If I cite a source quoted in another source, am I obligated to check that the quotation is correct?
No, but it’s always best to consult the original and quote from it directly, if possible. Read More
No, but it’s always best to consult the original and quote from it directly, if possible. Read More
As the MLA Handbook notes, “[W]hen an entire paragraph is based on material from a single source,” you might “define a source in the text at the… Read More
No. If you quote from a work and provide an in-text citation at first mention, you usually do not have to provide an in-text citation… Read More
In an interview, the person being interviewed is generally considered the author; thus the works-cited-list entry for the interview will be listed under that person’s… Read More
Use the first name. Some categories of personal names lack a last name–for example, some rulers and members of the nobility and many premodern people, whose name… Read More
As the MLA Handbook notes, “When a source has no page numbers or any other kind of part number, no number should be given in a parenthetical… Read More
There is an entire category of material that you do not reproduce . . . Read More
If a source is written by an author who is known only by initials, you have several options. Treat the Initials as a Unit One… Read More
Cite a photograph found on a website the same way you would cite any work of art found online. See our post on citing images… Read More