Below are examples of citations for various types of works posted on Instagram. For explanations, see our post on citing social media. Post Michael Chabon… Read More
Mention the author of the section you are citing in a signal phrase. For clarity, you might indicate the name of the section in your… Read More
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 decide whether to use numerals or words to refer to a person’s age, follow the advice in sections 2.127 and 2.128 of the MLA… 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
A simple principle applies for what seems like a thorny issue: Nest punctuation that appears within punctuation by alternating punctuation marks to disambiguate–in this case,… Read More
To cite a flyer or other advertisement found in an e-mail message, follow the MLA format template. Treat the advertisement as the work: List the title… Read More
Create a works-cited-list entry only for the book. If you want your readers to know the chapter titles, you can provide them in your text:… Read More