How to Cite an Interview MLA Style

Scholarly essays that include quotations and other information gleaned from outside sources require that you cite the quoted work. Proper citation is important because it protects you from charges of plagiarism. When you cite your sources, you're acknowledging work that comes from someone else, although you're using that quote or information in support of conclusions reached in your essay. There are various styles of citing sources. One style is The Associated Press style (AP style). Another popular style is Modern Language Association (MLA).

Things You'll Need

  • Quoted person's name
  • Interview date
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Instructions

    • 1

      Acknowledge the interviewer's name in the text you're writing, whether it's an essay or other scholarly paper. If you are quoting, for example, Jane Doe, you could write the following: Jane Doe acknowledged that her laboratory work yielded accurate results.

    • 2

      Include a page at the end of your essay with a title, such as "Works Cited" or "Bibliography," at the top of the page.

    • 3

      Prepare to write an entry on your Works Cited or Bibliography page that references the interview quote that's cited in your text. These entries should be arranged alphabetically by the author's last name, or if there is no author, by the first letter of the work.

    • 4

      Start with the name of the person quoted during your interview, starting with the last name first. Put a period after the entire name entry. In our example, the entry would start with the following: Doe, Jane.

    • 5

      Write the type of interview that was conducted, which could be a personal, email or telephone interview, and follow it with a period. For example, if your interview was face-to-face, write your entry like the following: Doe, Jane. Personal interview.

    • 6

      End your entry with the interview date in the following format: date, month, year. Follow the date with a period. Your entry then should look similar to the following example: Doe, Jane. Personal interview. 3 January 2011.

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