As the eighth edition of the MLA Handbook explains, “the list titled ‘Works Cited’ identifies the sources you borrow from—and therefore cite—in the body of… Read More
In our publications, we prefer to avoid an orphan—a word alone on a line or at the end of a paragraph—if the word, including any… Read More
Format a list of recommended works just as you would a list of works cited. Give the list a header that indicates its purpose (e.g.,… Read More
If you paraphrase information from a source and cite that source appropriately, you do not need to cite subsequent references to that information. For example,… Read More
Use a single line space to separate stanzas of poetry, as in this excerpt from Felicia Hemans’s “The Image in Lava”: Thou thing of years… Read More
The International Standards Organization recommends writing dates with numerals in year-month-day format (e.g., 2018-10-24) because it is useful when people need to convey information across… Read More
A table of contents is generally used for longer projects such as theses or dissertations, but if you are required to include a table of… Read More
There are many possible ways to format an appendix. A rule of thumb is to let the content guide the choice of format. Types of… Read More
Mistakes in formatting can be complicated to resolve, but you can customize solutions . . . Read More
An abstract of a work, usually of an essay, is a concise summary of its main points . . . Read More