How do I cite an image reproduced in a book?

When you are citing an image reproduced in a book, it is usually sufficient to refer to it in your text and create a works-cited-list… Read More

How do I determine the publication date of a billboard?

When citing a billboard, you should provide the date that the billboard was viewed, as in the below example, because such a date is the… Read More

How do I cite the table of contents of a journal?

If you are making a passing reference to the contents page of a journal, a citation is not needed. If, however, you are treating the… Read More

How do I cite clip art from a computer program like PowerPoint?

If you discuss clip art from PowerPoint or another software program in your paper and need to create a works-cited-list entry for it, provide a… Read More

How do I indicate that a line has been omitted from a run-in poetry quotation?

Use three ellipsis points bracketed by forward slashes to indicate that one or more lines have been omitted from a run-in poetry quotation. Read More

Toward Educational Justice: An Interview with the Editors of Teaching Literature and Writing in Prisons

by Sheila Smith McKoy and Patrick Elliot Alexander

Read our interview with the editors of Teaching Literature and Writing in Prisons. Read More

How do I identify the title of my digital project when submitting a separate works-cited list?

The MLA Handbook offers suggestions for including information about sources used in digital projects (127–28). If you are unable to include a list of works cited… Read More

How do I indicate that the editor of a work is also its translator in my works-cited-list entry?

When an individual is both the editor and translator of a work, put the name of the editor-translator in the “Author” slot, followed by the… Read More

How do I cite an essay from a multivolume work when each volume has a different title?

Multivolume works can seem complex and difficult to cite because they present the writer with an abundance of bibliographic information—some essential, some optional—that can be… Read More

How do I list two original publication dates in my works-cited-list entry?

When you need to list more than one item in an element, separate the items with commas. Thus, if you need to provide two original… Read More