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

Should I include an access date for a government document published online?

It depends on whether a date of publication for the document is provided. Read more on access dates. Read More

If a web page has a copyright date but no publication date, should I list the copyright date in my works-cited-list entry?

Yes. For an example, see our post on citing the Style Center‘s works-cited quick guide. Read More

How do you cite a linguistics corpus?

When you cite information found in a linguistics corpus—that is, a collection of texts used for linguistic analysis—follow the MLA format template. Usually the website… Read More

How do I cite an interview published in a collection of interviews if the interview was conducted by the book’s author?

Follow the MLA format template. List the interviewee as the author, followed by the title of the chapter in which the interview appears. List the… Read More