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How does one cite library realia?

Note: This post relates to content in the eighth edition of the MLA Handbook. For up-to-date guidance, see the ninth edition of the MLA Handbook.

Cite library realia—that is, objects related to classroom teaching—the same way you would cite materials in a physical archive.

Read more on citing materials from physical archives and collections.

Filed Under: using sources, works-cited lists

Published 29 January 2019

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