How do I cite one issue of a comic book from a volume containing multiple issues?

How you cite one issue depends on the nature of the source. For example, comic books can be paginated or unpaginated, and the same team… Read More

I’m citing a chat message. Do I include a URL if it’s not publicly resolvable?

No; it’s not likely to be useful to your reader. Read more on URLs and on citing chat messages. Read More

If I cite one edition as my primary text, how do I cite another edition?

If you are citing one edition of a text as your primary source, you might need to refer occasionally to another edition. In MLA style,… Read More

How do I cite an essay included as an appendix to a monograph if the essay’s author differs from that of the monograph?

Cite the essay the same way you would cite an essay in an anthology with one difference: whereas for an anthology you would list the… Read More

When an organization is the author and the publisher of a work, the handbook advises writers to begin the works-cited-list entry with the title of the source. Is it OK to use the organization’s name in a signal phrase or in the in-text citation even though the name does not begin the works-cited-list entry?

No. The text should always key to the list of works cited. You can provide the key in the parenthetical citation or in your text. Read More

Writing for Social Change: Contexts, Cultures, and Community-Engaged Writing as Democracy

By Tabitha Espina This essay is part of The MLA Democracy Project: Essays on Teaching Democracy and Literature. In my Writing for Social Change at… 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 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

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