Please consult the MLA Handbook LB 2369.G53 2003 which is on Reserve at the Circulation Desk
for additional help.
Citing Electronic Publications
From Dr. Brenda Boudreau and the sixth edition of the MLA Handbook.
An article published in an electronic magazine or journal should have
five basic divisions:
Author’s name. “Title of document.” Information about print publication. Information about electronic publication. Access Information.
Example:
Zeki, Semir. “Artistic Creativity and the Brain. Science 6 July 2001: 51-52. Science Magazine. 2002.
Amer. Assn. for the Advancement of Science. 20 Feb. 2007
<www.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/full/293/5527/51>.
If the URL is too long and complicated, give the URL of the site’s search page:
Tolson, Nancy. “Making Books Available: The Role of Early Libraries, Librarians, and Booksellers in the Promotion of African American Children’s Literature.” African American Review 32 (1998): 9-16.
JSTOR. 20 Feb. 2007 <http://www.jstor.org/search>.
Examples of citations from Internet sites:
“City Profile: San Francisco.” CNN.com. 2002. Cable News Network. 20 Feb. 2007
<http://www.cnn.com/TRAVEL/atevo/ city/SanFrancisco/intro.html>.
Alderman Lib., U of Virginia. 19 June 2002 <http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/toc/modeng/public/StoSojo.html>.
An Entire Internet Site
CNN.com. 2002. Cable News Network. 20 Feb. 2007 <http://www.cnn.com/>.
An Online Book
Austen, Jane. Pride and Prejudice. Ed. Henry Churchyard. 1996. Jane Austen Information Page.
20 Feb. 2007 <http://www.pemberley.com/janeinfo/pridprej.html>.
Article in a Newspaper or on a Newswire
Achenbach, Joel. “America’s River.” Washington Post 5 May 2002. 20 Feb. 2007
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A13425-2202May1.html>.
Article in a Magazine
Brooks, David. “The Culture of Martyrdom.” Atlantic Online. June 2002. 20 Feb. 2007
<http://www.theatlantic.com/ issues/2002/06/brooks.htm>.
A Work from a Library or Personal Subscription Service
“Cooling Trend in Antarctica.” Futurist May-June 2002: 15. Academic Search Premier. EBSCOhost.
McKendree University, Holman Lib. 20 Feb. 2007 <http:///web16.epnet.com/>.
Brandi, John R. “Enlarge Your Marketing Plan Now!” Industry Week 252. 10 (Oct. 2003): 21. PerAbs.
FirstSearch. McKendree University, Holman Lib. 20 Feb. 2007 <newfirstsearch.oclc.org>.