Cocktails and Capitalization
There is no uniform consensus on how to capitalize names of cocktails . . . Read More
Posts Authored by Angela Gibson
Angela Gibson is the director of scholarly communication at the MLA. She has extensive editorial experience and holds a PhD in Middle English from the University of Rochester. Before coming to the MLA, she taught college courses in writing and literature.
Citing Artifacts in a Digital Archive
Get tips for citing work in a digital archive . . . Read More
What You Can Omit When Quoting Sources
There is an entire category of material that you do not reproduce . . . Read More
Finding Publication Facts Online: An Unusual Case
Finding publication information on a website or other digital source can be a challenge . . . Read More
From the Vault: Hyphens and En Dashes the MLA Way
Get tips on using en dashes and hyphens from our previously unpublished style guidelines . . . Read More
A Dash of Sense
Get tips on how to avoid dashes run amok . . . Read More
URLs: Some Practical Advice
This post offer commonsense guidelines on treating URLs in works-cited-list entries . . . Read More
Documenting Legal Works in MLA Style
Learn how to document legal works in MLA style with our comprehensive guidelines . . . Read More
To Splice or Not to Splice?
Writers should generally not use a comma to connect two independent clauses . . . 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