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How do I cite a postcard?
To document a postcard, look for information printed on the card, which usually appears on the back, and determine whether any of the MLA core… Read More
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Quiz: Complex In-Text Citations
Time limit: 0 Quiz-summary 0 of 5 questions completed Questions: 1 2 3 4 5 Information This quiz is intended to support the In-Text Citations… Read More
Quiz: The Basics of In-Text Citations
Time limit: 0 Quiz-summary 0 of 5 questions completed Questions: 1 2 3 4 5 Information This quiz is intended to support the In-Text Citations… Read More
Advice from the Editors
In-Text Citations: An Overview
In-text citations are references that direct readers to the entries for your sources Read More
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How do I cite a political cartoon?
As with any image, how you cite a political cartoon depends on where you found it. Say, for example, you found it republished on a… Read More
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Should the school where a course, seminar, or lecture occurred be listed as the container or the location?
The school and its city, if the city is not part of the school name, should be listed in the “Location” slot in your works-cited-list… Read More
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Should I include “Jr.” in an in-text citation?
The MLA Handbook advises, in section 6.2, “In parenthetical citations, use only the part of an author’s name—usually the surname only—necessary to find the entry… Read More
Teaching Resources
Teaching Citation Rhetorically
As a librarian, I work with students who are worried about citing their sources. They commonly perceive citation formats as a set of complex and… Read More