Searching the Internet
Citing Internet Sources
Internet sources vary widely in thte amount of author and publication information they post, so follow as closely as you can the MLA rules for the prince resources (article, map, interview, etc.). When citing an article or other material found on the Internet (including a blog entry, a wikipedia entry, a YouTube video, etc.), you must include the title of the web page or site, the date it was last modified or updated, the date you accessed it, and its URL. Here are some example citations showing a variety of Internet resources. Keep in mind that your MLA citations need to be alphabetized and indented after the first line.
Please ask one of your librarians if you have further questions, and also consult our MLA Citation page.
Article:
Bowdler, Neil. "'Up to half' of Mars may have ice." BBC News. 2 May 2007. BBC. 3 May 2007. <http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/6617851.stm>.
"History of manga." Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia. 16 April 2007. 3 May 2007. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manga>.
Norton, Amy. "Children with asthma have more emotional problems." Medline Plus. 26 April 2007. U.S. National Library of Medicine. 3 May 2007. <http://www/nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/news/fullstory_48354.html>.
Entire Internet Site:
LISNews. 2007. Collaborative weblog. 3 May 2007. <http://listnews.org/>.
Television Without Pity. 2007. Bravo Company. 3 May 2007. <http://www.televisionwithoutpity.com/>.
Online Book or Ebook:
Milton, John. Paradise Lost: A Poem in Twelve Books. 1795. Google Books. 2006. 3 May 2007. <http://books.google.com>.
Podcast or sound clip:
Sedaris, David. "True Detective ." Detectives. Podcast. 18 August 2007. This American Life. Chicago Public Radio. 3 April 2008. <http://www.thislife.org/Radio_Episode.aspx?sched=1202>.
Video clip:
Williams College Libraries. The L-Team. 18 April 2007. YouTube. 3 May 2007. <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YwCUtpbUWgk>.
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