If I am citing an image from a database, and no information is provided about the artist, do I need to seek out the information for my citation?

No. If you cite an image from a database, your works-cited-list entry should only provide the information you are given. Read More

How Publishing Work as a Student Shaped My College Writing Experience

by Talya Phelps

Publishing work during college can help students learn to enjoy writing academic research papers Read More

If I am analyzing the lyrics of a song performed by a cover band, how do I credit the lyricist-composer?

List the lyricist-composer in the “Other contributors” element in your works-cited-list entry: Peter, Paul, and Mary. “Blowin’ in the Wind.” Music and lyrics composed by Bob… Read More

How do I cite photographs or other images that I use in a PowerPoint presentation or web project?

Cite an image used in a PowerPoint presentation or web project the same way you would cite it in a printed paper. See the example in… Read More

Do I need to create a separate works-cited-list entry for a story in a collection of stories by one author?

If a book collects works by one author, creating separate works-cited-list entries for each story, poem, or essay that you cite from the book is… Read More

In my works-cited-list entry, how do I give the title of a foreign work that is provided on the title page in both English and the original language?

When referring to a work in a bilingual volume in which titles appear in both languages, give both titles and interpolate a slash between them. Read More

If the author of a work is given as a division of an organization, do I still omit an author and list only the organization as publisher in my works-cited-list entry?

The MLA Handbook notes, “When a work is published by an organization that is also its author, begin the entry with the title, skipping the author… Read More

How do I cite an essay from one volume of a multivolume work when the volume is identified by a date range?

You can cite an essay from one volume of a multivolume work when the volume is identified by a date range in any one of… Read More

Do I need to indicate if I’m citing a particular printing of a work (e.g., 3rd printing)?

No. The printing of a source should not be indicated in the source’s works-cited-list entry. An edition number, however, can be listed in the Version… Read More

If an untitled poem is known by its first line, how do I style that line in my works-cited-list entry?

The MLA Handbook explains that when you refer to an untitled poem known by its first line, you should style the line the way it is shown in… Read More