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In works-cited-list entries, why is there sometimes a period before the edition number and sometimes a comma?

How should I capitalize the title of a handout?

Is it OK to use characters’ nicknames when discussing a work in MLA style, and if so, how should I style them?

How should authors cite their own work?

Must an author be introduced for the first time in prose rather than in parentheses?

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

Which comes first in a works-cited list? An entry for an encyclopedia article titled “Christie, Agatha” or an entry for a work listed under the name Christie, Agatha?

Which entity should you list as the publisher of a website if both a subsidiary and a parent company are listed as publisher?

Where should authors’ names and affiliations be placed in a book manuscript for an edited collection?

Is the particle al- or el- at the start of an Arabic last name capitalized in a works-cited-list entry?

In a title like Gardner’s Art through the Ages, should Gardner be listed as an author or a contributor?

Should the learning management system through which I access an e-book be listed as a container?

How should I style the names of Chinese dynasties in MLA style?

How do I cite the main idea of a work?

How do I cite a quotation from a book’s frontispiece?