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Citation Guide (MLA 9th Edition) UNDER CONSTRUCTION

How to cite sources according to MLA

Other contributors (Works Cited)

Other contributors is the fourth core element.

If someone other than the primary author (or editor) contributed to the source in a way that is relevant to your paper, you can identify that person by including this element.

  • This element begins with a description of the other contributor. Some common descriptors include:
    • adapted by
    • directed by
    • edited by
    • illustrated by
    • introduction by
    • narrated by
    • performance by
    • translated by
  • The descriptor is capitalized or not depending on the punctuation directly preceding it.
    • If preceded by a comma, do not capitalize (applies to most journal articles and websites)
    • If preceded by a period, do capitalize the first word (applies mostly to books)
  • If you use information from an introduction, preface, foreword or afterword, begin the citation with the author of that piece.
  • This element ends with a comma.

Examples

For ease of identification, contributors are in bold and red text below.

Personal author(s) with editor(s):

Tynan, Kenneth. "The Kansas Farm Murders." The Critical Response to Truman Capote, edited by Joseph J. Waldmeir and John C. Waldmeir, Greenwood Press, 1999, pp. 129-34.​

Personal author(s) with translator(s):

Kafka, Franz. The Metamorphosis. Translated by Stanley Corngold, 2013 ed., Modern Library, 1915.

Multiple relevant contributors:

"Something Nice Back Home." Lost, directed by Stephen Williams, performance by Matthew Fox, season 4, episode 10, Bad Robot, 2008.

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