MLA: Web Sources


Article on the Internet

  1. Author’s Last name, First Name.
  2. Title of the article (in quotes).
  3. Any electronic publication information available, including version number, date of electronic publication (original posting) or latest update (Day Month Year).
  4. Name of Web site (underlined or italics).
  5. Date of individual access (Day Month Year) and electronic address <URL>.

Last, First. “Article Title” Day Month Year. Name of Website (source) Day Month
(abbreviated). Year of when site accessed <URL>

Example
Whitney, M. T. “When Old Electronics Meet Their End, Much Ends Up Becoming
Toxic Waste in China.” 8 Feb. 2007. News Target Network. 15 Jan 2008
< http://www.newstarget.com/021578.html >.

Entire Web Site

  1. Title of the site (underlined or italicized).
  2. Editor first name middle initial last name (if given).
  3. Any electronic publication information available, including version number, date of electronic publication (original posting) or latest update.
  4. Name of sponsoring institution or organization.
  5. Date of individual access and electronic address.

Title of Site. First name Middle name Last name. Electronic publication
information. Sponsoring institution or organization. Day Month Year
of access <electronic address>.

Example
National Weather Service National Centers for Environmental Prediction. 18 Oct.
2007. NOAA/National Weather Service. 10 Jan 2008
<http://www.ncep.noaa.gov/>

Photograph

  1. Photographer’s last name, first name, middle initial).
  2. Title of photograph (underlined or italicized).
  3. Original date of photograph (if available).
  4. Title of collection (underlined or italicized).
  5. Date of posting or most recent update of collection (if available).
  6. Current location of original document (if available).
  7. Name of project or reference database (underlined or italicized).
  8. Sponsoring organization.
  9. Date of access and electronic address.

Last name, First name Middle initial. Title of photograph. Original date of
photograph. Title of Online Collection. Date of posting. Current
location of original document. Database. Sponsoring organization.
Day Month Year of access <electronic address>.

Illustration or Cartoon

  1. Creator’s last name, first name middle name or initial.
  2. Title of work (in quotes).
  3. Format (Cartoon or Illustration), neither underlined nor in quotation marks.
  4. Title of document (in italics).
  5. Publishing information:
    • magazine or newspaper: date (Day Month Year): page number (if available).
    • scholarly journal: volume # (year): page number.
    • book: city of publication: shortened name of publisher, date of publication. Page number.
  6. Title of online collection (underlined or italicized).
  7. Editor or compiler of collection (if available).
  8. Date of posting or most recent update (if available).
  9. Name of project or reference database (underlined or italicized).
  10. Name of sponsoring institution.
  11. Date of access and electronic address.

Last name, First name Middle name or initial. “Title of Work.” Format. Title of
Document. Day Month Year issued: page number. Title of Online
Collection. Editor of collection. Day Month Year of posting. Database.
Sponsoring institution. Day Month Year of access <electronic address>.

Legal Document

  1. Name of government.
  2. Name of agency.
  3. Document title (underlined or italicized).
  4. If applicable, number and session of Congress; type and number of publication.
  5. Title of publication.
  6. Name of editor or compiler of publication (first, middle initial, last)
  7. City of publication: publisher, date of publication
  8. Pertinent page numbers (if available).
  9. Title of online collection (underlined or italicized).
  10. Date of posting or most recent update (if available).
  11. Name of project or reference database (underlined or italicized).
  12. Name of sponsoring institution—e.g., Lib. of Congress.
  13. Date of access and electronic address.

Government name. Agency. Title. Number and session of Congress; type
and number of publication. Title of publication. Editor or compiler First
name Middle initial Last name. City of publication: Publisher, date of
publication. Page numbers. Title of Online Collection. Date of posting.
Database. Sponsoring institution. Day Month Year of access <electronic
address>.

Newspaper

  1. Author’s last name, first name, middle name or initial (if given; if no author is given, begin with the title of the article).
  2. Title of Article. (in quotes).
  3. Name of newspaper (in italics) date of issue (with no punctuation between the name of newspaper and date of issue).
  4. Title of online collection (underlined or italicized).
  5. Editor or compiler of collection (if available).
  6. Date of posting or most recent update (if available).
  7. Name of project or reference database (underlined or italicized).
  8. Name of sponsoring institution.
  9. Date of access and electronic address.

Last name, First name Middle name or initial. “Title of article.” Name of
Newspaper Day Month Year of issue. Title of Online Collection. Ed.
of collection. Day Month Year of posting. Database. Sponsoring
institution. Day Month Year of access <electronic address>.

Map

1. Title of map (underlined or italicized).
2. Descriptive label (e.g., Map, Graph, Photograph).
3. City of publication: Publisher, date of publication (if available).
4. Title of online collection (underlined or italicized).
5. Date of posting or most recent update of collection.
6. Name of project or reference database (underlined or italicized).
7. Name of sponsoring institution.
8. Date of access and electronic address.

Title of map. Descriptive label. City of publication: Publisher, date. Title of
Online Collection. Date of posting. Database. Sponsoring institution.
Day Month Year of access <electronic address>.

Sound Recording

  1. Composer’s last name, first name, middle initial (or conductor, or performer[s]). Second performer is listed first name, middle initial and last name, if given.
  2. Title of recording (underlined or italicized unless identified only by form, number, and key [Symphony No. 1 in C]).
  3. Title of performer if not stated in #1 above.
  4. Date of performance (if available).
  5. Name of medium (Audio cassette, Audiotape, LP) unless recorded on compact disc.
  6. Title of manufacturer or recording company, year of issue (if unknown, write n.d. [no date]).
  7. Title of online collection (underlined or italicized) .
  8. Editor or compiler of collection (if available).
  9. Date of posting or most recent update of collection (if available).
  10. Name of project or reference database (underlined or italicized).
  11. Name of sponsoring organization.
  12. Date of access and electronic address.

Last name, First name Middle initial. Title of recording. Title of performer.
Date of performance. Name of medium. Title of manufacturer or
recording company, year of issue. Title of Online Collection. Editor or
compiler of collection. Date of posting. Database. Sponsoring
organization. Day Month Year of access <electronic address>.

Film

  1. Film title (underlined or italicized).
  2. Director’s first name, middle name or initial, last name (or filmographer’s name if no director is specified).
  3. Name of distributor.
  4. Year of release.
  5. Title of online collection (underlined or italicized).
  6. Date of collection’s posting or most recent update (if available).
  7. Name of project or reference database (underlined or italicized)
  8. Name of sponsoring institution.
  9. Date of individual access and electronic address.

Optional information–name of writer, photographer, performer(s), producer(s)—should be placed immediately after the director’s name.

Title of Film. First name Middle name or initial Last name. Name of
Distributor. Year of release. Title of Online Collection. Day Month
Year of posting. Database. Sponsoring institution. Day Month Year
of access <electronic address>.

Special Presentation

  1. Title of Special Presentation.
  2. Descriptive label (e.g., graph, map, illustration, poster, special presentation).
  3. Publication information, if known.
  4. Title of online collection (underlined or italicized).
  5. Date of online posting or most recent update.
  6. Name of project or reference database (underlined or italicized).
  7. Name of sponsoring institution.
  8. Date of access and electronic address.

Title of Presentation. Format. City: Publisher, date. Title of Online
Collection. Day Month Year of posting. Database. Sponsoring
institution. Day Month Year of access <electronic address>.

Modern Language Association’s style guides. http://www.mla.org/style



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