MLA Format rules Revised 12617 Works Cited Page

MLA Format rules Revised 12/6/17

Works Cited Page • This is the page where you tell all the important information about the website. The documentation inside the paper just leads the reader to this page to find out all that is needed to know about the source.

MLA Format • The MLA format for citing a resource from the internet on the Works Cited page is in the following order: • First: Author (Last name, first name). • Next: “Title of Article” (in quotation marks). • Next: Website (in italics). • Next: Publisher name, • Next: Publisher date (date month year) (no commas in between), • Next: URL address (just copy and paste it in. • Next: Accessed (date month year). • (The punctuation after each item above is the punctuation you use after each of these pieces of information. )

Examples • When you have an author and article/page title: • Smith, John. “The Life of Vermeer. ” Biography. com. A&E Television Network, 4 Jan. 2014, https: //www. biography. com/people. Accessed 28 Jan. 2016. • If you don’t know the author: • “The Life of Vermeer. ” Biography. com. A&E Television Network, 4 Jan. 2014, https: //www. biography. com/people. Accessed 28 Jan. 2016. • If you don’t know the author and there is no article or page title: • Biography. com. A&E Television Network, 4 Jan. 2014, https: //www. biography. com/people. Accessed 28 Jan. 2016. • *Note how you indent every line but the first line of the entry

In-text citation • How to cite a resource within your paper: • After the quote, paraphrase, or summary of information, put the following in parenthesis: • (author’s name) OR • (“title of article”) (if there is no author) OR • (title of Website) (if no author or article) • *Please note that titles of articles are in quotation marks • And titles of Websites are in italics

Examples end of sentence (Smith). OR end of sentence (“The Life of Vermeer”). OR end of sentence (Biography. com). *Note: the period comes after the parenthesis

After a quote • “end of quote” (Smith). • There is no comma or period at the end of the quote—the period comes after the parenthesis.

Within the sentence • Sources can be cited within the sentence and then no need for parenthesis at the end of the sentence • Example: • According to John Smith, this painting was once owned by …. OR • As stated in the article “The Life of Vermeer, ” this painting was once owned by … OR • As stated in the website Biography. com, this painting was once owned by…

Caution • Don’t rely on Easybib type sources to supply your author and publishing information • If you use these citation machines, make sure you check the actual website to fill in any boxes left blank by the citation machine • If no publisher or date can be found, you must type n. d. for no date and n. p. for no publisher

How to find the information on your internet reference • To find the publisher of a website, look at the bottom of the home page. The name connected with the copyright is the publisher. • To find the publishing date: • The date connected with the article, if present • The date posted on the internet site, if given • The copyright date (it may only be the year)

Other types of sources • If you have used a book or any other type of resource, go to OWL Purdue website and find out how to document each kind of resource, both on Works Cited page and in the document itself. This resource can help you with any questions you have on how to cite any resource. Use it for help. • https: //owl. english. purdue. edu/owl/resource/ 747/01/