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MLA Citation Guide: Websites

Curry Library's guide for the Modern Language Association (MLA) citation style.

Examples

FORMAT

Author(s) Last Name, First Name. "Title of Article." Publishing Website, Date of Publication. DOI/URL. Access Date.*

*Note - only provide an access date when the work lacks a date of publication or you suspect the word has been significantly altered.

(For more citation examples, see pgs. 136 and 324 in the 9th edition). 

WORKS CITED (ONE AUTHOR)

Scott, Elizabeth, Phd. "New Findings About Stress and Health." Very Mind Well, 24 June 2019, www.verywellmind.com/stress-and-health-research-3144991. Access 29 November 2021.

IN TEXT

(Elizabeth Scott).

WORKS CITED (TWO AUTHORS)

 Wadhwa, Vivek, and Alex Salkever. "How Can We Make Technology Healthier for Humans?" Wired, 26 June 2018, www.wired.com/story/healther-technology-for-humans/. Accessed 29 November 2021.

IN TEXT

(Wadhwa and Salkever).

FORMAT

Name of Group (if different than publisher). "Title of Page." Name of Publisher (if different than author), Date of Publication or last modified date, URL. Access Date.*

*Note - only provide an access date when the work lacks a date of publication or you suspect the word has been significantly altered.

(For more citation examples, see pgs. 136 and 324 in the 9th edition). 

WORKS CITED

Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL). "Online Courses." American Library Association, 13 Mar. 2020, www.ala.org/acrl/conferences/elearning/courses. Accessed 1 October 2021.

IN TEXT

(Association of College).

FORMAT

"Title of Page." Name of Publisher, URL. Access Date.*

*Note - only provide an access date when the work lacks a date of publication or you suspect the word has been significantly altered.

(For more citation examples, see pgs. 136 and 324 in the 9th edition). 

WORKS CITED

“Coping With Stress.” Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention/suicide/copingwith-stresstips.html. Accessed 1 Oct 2021.

IN TEXT

("Tips for Coping").

Note

For more information on the components of URLs, consult figure 5.90 (pg 195) in the MLA Handbook (9th ed).

For more examples of citing web pages, consult pgs 134, 145, and 185 the 9th edition.