How to List a Professor As a Reference

Citing a Lecture in APA Format

• 1

  List the professor's last name, a comma, first initial and a period. For example:

  Smith, F.

• 2

  List the year, a comma and the month in which the lecture occurred in parentheses, followed by a period. For example:

  (2010, October).

• 3

  List the title of the lecture, followed by a period. Capitalize only the first letter of the title and the first letter of any proper noun. For example:

  Dreams and the hippocampus.

• 4

  List the name of the class in italics, followed by a period. Again, capitalize only the first letter and any proper nouns. For example:

  An introduction to psychology.

• 5

  List the institution at which the lecture occurred, the city and the state in the following format:

  Lecture conducted from Harvard University, Boston, MA.

• 6

  Ensure that the finished citation appears in the following format:

  Smith, F. (2010, October). Dreams and the hippocampus. An introduction to psychology. Lecture conducted from Harvard University, Boston, MA.

Citing a Lecture in MLA Format

• 7

  List the professor's last name, a comma, first name and a period. For example:

  Smith, Fred.

• 8

  List the name of the class in italics, followed by a period. For example:

  An Introduction to Psychology.

• 9

  List the name of the college or university, followed by a period. For example:

  Harvard University.

• 10

  List the name of the city and state in the following format:

  Boston, MA.

• 11

  List the date of the lecture in the following format:

  Day Mon. Year.

  For example:

  17 Oct. 2010.

• 12

  List the type of presentation, followed by a period. For example:

  Class Lecture.

• 13

  Ensure that the finished citation appears in the following format:

  Smith, Fred. An Introduction to Psychology. Harvard University. Boston, MA.

  17 Oct. 2010. Class Lecture.