WRT 204 (Cooke)

A resource for the Digital Research Web Project

Your Librarian

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Amy Pajewski
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610-436-1068

Online Guides

Covers all aspects of MLA formatting, including the paper itself and references. From The Writing Lab and The Owl at Purdue University.

Covers MLA formatting of citations and works cited list. From the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

An FAQ collection directly from the Modern Language Association about their style. For more detailed information, consult one of the other sites.

MLA Handbook

Copies available to check out, as well as a copy at the Research Help desk for a quick consult.

Examples

Post on social media

Chabon, Michael. “#rip Milton Glaser. I grew up in his work. So hard to pick a favorite, maybe this, which also features one of the many awesome typefaces he designed, Baby Teeth. #mahaliajackson #miltonglaser.” Instagram, 28 June 2020, www.instagram.com/p/CB-E9gngVwo/.

Photograph

Thomas, Angie. Photo of burned copy of The Hate U GiveInstagram, 4 Dec. 2018, www.instagram.com/p/Bq_PaXKgqPw/.

Video

Hamilton Videos [@hamilton.vods]. Video of King George in HamiltonInstagram, 5 July 2020, www.instagram.com/p/CCPEUJLDz0l/.

Social media profile

Gay, Roxane. “Posts.” Instagram, 2020, www.instagram.com/roxanegay74/.

Highlight (instagram/tiktok)

Guggenheim Museum. “People.” Instagram, 2020, www.instagram.com/stories/highlights/17850044881917911/.

Story (instagram/snapchat)

The Museum of Modern Art. Image of Fernand Léger’s The Three MusiciansInstagram, 14 July 2020, www.instagram.com/stories/themuseumofmodernart/2353246125954046321.

Reddit post

SoulK007. "How are you supposed to cite a reddit post in APA or MLA?." Reddit, 9 Dec. 2018, reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/a4hwq8/how_are_you_supposed_to_cite_a_reddit_post_in_apa/.

 

https://style.mla.org/citing-instagram/