MLA - Guide to
Citing Electronic Resources
With the
proliferation of electronic resources and the changing nature of the
internet, it has become difficult to find standardized documentation
styles. Individual instructors may require that you follow a specific
style that differs from those shown below. This is an interpretation of
the MLA (Modern Language Association) Style that will hopefully meet the
needs of UWBC students in citing resources
Tip: If you are
paraphrasing, using a direct quote or an idea from an internet source,
print the page so that your instructor and other readers may verify the
accuracy of the information.
PERIODICAL
– newspaper, magazine, journal, etc. published at regular intervals
MAGAZINE
– periodical intended for general readers
JOURNAL
– periodical for professionals and students, which usually appears
four times a year; articles contain
original research or interpretations of data and texts.
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FULL-TEXT PERIODICAL ARTICLES FROM AN ONLINE SUBSCRIPTION SERVICE ON THE
UWBC LIBRARY PAGE.
Formula:
Author’s last name, first name (if known). "Title of Article." Title
of Periodical (underlined). Date of publication: Page numbers.
Name of Database (underlined). Name of Subscription Service. Name of
Library, City, State. Date of access < URL of home page of Subscription
Service>.
EBSCOHOST:
Note: Name of
database is determined by which one you selected.
Hawkins, Dana. “Cheap
Video Cameras Are Monitoring Our Every Move.” U.S. News
& World Report 17 Jan. 2000: 52. MasterFILE Premier.
EBSCOhost. UW-
Barron Co. Library, Rice Lake, WI. 23 Feb. 2000 <http://www.epnet.com/ehost/>.
Reis, Janet, and William
L. Riley. “Predictors of College Students’ Alcohol
Consumption: Implications for Student Education.” Journal of Genetic
Psychology
161.3 (2000): 282-291. Academic Search Elite. EBSCOhost.
UW-Barron
Co. Library, Rice Lake, WI. 3 Nov. 2000
<http://www.epnet.com/ehost/>.
PROQUEST DIRECT
Fox, Justin.
“What in the World Happened to Economics?” Fortune 15 Mar. 1999:
90-
102.
ABI/INFORM Global. ProQuest Direct. UW-Barron Co. Library, West
Bend, WI. 2 Mar. 2000 <http://www.umi.com/proquest/>.
LEXISNEXIS
“Heart Disease Deaths among Women May Be
Linked to Geography.” Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN) 16 Feb. 2000,
metro ed.: 3A. LexisNexis Academic. LexisNexis. UW-Barron Co.
Library, Rice Lake, WI. 23 Feb. 2000 <http://www.lexis-nexis.com/universe>.
WILSONWEB
Hofmann, Mark A. “Same-Sex Couples’
Right to Benefits Upheld.” Business Insurance
3 Jan. 2000: 3+. Business
Abstracts Full Text. WilsonWeb. UW-Barron Co. Library, Rice Lake,
WI. 23 Feb. 2000 <http://wilsonweb2.hwwilson.com>.
CQ RESEARCHER
Cooper, Mary H. “Employee Benefits.” The CQ Researcher 28 Jan.
2000. UW-
Barron Co. Library, Rice Lake, WI. 29 Feb. 2000
<http://libraryip.cq.com/>.
FACTS.com
“Racial
Disparities.” 11 Jan. 1996. Issues and Controversies. FACTS.com
UW-Barron Co. Library, Rice Lake, WI. 24 Apr.
2003 <http://www.2facts.com/>.
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INFORMATION FROM PROFESSIONAL OR PERSONAL WEB SITES:
Formula:
Author’s last name, first name (if
known). Title of the Work (underlined). Document date (if
known). Name of institution/organization sponsoring or associated with
the web site. Date you accessed the document <Complete http address>.
Keeping
Wisconsin Deer Healthy.
17 Apr. 2003. Wisconsin
Department of Natural
Resources. < http://www.dnr.state.wi.us/org/land/wildlife/hunt/deer/>.
All of the above examples are for use in a
Bibliography or Works Cited list.
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CITING SOURCES IN THE TEXT.
If you are using in-text citations of electronic sources in MLA style, use
the author’s last name or the title if no author’s name is given. If page
numbers, screen numbers or paragraph numbers are included on the web site,
include those in the reference as well.
Example: (Coates) Example: (“Medical
Mistakes”)
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MLA
STYLE web site –
www.mla.org
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APA
STYLEweb site:
www.apastyle.org/elecref.html
MlaciteMay03Rev
Courtesy of Nancy
Bigler, UW Washington County
