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

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

When a publisher’s name appears as an acronym on the title page but is spelled out on the copyright page, which do I use?

Page 41 of the MLA Handbook advises writers to first look for the publisher’s name on the title page, so in your works-cited-list entry, use… Read More

How do I indicate that material in a source I’m quoting has been redacted?

If a source you are quoting from includes names, words, or even entire passages that have been redacted—for legal reasons or to avoid offensive language,… Read More

How do I shorten a last name in English composed of more than one element?

Last names in English composed of more than one element are usually shortened to the final element, so a name like Harriet Beecher Stowe would… Read More

What should I do if a website lists “History.com Editors” as the author of an article on the site?

It is not wrong to list the author exactly as it appears in the source. Thus, you may list “History.com Editors” in the “Author” slot… Read More

How do I cite an interview published in a collection of interviews if the interview was conducted by the book’s author?

Follow the MLA format template. List the interviewee as the author, followed by the title of the chapter in which the interview appears. List the… Read More

How do I cite the question-and-answer portion of a conference session?

Use your discussion of the event to refer to the question-and-answer portion: At the ZEE Jaipur Literature Festival in January 2018, I had the opportunity… Read More

How do I cite a book for which no organization is named as the publisher?

As noted on page 42 of the MLA Handbook, if the book is published by its author or editor, omit the publisher’s name from the… Read More

How do I cite a work accessed through Wayback Machine?

Wayback Machine is an archive of websites that lives on the Internet Archive’s site, so you would treat the Internet Archive as the container of… Read More