How to Document a Place in a Works Cited List

Oral Presentations

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  List the full name of the institution where the presentation was delivered. For example "Smithsonian Museum of Natural History."

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  Include the city where the institution is located, such as "Washington D.C." If the city alone would cause ambiguity, include the two letter abbreviation for the state. Separate the city and state from the institution with a comma. For example: Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library, Springfield, IL.

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  Place the location after the speaker's name, the title of the speech, the name of the event, and the organization that sponsored the event, but before the date and the type of speech or speaker. For example: Reid, Tom. "Butterflies of Central America." World of Lepidoptera. Smithsonian Institution. Smithsonian Museum of Natural History, Washington D.C. Oct. 21, 2011. Keynote Speaker.

Painting, Sculpture or Photograph

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  List the full name of the institution that houses the artwork. For example, "Musée du Louvre."

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  Include the name of the city where the institution is located, such as "Paris." In most instances, the city without the name of the country is sufficient.

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  Place the location after the artist's name, the title of the work and its date of completion. For example: Da Vinci, Leonardo. Mona Lisa. c.1503. Musée du Louvre, Paris.

Live Performance

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  List the name of the theater or performance hall, followed by a period.

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  Include the name of the city and the two letter abbreviation of the state, if necessary to prevent ambiguity.

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  Place the location after the title of the performance, the name of the author or composer, the key members of the cast and the name of the performing group, but before the performance date. For example: Twelfth Night. By William Shakespeare. Dir. Ron Shepherd. Perf. Bert Night and Lisa Costello. National Theater, Washington D.C. Sept. 1, 2009.