Terms for Key Concepts

by Joseph Wallace

This post explains how to write about key concepts in MLA style. Read More

The Limits of Fidelity: What to Reproduce (and What Not to Reproduce) in a Quotation

by Susan Doose

An MLA editor gives examples of typography that should and should not be reproduced in a quotation Read More

What You Can Omit When Quoting Sources

by Angela Gibson

There is an entire category of material that you do not reproduce . . . Read More

Styling Titles of Online Works

by Jennifer Rappaport

To determine how to style an online work, consider the work's length, genre, and context . . . Read More

The Italicization of Names like Facebook

by Eric Wirth

At the MLA, we treat the web as a publication medium like others . . . Read More