Citing Graphics and Other Media Sources

Just as text taken from another source must have correct citation information, so too, must any graphics or sound included in your final product. Below are some of the common types of media used in presentations and the citation in Modern Language Association (MLA) format. The second citation listed for each category is the electronic version. (NOTE: You will need to format citations with hanging indents and double-spacing.)

Photograph, Painting or Sculpture

Artist’s name first, title (underlined), name of institution that houses the work, (e.g. museum), or, for a work in a private collection, the individual who owns it, and follow the name by a comma and the city.

Evens, Walker. Penny Picture Display. 1936. Museum of Mod. Art, New York.

Evens, Walker. Penny Picture Display. 1936. Museum of Mod. Art, New York. 30 May 2002 <http://www.moma.org/collection/photography/pages/evens.penny.html>.)

Map, Chart, Graph

In general, treat a map or chart like an anonymous book, but add the appropriate descriptive label (Map, Chart, Graph).

“Phoenix, Arizona.” Map. U.S. Gazetteer. US Census Bureau. 2002

“Phoenix, Arizona.” Map. U.S. Gazetteer. US Census Bureau. 24 Sept. 2002

<http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/ReferenceMapFramesetServlet?_land=en>.

Cartoon or Comic Strip

Artist’s name, title of the cartoon or comic strip in quotation marks, the descriptive label (Cartoon or Comic Strip), neither underlined nor enclosed in quotation marks. Conclude with name of source (underlined), location (in brackets) date (followed by colon), and page number.

Trudeau, Garry. “Doonesbury.”Comic strip. Star-Ledger [Newark] 4 May 2002: 26.

Ohman, Jack. “One Final Carrier Landing Attempt.” Cartoon. USNews.com. 8 Apr. 2002

29 May 2002 <http://www.usnews.com/usnews/issue/020408/opinion/8cartoon.html>.

Film or Video Recording

Title, underlined, and includes the director, distributor, and the year of release. You may include other data that seem pertinent – such as the names of the writer, performers, and producer – between the title and the distributor.

Platoon.  Prod. Arnold Kopelson. Dir. Oliver Stone. Perf. Tom Berenger, Willem Dafoe, and Charlie Sheen. Videocassette. Hemdale Film Corporation, 1986.

Murnau, F.W., dir. Nosferatu. 1922. The Sync. 16 June 2002 <http://www.thesync.com/ram/nosferatu.ram>.

Sound Recording or Sound Clip

Composer, conductor, or performer, title (underlined), the artist(s) the manufacturer (comma), and year of issue.

McFerrin, Bobby. “Kalimba Suite.” Beyond Words. CD-Rom. Blue Note, 2002

McFerrin, Bobby. “Kalimba Suite.” Beyond Words. Blue Note, 2002. 21 May 2002 <http://www.liquid.com/promo/fulfill?key=3e9d387996614>.

E-Books

Author’s name (or editor, compiler – followed by the appropriate abbreviation), title of the work (underlined) name of editor, compiler, or translator of the book, publication information, electronic publication information, date of access and complete URL.

Edelman, Rob, and Tom Pendergast. "Presley, Elvis (1935–1977)." Bowling, Beatniks, and Bell-Bottoms: Pop Culture of 20th Century America. Eds. Sara Pendergast and Tom Pendergast. Vol. 3: 1940s-1950s. Detroit: U*X*L, 2002. 689-690. 5 vols. Gale Virtual Reference Library. Thomson Gale. South Anchorage High School. 13 February 2006  <http://find.galegroup.com/gvrl/infomark.do?&contentSet=EBKS&type=retrieve&tabID=T001&prodId=GVRL&docId=CX3425100422&source=gale&userGroupName=anch56483&version=1.0>.

Information in this handout is based on the MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers Sixth Edition. You can find this manual in the South Anchorage High School Library in the reference section: R 808 G 2003. For APA format see the Publication manual of the America Psychological Association (APA) Fifth Edition. R 808 P.