Cite a born-digital text that later appeared in print the same way you would cite any other republished work. Remember that you should always cite… Read More
Unless otherwise indicated, the reader should assume that you are the author of the figures in your paper. Provide a label (e.g., “Fig. 1”) and… Read More
Follow the MLA format template. Say, for example, you wish to cite a marriage index on Ancestry as your source for the date of a… Read More
To cite lyrics you heard from a song in a musical, follow the MLA format template. Note that how you cite the lyrics will depend… Read More
Yes. By convention, the publisher’s name—if known—is generally given for a book, even if it is the same as the title of the book. Read More
Normally, when you quote from a source, your reader is to assume that any styling, such as italics or punctuation in the quotation, is in… Read More
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No. Cite the table as a whole. See our post on citing tables. 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
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