How do I cite a clip of a film on a website?

Whenever you cite a republished excerpt, you should document the work in which the excerpt appears, not the original source. Thus, to cite a scene… Read More

How do I cite an interview found on YouTube?

Follow the MLA guidelines for documenting an interview, treating the interviewee as the author and providing the title of the video. Then, following the MLA… Read More

Can I cite a museum visit in my works-cited list?

No. A works-cited list documents works. Since a museum visit is not a work, it cannot be cited. If you discuss in you paper several… Read More

If I am citing a work based on another person’s writings, should I cite both authors in my works-cited-list entry?

No. When you cite a work, you should list the creator of the version of the work you are using. Many works are based on… Read More

If I cite a slide lecture uploaded to an online course, should I list the date the lecture was written or the date of the course?

As the MLA Handbook notes, “When a source carries more than one date, cite the date that is most meaningful or most relevant to your use… Read More

If I am citing a film based on a literary work, should I include the name of the literary work’s author in my entry?

No. A film based on a book is a work of art in its own right, separate from the book. The author of the book… Read More

How do I cite the live performance of a play presented as part of a group of plays?

If you are citing a play that was performed along with other plays in the same event, each of which has its own author, you… Read More

How do I cite video game cover art?

Cite video game cover art the same way you would cite book cover art or magazine cover art. Read More

Do I need to create a separate works-cited-list entry for every work I use from the same database?

Yes, each work you cite from the same database requires its own works-cited-list entry, as shown in the example below: Some scholarship on genre addresses… Read More

How do I cite a video from a database streaming service?

When you cite a work from a database, you should supply the original publication details for the work because the work is only housed, not… Read More