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MLA Citation Guide: Media

Curry Library's guide for the Modern Language Association (MLA) citation style.

Social Media

FORMAT

Author(s) Last Name, First Name or Group/Organization Name. “Post Title.” Platform Title, Date of Post,  Post URL.*

(For more citation examples, see pgs. 118, 133, and 327 in the 9th edition).

WORKS CITED (ONE AUTHOR)

The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art. “Artist Demo.” Facebook, 9 Feb. 2022, https://www.facebook.com/nelsonatkins/posts/10159311560268961.

IN TEXT

(The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art)

*To locate the URL of an individual Facebook post, click on the post's time stamp below its title, then use the URL from the resulting page.

FORMAT

Author Last Name, First Name or Group/Organization Name [@handle].* “Post Text.” (or Post Description if there is only an image) Platform Title, Date of Post,  Post URL.

(For more citation examples, see pgs. 118, 133, and 326 in the 9th edition).

WORKS CITED (ONE AUTHOR)

KCMO Public Library [@KCLibrary]. “DYK that the first school west of the Mississippi River built exclusively for Black Students was in #KansasCity?” Twitter, 7 Feb. 2022, https://twitter.com/KCLibrary/status/1490747778204639232.

IN TEXT

(Kansas City Public Library)

*if a Twitter user's handle is similar to their user name, you may omit the handle. Ex. Barack Obama's Twitter handle is @BarackObama, and may be omitted.

FORMAT

Author Last Name, First Name or Group/Organization Name [@handle].* “Post Caption.” (or Post Description if an image) Platform Title, Date of Post,  Post URL.

(For more citation examples, see pgs. 118, 133, and 327 in the 9th edition).

WORKS CITED (ONE AUTHOR)

Mahomes, Patrick. “Mahomes getting hyped up!” Instagram, 24 January 2022, https://www.instagram.com/p/CZHj5dFF9Fl/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link.

IN TEXT

(Patrick Mahomes)

*if an Instagram user's handle is similar to their user name, you may omit the handle. Ex. Barack Obama's Instagram handle is @barackobama, and may be omitted.

Audio

FORMAT

Artist. “Song Title.” Album Title, Publisher, Year of Publication, Online or Database URL. Application Name.

(For more citation examples, see pg. 330 in the 9th edition).

WORKS CITED (ALBUM)

Adele. 30, Columbia Records, 2021.

IN TEXT

(Adele)

WORKS CITED (SONG)

Beastie Boys. "Sabotage." III Communication, Grand Royal, 1994.

IN TEXT

(Beastie Boys) 

WORKS CITED (SONG STREAMED ONLINE)

Adele. 30, Columbia Records, 2021, https://www.pandora.com/artist/adele/30/ALqXxh9hc5qpm2K. Pandora. 

IN TEXT

(Adele)

WORKS CITED (SONG STREAMED ON APP)

Adele. 30, Columbia Records, 2021, Spotify App. 

IN TEXT

(Adele) 

FORMAT

Host or Contributor Last Name, First name, role.* “Episode Title.” Podcast Title, App Name app,** season number, episode number, Publisher or Production Company, Date of Publication (Day Month Year), URL.**

(For more citation examples, see pg. 331 in the 9th edition).

* If you are only citing a specific guest, narrator, or producer on a podcast episode, use their name and role in place of the podcast's host(s).

** If you are listening to your podcast through an application such as Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Pocketcasts, Overcast, etc., note the name of the app. Otherwise, list the online URL where the podcast is hosted.

WORKS CITED (PODCAST SERIES)

Barbaro, Michael, host. The Daily, Apple Podcasts appThe New York Times, 2017. 

IN TEXT

(Michael Barbaro)

WORKS CITED (PODCAST EPISODE)

Bates, Karen Grigsby, host, and Tomiko Brown-Nagin, guest. "The 'double-edged sword' of being a Black first." Code Switch, Episode 326, NPR, February 1, 2022, https://www.npr.org/2022/02/01/1077304913/the-double-edged-sword-of-being-a-black-first.

IN TEXT

(Bates and Brown-Nagin 03:36-16:57)

Video

FORMAT

Video Title. Contributors(s), Publisher/Production Company, Date of Publication. Database, Video Permalink URL.

(For more citation examples, see pgs. 328-329 in the 9th edition).

WORKS CITED (ONE DIRECTOR)

History of Nursing: The Development of a Profession, with Audio Description, in History of Nursing. Directed by Ken Lam, Insight Media, 1 Jan. 2008. Academic Video Online, https://www.proquest.com/docview/2392043580?accountid=15047&forcedol=true. 

IN TEXT

(History of Nursing)

FORMAT (AUTHOR IS UPLOADER)

“Video Title.” Platform Title, uploaded by Author First Name Last Name or Group Name, Date of Upload (Day Month Year),  Post URL.

(For more citation examples, see pgs. 328-329 in the 9th edition).

WORKS CITED (ONE AUTHOR)

"Happy Holidays from Jewell 2021." Youtube, uploaded by William Jewell College, 23 December 2021, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7fKQXa-Sezo.

IN TEXT (WHOLE VIDEO)

(William Jewell College) 

FORMAT (AUTHOR IS NOT UPLOADER)

Author(s) Last Name, First Name. “Video Title.” Platform Title, uploaded by Publisher Name, Date of Upload (Day Month Year),  Post URL.

(For more citation examples, see pgs. 328-329 in the 9th edition).

WORKS CITED (ONE AUTHOR/UPLOADER)

Jack, Anthony. "On Diversity: Access ain't Inclusion." Youtube, uploaded by Tedx Talks, 13 June 2019, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j7w2Gv7ueOc.

IN TEXT (WHOLE VIDEO)

(Anthony Jack) 

FORMAT

“Video Title.” Website Title, uploaded by Site Owner (if different from the Website Title), Date of Upload (Day Month Year),  Post URL.

(For more citation examples, see pg. 329 in the 9th edition).

WORKS CITED

"Diplomatic action at heart of France’s responsibilities, Barnier says." CNBC, uploaded by Squawk Box Europe, February 15, 2022, https://www.cnbc.com/video/2022/02/15/diplomatic-action-at-heart-of-franceas-responsibilities-barnier-says.html.

IN TEXT (WHOLE VIDEO)

("Diplomatic Action") 

The correct citation for a film/movie will depend on the emphasis of the information you are citing. If you are focusing on a specific film or work, keep the film's title as the lead information in the citation. If you are focusing on a specific individual, such as a director, actor, or producer of a film, note their name and role/title before the film's information.


FORMAT

Film Title. Directed by Director's First Name Last Name, Film Publisher/Production Company, Year of Original Release.

(For more citation examples, see pgs. 328 in the 9th edition).

WORKS CITED (FILM)

South Pacific. Directed by Joshua Logan, Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, 1958. 

IN TEXT

(South Pacific 29:45–32:37)


FORMAT

Contributor Last Name, First Name, role. Film Title. Film Publisher/Production Company, Year of Original Release.

(For more citation examples, see pgs. 328 in the 9th edition).

WORKS CITED (SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTOR)

Lucas, George, director. Star Wars Episode III: The Revenge of the Sith. Twentieth Century Fox, 2005. 

IN TEXT

(Lucas 15:23–15:37)

Photographs, Paintings, and Sculptures

FORMAT

Artist. Title of Work. Original Date Produced, Museum Name, Museum City, State. Medium.*

(For more citation examples, see pgs. 331-332 in the 9th edition).

* Medium is only required for sculptures. 

WORKS CITED (PHOTOGRAPH)

Dorothea Lange. Migrant Mother. March 1936The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, Missouri. 

IN TEXT

(Dorothea Lange) 

WORKS CITED (PAINTING)

Kehinde Wiley. Saint Adrian. 2006, The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, Missouri. 

IN TEXT

(Kehinde Wiley)

WORKS CITED (SCULPTURE)

Oldenburg, Claes and Coosje Van Bruggen. Shuttlecocks. 1994, The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, Missouri. Aluminum, fiberglass-reinforced plastic, paint. 

IN TEXT

(Oldenburg and Bruggen) 

FORMAT

Artist. Title of Work. Original Date Produced. Website Title, URL.

(For more citation examples, see pgs. 331-332 in the 9th edition).

WORKS CITED (PHOTOGRAPH)

Dorothea Lange. Migrant Mother. March 1936. The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, https://art.nelson-atkins.org/objects/47104/migrant-mother-nipomo-california. 

IN TEXT

(Dorothea Lange)

WORKS CITED (PAINTING)

Kehinde Wiley. Saint Adrian. 2006. The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, https://art.nelson-atkins.org/objects/66267/saint-adrian

IN TEXT

(Kehinde Wiley) 

WORKS CITED (SCULPTURE)

Oldenburg, Claes and Coosje Van Bruggen. Shuttlecocks. 1994. The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, https://art.nelson-atkins.org/objects/16574

IN TEXT

(Oldenburg and Bruggen)