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.
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.
Example
Blog MLA 5.6.2b
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YouTube Video adapted from MLA 5.6.2b
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Citation examples courtesy Pellissippi State Community College Library Guides.