Do I need to include the name of the library from which I retrieved an e-book?
No. The library from which you retrieved an e-book should not be specified in your works-cited-list entry. Read our guidelines on citing an e-book in MLA… Read More
No. The library from which you retrieved an e-book should not be specified in your works-cited-list entry. Read our guidelines on citing an e-book in MLA… Read More
This post explains how to cite a work that uses "supplement" in its Number element Read More
If a quotation already contains bracketed text, avoid adding your own bracketed text, since multiple sets of brackets may be confusing for the reader. However,… Read More
You may refer to another part of an essay by adding a parenthetical cross-reference in prose. (see “Findings,” below) A page number can be provided… Read More
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
As the MLA Handbook notes, “A title is placed in quotation marks if it is part of a larger work” (25). Thus, enclose in quotation marks… Read More
Cite the short story the same way you would cite a poem posted to a blog by someone who is not the poem’s author but… Read More
Whenever you cite a work that has appeared in more than one version, you should cite the version you’ve consulted. Thus, if you are citing… Read More
To cite a critical essay published in the same volume as a literary work, follow the MLA format template. List the author of the essay,… Read More
Particles in Dutch surnames—such as van, van den, van der, de, and ter—are lowercased in prose when the whole name is given: Joost van der… Read More