How do I document a source when I can’t use a works-cited-list entry or an endnote?
Sometimes, a source needs to be cited in a piece of prose that doesn’t lend itself to the kind of documentation appropriate for research papers. Read More
Sometimes, a source needs to be cited in a piece of prose that doesn’t lend itself to the kind of documentation appropriate for research papers. Read More
The eighth edition of the MLA Handbook recommends brevity and clarity in an in-text citation (116)—brevity so that a reference won’t obstruct the flow of… Read More
Follow the MLA format template and begin with the headword (as it appears) as the title of the source. Note that this may include parts… Read More
MLA style avoids ibid. and op. cit., using short titles instead, on the principles that (1) a short title makes your reference clearer to readers,… Read More
No. The text should always key to the list of works cited. You can provide the key in the parenthetical citation or in your text. Read More
For unpublished letters, provide a generic description in place of the title (see pp. 28–29 of the MLA Handbook); do not enclose the description in… Read More
An e-book—that is, a book that lacks a URL and that you use software to read on a personal device or computer—is considered a version… Read More
Order the entries by the most important unique piece of identifying information. This is usually the date. You can list entries either in chronological order… Read More
The ultimate goal is to be concise and to cite what is most useful to the reader. For quotations from a poem in a print… Read More
The purpose of every parenthetical citation is to tell the reader to see a work, so the word see would almost always be redundant. See… Read More