Documenting Online Sources in MLA Format: Works Cited Entries A Works Cited List… – Is a complete list of all sources cited in your research paper – Provides the information necessary for your reader to be able to locate any of the sources you reference in your paper
Citing Online Sources – – – – –
Always include the most specific web address possible at the end of the citation. Also, only include a line break before a period or after a slash in the web address. The web address should appear between “bent brackets” <…> so that there is no confusion about where the web address begins and ends. When possible, it is a good idea to include two dates in your citation. The first will always be the date that the cited information appeared on to the website, while the second will always be the date that you accessed the website. This is done in case the website is updated and the information you cited is changed.
Internet Citations Should Include: – The author, if available – The title of the article, in quotation marks – The title of the website, underlined – Publication information for a print version, if applicable – The date of publication, if applicable – Pagination information, if applicable – The name of a sponsoring organization, if applicable – The date you accessed the site – The entire URL enclosed in angle brackets – The minimum you should cite: – The title of the article – The title of the website – The date you accessed it – The entire URL Basic Web Citation Title of Webpage. Institution sponsoring web page. Date you accessed the web page <web address>. “BBQ Kisses and Pork Rind Dreams.” Daily Candy. 19 Sept. 2003 <http://www.dailycandy.com/article.jsp? Articleid=238529>.
Professional Page Portuguese Language Page. U of Chicago. 1 May 1997 <http://humanities.uchicago.edu/romance/port/>. Food Network. 21 November 2001. 24 December 1999. <http://www.foodtv.com>. Home Page Ambler, Jay C. Home Page. 15 Feb. 2003. 18 Aug. 2003 <http://www.geocities.com/JayClayton Ambler/>. LaRue, William. “Collecting Simpsons!” An Uncensored Guide to the Show’s Merchandise. 2002. 24 November 2002. <http://www.bartfan.com>.
Online Periodical Articles Article in a Magazine Author’s last name, first name. “Title of Article.” Title of Magazine and date of publication. Date that you accessed the website <web address>. Landsburg, Steven E. "Who Shall Inherit the Earth?" Slate 1 May 1997. 2 May 1997 <http://www.slate.com/Economics/97-05-01/Economics.asp>. Article in an Online Periodical Author’s last name, first name. “Title of Article” if any. Title of Publication and date posted. Date you accessed the information <web address>. Chass, Murray. “Players Talk About Strike.” The New York Times On the Web 15 May 2002. 15 May 2002 <http://www.nytimes.com/2002/05/15/sports/baseball/15BASE.html>.
Citing Online Reference Databases –
Many, if not all, of your sources will come from the references databases available through the Library. These databases contain full-text articles, work overviews, and literary criticism pertaining to your subject. Each database has its own format. The following examples come from LexisNexis, Academic Search Premier, and Literature Resource Center.
For help with a specific database check out this link: Winter Park Campus Library Website: http://www.valenciacc.edu/wp/library/databases.asp Article in a Reference Database
Author (Last, First). “Title of Article.” Periodical Title. Volume and Issue Number (if applicable). Date of Publication. Pagination. Reference Database. Database Publisher. Date you accessed the site <web address>. Academic Search Premier –
For entries that are quarterly, include the volume. For monthly publications, simply put the month and year of publication. The web address provided is the one that should be used for your works cited page.
Brown, Brian A. “Cloning: Where’s the Outrage?” Human Life Review 24 (Spring 1998): 107-108. Academic Search Premier. EBSCO. 13 Aug. 2003 <http://www.linccweb.com>. LexisNexis Academic Universe – When entries do not list page numbers, use the abbreviation “n.pag” to indicate this. Thompson, Susan H. “Botox Parties Smooth Out the Worries.” The Tampa Tribune. 17 May 2002: n.pag. LexisNexis Academic. Reed Elsevier. 6 July 2006 <http://www.linccweb.com>. Literature Resource Center Author Biography Blotner, Joseph. "William Faulkner. Overview." Reference Guide to American Literature. 1994. Literature Resource Center. Gale Group. 24 Apr. 2002 <http://www.linccweb.com>. Magazine or Journal Article as the Original Source Petry, Alice Hall. "Alice Walker. The Achievement of the Short Fiction." Modem Language Studies 19.1 (Winter 1989): 12-27. Rpt. in Contemporary Literary Criticism. Literature Resource Center. Gale Group. 18 Jan. 2000 <http://www.linccweb.com>. Book as the Original Source Blotner, Joseph. "William Faulkner: Overview." Reference Guide to American Literature. Ed. Jim Kamp. 3rd ed. St. James Press, 1994. Literature Resource Center. Gale Group. 24 Apr. 2002 <http://www.linccweb.com>.