Citing the Internet MLA Style

Example of an article or chapter in a book:

Author.
Title of article or chapter (in quotation marks).
Title of complete work (if applicable), italicized.
Editor, if mentioned.
Place, publisher and date of publication or last revised, if mentioned.
Medium.
Date of access. (URL only if you think site is not easy to find or your instructor requires it).

Austen, Jane. "Chapter II." Emma. ReadPrint. ReadPrint, 2009. Web. 13 April, 2009 <http://www.readprint.com/chapter-257/Jane-Austen>.

Example of an article in an encyclopedia:

Author. Title of article (in quotation marks). Title of electronic publication (database). Version number, if relevant and if not part of the title. Sponsoring institution or organization. Date of electronic publication. Medium.Date of access.

"San Juan, City, Puerto Rico." Encyclopaedia Britannica Online. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 2009. Web. 14 April 2009.

Example of an article from a scholarly journal:

Author. Title of article (in quotation marks). Title of journal (italicized). Volume, issue number. Date of publication (in parentheses). Pages, or paragraphs. Publisher, date. Medium. Date of access.

Young, Lawrence H., et al. "Cardiac Outcomes After Screening for Asymptomatic Coronary Artery Disease in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes." JAMA 

        301.15 (15 April, 2009): 1547-1555. Jama, 2009. Web. 15 April 2009.

Example of an article from a magazine:

Example of an article from a magazine: Author. Title of article (in quotation marks). Title of magazine (italicized). Publisher or sponsor of site, date of publication. Medium. Date of access.

Seaman, Tracey. "Not Your Mama's Nachos." Every Day with Rachel Ray. Reader's Digest, April 2009. Web. 12 April 2009.

Example of an article from a newspaper:

 Petrovic, Vanja. "Twinkie, Deconstructed: Processing the American Diet." AlterNet. 

		Independent Media Institute, 12 July 2007. Web. 12 April 2009.

Example of a Homepage or Professional Page:

 Border Regional Library Association. BRLA. BRLA, March 2009. Web. 15 April 2009.

Example of map on the Web:

"El Paso, Texas." Map. Google Maps. Google, 15 April 2009. Web. 15 April 2009.

Example of a Online Database (or Subscription Service): Academic Search Complete, Health & Wellness Resource Center, e-Library, SIRS Researcher, etc.

Name of author. Title of article (in quotation marks). Title of magazine, journal or newspaper (italicized). If a journal, volume and number. Date of publication. Pages. Name of the database (italicized). Medium. Date of access.

Fairlamb, David. "Ready, Set, Euros!" Business Week 02 July 2001: 3-4. Academic Search Complete. Web. April 15 2009.

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