Should I include military ranks of authors I cite?

Like other professional titles, military ranks are omitted before authors’ names in entries and when the authors are mentioned in prose, but you may indicate… Read More

If the name of the publisher is the same as the name of a book, do I list the publisher’s name?

Yes. By convention, the publisher’s name—if known—is generally given for a book, even if it is the same as the title of the book. Read More

How do I cite ephemera from a museum?

To cite ephemera from a museum, follow the MLA format template. The works-cited-list entry below is for a nineteenth-century cigarette trading card shown on the… Read More

If I am citing an image from a database, and no information is provided about the artist, do I need to seek out the information for my citation?

No. If you cite an image from a database, your works-cited-list entry should only provide the information you are given. Read More

When should you give a range of dates for a website?

If you’re documenting an entire website or web project, provide a date range in your works-cited-list entry when the website provides one: Centre for Editing… Read More

How do I cite dialogue spoken by a character in a video game?

To cite dialogue spoken by a character in a video game, transcribe the words you hear or copy the quote from the text box displaying… Read More

Can I just include a URL for a website in my prose instead of creating a work-cited-list entry?

You should always create works-cited-list entries for works that you quote from, paraphrase, or substantively discuss. Thus you may need to create an entry for… Read More

Can I create a works-cited-list entry for an essay, poem, or story in a collection by one author?

If you are citing more than one essay, poem, or story by the same author and using a single collection of that author’s works—edited or… Read More

How do I cite two versions of a poem from the same anthology?

As explained in a previous post, to distinguish between works with the same author and title, you need to include additional information in your parenthetical… Read More

How do I distinguish between different dictionary entries for the same term in my in-text citation?

To distinguish between different dictionary entries for the same term, follow the principle in our previous post on distinguishing between works with the same title:… Read More