MLA - Data sets and Graphics

In general treat this type of source as an article or a book.

Give information about the type of source in the brackets, e.g. table, graph, image, data set.

In undergraduate work you will be rarely asked to reproduce a table, figure or an image. If you do so, you must seek permission from the original author/source.

More commonly you will just refer to such a source like you would any other reference.

Make sure you include as much information as possible so that the original can be retrieved easily.

Treat images/figures or tables as direct quotes and provide full citation in the caption and again the reference list.

In-text

As shown in Figure 1, the geo-strategic importance of East Germany rainfall in …

The number of first time voters in Australia in 2010 (see Figure 4) …

The average rainfall in Armidale has been increasing (BOM 249)

[Give source of the table or image immediately above the table. Italicise the heading ‘Figure’ and the number]
Works Cited

Commonwealth Bureau of Meteorology. “Average Rainfall NSW.” The Climate of Australia. Data set. Canberra: Australian Government, 2001. 249. Print.

Gallup. Australian First-time Voters. Graph. 2010. Web. 31 Aug. 2010.