How do I treat the title of a work uploaded to a video sharing site?
In general, copy the title of the work exactly as it appears on the site. For example, YouTube contains a video that an uploader has… Read More
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Should I include a column title when I am citing an article from a print publication or website?
A column is a regular feature in a periodical publication like a magazine or newspaper. Columns are a way of branding or organizing information and… Read More
Do I need to create a works-cited-list entry for each web page that I am using from the same website?
Yes. When you cite specific pages of a website, create works-cited-list entries for each page: As noted on the website The William Blake Archive, “[T]he decade from 1808 to… Read More
How do I cite the script and performance of a play?
The script of a play and each performance of it are different works and should be cited separately. Apply the MLA format template to the… Read More
How do I cite a photograph found on a website in the text and in my works-cited list?
Cite a photograph found on a website the same way you would cite any work of art found online. See our post on citing images… Read More
How do I cite a chronology from a book?
To cite a chronology from a book, mention the chronology in your writing: The chronology at the end of The Oxford History of the French Revolution provides… Read More
When multivolume works label individual volumes with letters instead of numerals, should the letters be capitalized or lowercased?
In our house style, we capitalize the letter in lettered volumes: The Longman Anthology of World Literature. Edited by Jane Tylus and David Damrosch, vol. C,… Read More
In works-cited-list entries for a work by more than one author, why is only the name of the first author inverted?
In a works-cited-list entry for a work by more than one author, the first name is inverted because the entry is alphabetized under the first… Read More
Styling Titles of Online Works
To determine how to style an online work, consider the work's length, genre, and context . . . Read More
How do I cite a meme?
Here we refer to meme in its sense as “an amusing or interesting item (such as a captioned picture or video) or genre of items… Read More