How do I cite a faculty profile from a website?

To cite a faculty profile, follow the MLA format template. Treat the faculty member’s name as the page title, then list the title of the… 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

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

Do I need to use quotation marks around numerical data that I quote from sources?

No. For an example, see our post on citing raw data. Read More

How do I cite a newspaper article that has been retyped and collected in the documents section of a website?

When you are citing something you found on a website, the website itself should be considered the container no matter the original form of publication. Read More

Do I need to indicate in my works-cited-list entry that I conducted an interview orally?

No, but if it’s important for your reader to know, you can write “Oral interview” as a description in the “Title of source” slot in the… Read More