A Reflection on Disability Studies: Enabling the Humanities on Its Twentieth Anniversary

by Brenda Brueggemann and Rosemarie Garland-Thomson

Two of the editors of Disability Studies reflect on their book. Read More

If a book has a copyright date but no publication date, should I use the copyright date as the publication date in my works-cited-list entry?

Yes, use the most recent copyright date. Read More

Do I italicize Cyrillic book titles in the list of works cited?

In the past, titles and terms in the Cyrillic alphabet were not italicized, partly because it is based on the Greek alphabet, which traditionally is… Read More

How do I create a works-cited-list entry for a reprinted book?

When you create a works-cited-list entry for a reprint of a book, you may give the original publication date in the supplemental element immediately following the title. Read More

How do I punctuate quoted dialogue from a novel?

How you punctuate quoted dialogue from a novel will depend on what you are quoting and how you are quoting it. See the three most… Read More

How do I cite interviews of the same interviewee taken from two different interview collections?

When citing interviews of the same person taken from different collections, treat the person... Read More

Should an ISBN be listed in a works-cited-list entry in MLA style?

An ISBN, or International Standard Book Number, is a unique numeric identifier that is used by publishers, libraries, booksellers, and other retailers in the marketing… Read More

If I cite from a book that has an introduction, but I do not cite the introduction, should I include the introduction’s author in my works-cited-list entry?

Authors of introductions, prefaces, afterwords, and the like—collectively called front and back matter—are not usually essential to identifying a work and can be omitted from… Read More

Do I need to include the name of the library from which I retrieved an e-book?

No. The library from which you retrieved an e-book should not be specified in your works-cited-list entry. Read our guidelines on citing an e-book in MLA… 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