Make MLA Style Work for You: Create Your Own House Style

by Russell Grooms

Just as publishers often develop a “house style” sheet, so too can teachers . . . Read More

When an organization is the author and the publisher of a work, the handbook advises writers to begin the works-cited-list entry with the title of the source. Is it OK to use the organization’s name in a signal phrase or in the in-text citation even though the name does not begin the works-cited-list entry?

No. The text should always key to the list of works cited. You can provide the key in the parenthetical citation or in your text. Read More

Does the MLA still recommend the use of hanging indention? I don’t always see hanging indentions on The MLA Style Center.

Hanging indention is still the preferred way to distinguish entries in the list of works cited. In its formatting guidelines and in section 2.7 of… Read More