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

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 I cite a photograph from a website that credits the image to an organization rather than to the photographer?

To create a works-cited-list entry for a photograph that credits an organization rather than an individual photographer, follow the MLA format template. Since the name… 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