 Tips for Documenting Sources in a Talk

Read these 5 easy tips for crediting the work of others in a talk . . . Read More

How do I cite an image found through an online search engine like Google Images?

To cite an image found through Google using the image-search function, you must identify the website—that is, the container—where the image was posted. For example,… Read More

How do I cite a data table?

To cite a table, follow the MLA format template to create a works-cited-list entry for its source. The following example is an entry for… Read More

How do I document a source when I can’t use a works-cited-list entry or an endnote?

Sometimes, a source needs to be cited in a piece of prose that doesn’t lend itself to the kind of documentation appropriate for research papers. Read More

How do I credit the creator of subtitles in my works-cited-list entry?

To credit the creator of subtitles, follow the MLA format template. If you substantively refer to or quote from the subtitles while discussing other… Read More

When should I include an access date for an online work?

The eighth edition of the MLA Handbook does not require that you include a date of access—the date on which you consulted a work—when you… Read More

Overhedging

Some writers are timid—or pretend to be—about making a statement, so they hedge Read More

How do I cite a work streamed through an app?

If you access a work through an app, consider the app a version according to the MLA format template. The version may be a… Read More