VCD 3420 Illustration I: Web Resources

Include whatever you can find of the following:

1. Author or creator of page
2. Page title
3. Website Title (if different)
4. Version or edition (if any)
5. Publisher of website (if none use N.p.)
6. Publication date (if none use n.d.)
7. Medium (Web)
8. Date accessed

Note: URL not required. Check with professor for preference.

Page on a Web Site MLA 5.6.2b

In the example below, the title of the Web page ("Whitman the Fiction Writer") is enclosed in quotations, while the overall Web site (The Walt Whitman Archive) is italicized.

Example

Web Page, No Stated Author

Begin your citation with the title of the page or article if no author is available.

Example

"English Civil Wars." Encyclopedia Britannica Online. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 2009. Web. 31 Aug. 2009.

Entire Web Site MLA 5.6.2b

Include as much information as you can find in your citation.

• If no publisher is available, use the abbreviation "N.p."
• If no publication date is available, use the abbreviation "n.d."

Example

American Memory Project. Library of Congress, n.d. Web. 31 Aug. 2009.

Newspaper Article Published Online (Not Accessed Through a Database) MLA 5.6.2b-c

If you are citing a periodical article published online which you have not accessed through a database, treat it as you would any other website.

Example

Magazine Article Published Online (Not Accessed Through a Database) MLA 5.6.2b-c

If you are citing a periodical article published online which you have not accessed through a database, treat it as you would any other website.

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Blog MLA 5.6.2b

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YouTube Video adapted from MLA 5.6.2b

• It is acceptable to use the username of the person/group   who uploaded the video in the author position.
• Use the video's upload date for the publication date.

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Citation examples courtesy Pellissippi State Community College Library Guides.