How do I cite measures from a musical score?
Measure numbers can point readers to the pertinent section of a source more precisely than page numbers: Mozart supplies a gently rocking melody for Figaro… Read More
Measure numbers can point readers to the pertinent section of a source more precisely than page numbers: Mozart supplies a gently rocking melody for Figaro… Read More
All well-known quotations that are attributable to an individual or to a text require citations. You should quote a famous saying as it appears in… Read More
Yes. Student writers should place the titles of individual tales in quotation marks. This follows from the MLA Handbook’s general guideline for the styling of titles:… Read More
Follow the MLA format template. Treat the person being interviewed as the author. Then provide a description that includes the format (“E-mail interview”) in the… Read More
It is generally more useful to create a separate entry for each volume. In the following example, the writer has cited a passage from the… Read More
The MLA Handbook recommends omitting business words like Company, Corporation, and Incorporated (1.6.3) because the publisher can generally be identified without them. In our editorial practice, we… Read More
How you cite a periodical that you are using over a range of dates depends on whether you are borrowing any material from it. If… Read More
Use either the first few words of the name or, if not cumbersome, the entity’s initials. For example, Institute of Medicine (US) Standing Committee on… Read More
No. You do not need to provide a separate works-cited-list entry for each hymn, chapter, or surah cited if there are several and they all… Read More
Citing Data You Collected In a report on data collected from a survey you designed and distributed, clarify the data source in the body of… Read More