The Modern Language Association (MLA) has implemented a structured approach to essay writing used around the world for decades. Most commonly used in humanities-related journals, students should expect to know this writing format style for essay writing in high school and college. This includes an understanding of cite sources, such as individuals you have interviewed. An interview with a curator uses the same format as an interview with any other person and requires basic information including name, the type of interview conducted and the date of the interview.
Instructions
1. Write down the the last name of the curator inside parenthesis for an in-essay citation. For example, suppose you interviewed curator John Doe. After using a quote, cite the source by adding "(Doe)" at the end of the quote.
2. Start a curator citation in the bibliography by writing down the curator's last name, followed by his or her first name. For example, curator John Doe appears as "Doe, John."
3. Write down the type of interview that occurred after entering the curator's name. The interview can occur in several ways including in person and over the phone. Suppose the interview occurred over the phone. After the curator's name, enter "Telephone Interview."
4. Enter the date the interviewed occur in the following format: day month year. An interview that occurred on October 5, 2009 appears as follows: "5 October 2009." Putting all the steps together in our example, the final citation looks as follows: Doe, John. Telephone Interview. 5 October 2009.
5. Indent the second line of the citation if it runs longer than one line.
