How should I cite digital materials that accompany a print textbook?

Treat CD, DVD, online, and other digital materials that accompany a print textbook as you would any other work in MLA style: follow the MLA… Read More

How do I cite an image found through an online search engine like Google Images?

To cite an image found through Google using the image-search function, you must identify the website—that is, the container—where the image was posted. For example,… Read More

When should I include an access date for an online work?

The eighth edition of the MLA Handbook does not require that you include a date of access—the date on which you consulted a work—when you… Read More

How do I cite a work streamed through an app?

If you access a work through an app, consider the app a version according to the MLA format template. The version may be a number,… Read More

Should URLs be linked in works-cited-list entries?

Whether to link a URL, DOI, or permalink in a works-cited-list entry for a work published or submitted in digital format is optional. The MLA… Read More

URLs: Some Practical Advice

by Angela Gibson

This post offer commonsense guidelines on treating URLs in works-cited-list entries . . . Read More

Can I look at source code to determine a publication date for online materials that don’t publicize a date?

When doing so is useful to readers, specialists often supply missing publication dates, using a range of methods. For example, a medievalist with expertise in… Read More

I am citing a paginated journal article that appears online. Should I include the page range, the URL, or the DOI as the location element in the works-cited-list entry?

The location of an online work is typically indicated by a DOI or URL, one of which should be included, and, as the MLA Handbook… Read More