Student Paper Submission Form

Style Center - Student Paper Submission Submissions for "Writing with MLA Style" are now closed. Please visit the MLA Style Center in fall 2024 to… Read More

How to Cite a Song, Recording, or Performance 

To create a basic works-cited-list entry for a song, list the creator of the song, the title of the song, and the name of the… Read More

How do I cite an open educational resource?

Open educational resources (OERs) “are materials for teaching or learning that are either in the public domain or have been released under a license that… Read More

When a work by three or more authors is mentioned in the text of a research paper (rather than in a parenthetical citation), should the names of all the authors be included or only the first one, followed by et al.?

Reserve the use of the abbreviation et al. for the list of works cited and parenthetical citations. In the text, spell out the authors’ names… Read More

How do I cite an art catalog?

Cite an art catalog the way you would cite a book: Bambach, Carmen C. Michelangelo: Divine Draftsman and Designer. Metropolitian Museum of Art, 2017. If the catalog does… Read More

Blog Post about Citation Practice

by Nancy Foasberg

Gives students experience citing works in unusual formats Read More

How do I cite a company’s report?

A company’s report, whether published or not, can be cited following the MLA format template. When you cite a report, the company or organization can… Read More

On Integrating Critical Works: Adam Wilson’s “Good Bad Bad Good: What Was the Golden Age of TV?”

by Jennifer Rappaport

Integrating critical works into a paper is challenging. Read More

Where should I place the appendix in my paper?

An appendix should be placed before the works-cited list. If your paper includes a notes section, the order of the items should be appendix, notes,… Read More

How do I format a glossary in MLA style?

Glossaries may be formatted in a number of ways, but generally terms are listed in alphabetical order with their definitions, and a line space separates… Read More