MLA Citation Guide (MLA 9th Edition): Images, Infographics, Maps, Charts, & Tables

Inserting an Image Reproduced from a Digital Archive

If you are recreating visual material from a digital archive or collection:

• Under the image, add a figure number (e.g., Fig. 1.) and short description (optional). 
• Add the full citation after the description. Follow the citation template for your source. For example, if you're citing a photo from a digital archive website, use the template for citing a website. For sources with individual authors, do not invert the first and last names at the beginning of the citation.
• Follow the citation, if applicable, with any Creative Commons (e.g., CC BY) or copyright notes (e.g., reproduced with permission from author).
• If the image is not cited in the text of your assignment, you do not need to include it in your Works Cited list.  

Example

Fig. 3. Department of Media Production. "Sod Turning at Finch Campus Site and Construction Progress Sign." Images from the Archives: Celebrating 50 Years of Seneca, Seneca Polytechnic, 4 June 1968, digitalrepository.senecapolytechnic.ca/s/imagesfromthearchives/item/18806. Copyright 2016, Seneca Polytechnic.

Inserting an Image Reproduced from a Book

If you are recreating visual material from a book:

• Under the image, add a figure number (e.g., Fig. 1.) and short description (optional). 
• Add the full citation after the description. Follow the citation template for your source. For example, if you're citing an image found in a print book, use the template for citing print books. For sources with individual authors, do not invert the first and last names at the beginning of the citation.
• If the image is not cited in the text of your assignment, you do not need to include it in your Works Cited list.  

Example

Fig. 1. Annie Green. "Yoga: Stretching Out." Sports Digest, 8 May 2006, p. 22.

Inserting Stock Photos and Images Found Online (e.g., Websites, Social Media)

If you are including stock photos (e.g., from Flickr, Pixabay, Unsplash) or images from websites and social media:

• Under the image, add a figure number (e.g., Fig. 1.) and short description. 
• Add the full citation after the description. Follow the citation template for websites or social media. For sources with individual authors, do not invert the first and last names at the beginning of the citation.
• Follow the citation, if applicable, with any Creative Commons (e.g., CC BY) or copyright notes (e.g., reproduced with permission from author).
• If the image is not cited in the text of your assignment, you do not need to include it in your Works Cited list.  

Example

Fig. 3. City of Toronto. "Toronto: Union Station."  Flickr, 1 June 2010, flic.kr/p/fZDBFK. CC-BY.

Inserting a Map from Google Maps

If you are including a Google Map in your work:

• Under the image, add a figure number (e.g., Fig. 1.). 
• After the figure number, include the following: Description of the Map Area Shown. Google Maps, Copyright Year, maps.google.com. 
• If the image is not cited in the text of your assignment, you do not need to include it in your Works Cited list.  

Example

Fig. 1. Street Map of Seneca Polytechnic Campus. Google Maps, 2024, maps.google.com.

Inserting a Table You Reproduced

If you copy or recreate a table that you found in your source:

• Start by adding a label for your table (e.g., Table 1, bolded and aligned to the left) followed by a description of what information is contained in the table. 
• Below the table, add the word Adapted from: followed by the full citation for the source where you found the information. For example, if you found the information on a website, use the Works Cited list citation format for citing a website. For sources with individual authors, do not invert the first and last names at the beginning of the citation.
• If the table is not cited in the text of your assignment, you do not need to include it in your Works Cited list.  

Example

Table 1

Variables in determining victims and aggressors

Adapted from: Andrea Mohr. "Family Variables Associated With Peer Victimization." Swiss Journal of Psychology, vol. 65, no. 2, 2006, pp. 111. Gale Psychology Collection, https://doi.org/10.1024/1421-0185.65.2.107. PDF download. 

Inserting a Table You Adapted from Multiple Sources

If you are creating a table using information from multiple sources:

• Start by adding a label for your table (e.g., Table 1, bolded) followed by a description of what information is contained in the table. 
• Below the table, add the word Adapted from: followed by the full citation for the sources where you found the information. For example, if you found the information on a website, use the Works Cited list citation format for citing a website. For sources with individual authors, do not invert the first and last names at the beginning of the citation.
• List your sources in alphabetical order by the author's last name. Separate each source with a semi-colon (;).
• If the table is not cited in the text of your assignment, you do not need to include it in your Works Cited list.  

Example

Table 1

Total downloads (in millions) of communication apps Discord, Telegram and WeChat through Apple App store and Google Play store in September 2020

Adapted from: Airnow. "Leading communication apps in the Google Play Store worldwide in September 2020, by number of downloads." Statista, Oct. 2020.; Airnow. "Leading social networking apps in the Apple App Store worldwide in September 2020, by number of downloads." Statista, Oct. 2020. 

Inserting Screenshots & Frame Captures You Have Taken

If you are taking and including screenshots or frame captures (e.g., still from an online film):

• Under the image, add a figure number (e.g., Fig. 1.) and short description (optional). 
• Add the full citation after the description. Follow with the citation template for the type of source you're using (e.g., for a screenshot of a webpage, use the template for citing a webpage). For sources with individual authors, do not invert the first and last names at the beginning of the citation.
• Follow the citation, if applicable, with any Creative Commons (e.g., CC BY) or copyright notes (e.g., reproduced with permission from author).
• If the image is not cited in the text of your assignment, you do not need to include it in your Works Cited list.  

Examples

Fig. 1. Screenshot of library research support guide. Seneca Libraries, "Research Support at Seneca Libraries: A Guide." Seneca Libraries, 2024, library.senecapolytechnic.ca/researchsupport.

Fig. 2. Still from the Lumière brothers' first film "La Sortie de l'usine Lumière à Lyon (Workers Leaving the Lumière Factory)." Auguste Lumière and Louis Lumière, "La Sortie des ouvriers de l'usine Lumière." Wikimedia, 1895, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Workers_Leaving_the_Lumi%C3%A8re_Factory, in the public domain.

Inserting Your Original Photographs & Images

Published Images

If your photograph or image is publicly accessible online, such as on a website, social media, or blog, follow the format for Stock Photos and Images from Websites.

Unpublished Images

If your photograph or image is not publicly accessible:

• Add a caption below your photograph with a figure number and image description.
• There is no need to credit yourself as the author of the photograph. Seneca Libraries recommendation: If you'd like to make it clear that you created the image, you can add a note after the image description (e.g., photography by author).

Example

Fig. 1. Paper Cranes at Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park, photograph by author