TV program
TV program with narrator
Example
"Being the First Man on the Moon." Narr. Ed Bradley. Sixty
Minutes. CBS. WLNS, Lansing. 2 July 2006.
Parts of citation
"Title of episode." Narr. Name of narrator. Title of program.
Title of series (if any). Name of the network. Call letters, city of local
station. Broadcast date.
TV series with author, adaptor, performer and episode
information
Example
Bleak House. By Charles Dickens. Adapt. Andrew Davies.
Perf. Gillian Anderson, Charles Dance, and Alun Armstrong. 6 episodes.
Masterpiece Theatre. PBS. WKAR, East Lansing. 22 Jan.-26 Mar. 2006.
Parts of citation
"Title of episode." Name of author, adaptor, performer or other
pertinent individuals. Number of episodes. Title of program. Title of
series (if any). Name of the network. Call letters and city of local station.
Broadcast date.
MLA Handbook Chapter 5.8.1
Radio program
Example
"Interview: Ken Rudin and Ron Walters Discuss How the Dominant
Agenda May Affect the Presidential Race."
Tavis Smiley. Natl. Public Radio. WKAR, East Lansing. 1 July 2004.
Parts of citation
"Title of episode." Title of program. Title of series (if
any). Name of the network. Call letters and city of local station. Broadcast
date.
MLA Handbook Chapter 5.8.1
Interview on TV or radio program
Example
Bush, George W. Interview with Jim Lehrer. Newshour with Jim
Lehrer. PBS. WKAR, East Lansing. 16 Jan. 2007.
Parts of citation
Name of person being interviewed. Interview. Title of program.
Title of series (if any). Name of network. Call letters, city of local station.
Broadcast date.
MLA Handbook Chapter 5.8.7
Interview
Examples
Thompson, Emma. Personal interview. 5 Feb. 2005.
Boyle, Kevin. Telephone interview. 9 Sept 2006.
Cadbury, Deborah. E-mail interview. 9 - 13 July 2006.
Parts of citation
Name of person being interviewed. Descriptive label. Date of
interview.
MLA Handbook Chapter 5.8.7
DVD, film or video recording
Examples
Oedipus Rex. By Sophocles. Dir. Tyrone Guthrie. Perf.
Douglas Campbell, Eleanor Stuart, and Douglas Rain. 1957. DVD. Image
Entertainment, 2002.
Fires in the Mirror. Prod. Public Television Playhouse.
Videocassette. PBS Video, 1993.
Parts of citation
Title. Name of director, performers, or other pertinent
individuals. Original release date (if DVD or video recording). DVD,
Videocassette, laser disc, or slide program. Distributor, release date.
MLA Handbook Chapter 5.8.3
Compact disc
CD sound recording
Examples
Shakespeare, William. William Shakespeare's Hamlet. Dir.
Clive Brill. Perf. Simon Russell Beale, Imogen Stubbs, and Jane Lapotaire. Audio
Partners, 2003.
Davis, Miles. Ballads and Blues. Blue Note, 1996.
Parts of citation
Name of author, performer, or production director (depending on
emphasis). Title. Name of author, performer, or production director
(depending on emphasis). Original recording date. Compact disc publisher, date
of recording.
CD no sound - non periodical
Example
"Registered Nurse." Choices. CD-ROM. 2006 ed. Oroville,
WA: Bridges Transitions, 2005.
Parts of citation
Author. "Title of work." Title of CD. CD-ROM. Edition.
City of publication: Name of publisher, publication date.
MLA Handbook Chapter 5.8.2 and 5.9.5a
Audiocassette
Examples
Hemingway, Ernest. The Old Man and the Sea. 1952. Read by
Alexander Adams. Audiocassette. Books on Tape, 1999.
Christie, Julie, narr. Sense and Sensibility. 1811. By
Jane Austen. Audiocassette. Penguin Audiobooks, 1996.
Parts of citation
Name of writer, speaker or production director (depending on
emphasis). Title. Original publication or recording date. Name of reader,
writer, speaker or producation director (depending on emphasis). Audicassette.
Audiocassette publisher, date of recording.
MLA Handbook Chapter 6.8.2
eAudiobook
Example
Madden, Thomas F. "God Wills It!": Understanding the Crusades.
2005. Narr. Thomas F. Madden. Audio recording. Recorded Books, 2006.
netLibrary. OCLC. Lansing Community Coll. Lib. 10 Nov 2006. <http://www.netlibrary.com>.
Parts of citation
Name of author. Title of eAudiobook. Publication date of
print version. Name of reader. Audio recording. Name of eAudiobook publisher,
release date. Title of database. Name of database service. Name of
subscribing library. Date of access <Database service URL>.
MLA Handbook Chapter 5.8.2 |
List of Database Service URLs
Video game
Example
Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Blue Rescue Team. 18 Sept. 2006.
Nintendo of America. 11 Nov. 2006.
Parts of citation
Title of game. Version number. Date of version. Name of
the company that publishes the game. Date of access.
Examples are based on the MLA Handbook, sixth edition,
and assistance provided by MLA editorial staff. When available, MLA rule numbers
are referenced from: MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers Ref LB
2369 .G53 2003 (TLC second floor)
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