Use either the first few words of the name or, if not cumbersome, the entity’s initials. For example, Institute of Medicine (US) Standing Committee on… Read More
As explained in a previous post, to distinguish between works with the same author and title, you need to include additional information in your parenthetical… Read More
No. As the MLA Handbook notes, “A website not involved in producing the works it makes available” lacks a publisher (42). Examples include sites like… Read More
When documenting forthcoming publications in the list of works cited, use the word forthcoming in place of the date. Read More
In some types of material, a vertical list may be preferable to a run-in list . . . Read More
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If a sentence in parentheses follows a sentence, place a period before the closing parenthesis: I went to an exhibit at Vito Schnabel’s gallery. (Vito… Read More
To cite published song lyrics, follow the MLA format template. Note that the way you cite published lyrics will depend on how you accessed them… Read More
To cite a primary-source document from a kit, follow the MLA format template. Begin by providing the title of the document or a description of… Read More
Remember that the goals of parenthetical citation are clarity and concision. Thus, if a title begins with a number–for example: 1066: A New History of… Read More