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Use {{Italic title}} to italicize the part of the title before the first parenthesis. Use {{Italic disambiguation}} to italicize the part of the title in the parenthesis. Use the {{DISPLAYTITLE:}} magic word or {{Italic title|string=}} template for titles with a mix of italic and roman text, as at List of Sex and the City episodes and The Hustler.
The "Minor works" section recommends double quotation marks for "Exhibits (specific) within a larger exhibition".The rationale seems to be that as the titles of (some) exhibitions take italics per MOS:MAJORWORK, the exhibits within them must correspondingly follow MOS:MINORWORK, like chapters within a book or songs within an album.
(See WP:Manual of Style/Titles § Italics for details.) Minor works (and any specifically titled subdivisions of italicized major works) are given in double quotation marks not italics, even when the title is not in English. (For details, see § When not to use italics.) These cases are well-established conventions recognized in most style guides.
For titles of books, articles, poems, and so forth, use italics or quotation marks following the guidance for titles. Italics can also be added to mark up non-English terms (with the {{ lang }} template), for an organism's scientific name , and to indicate a words-as-words usage.
Should the titles of short stories published as books use quotation marks or italics? Input at Talk:Graham Downs#Quotes or Italics for book titles? would be appreciated. Thanks! GoingBatty 17:11, 2 July 2014 (UTC) @GoingBatty: Depends on context. If it's being addressed as a short story, quotes; if as a book, italics.
I believe song titles usually go in quotes instead of italics because songs are fairly short. Similarly, an article title would go in quotes and a book title would usually be in italics. Maurreen 16:01, 29 Oct 2004 (UTC) This is an unconvincing distinction (though I know it's one that's been made by many style referees over the years).
Works sharing the title of a longer work, or with very similar titles, get quotation marks for clarity. If in doubt, italics. CohenTheBohemian 14:49, 5 August 2023 (UTC) That's about what my take would be. Italicize that which has been published in book form, use quotation marks for that which has only been published as a chapter/contribution ...
Use straight quote marks " and apostrophes ' as available from the keyboard, and not alternatives such as “ ” and ‘ ’. read more ... Italicize names of books, films, TV series, music albums, paintings, and ships—but not short works like songs or poems, which should be in quotation marks. read more ... Write James's house, not James ...