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PLUG-INs A Student’s Guide to Information Literacy. REFERENCING INTERNET WEBSITES (MLA). Hello. I am a tarantula. I make beautiful webs & I never bite unless you step on me. Today we are going to learn how to write MLA style references or citations for websites. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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PLUG-INsA Student’s Guide to Information Literacy
REFERENCING INTERNET WEBSITES
(MLA)
Today we are going to learnhow to write MLA style
references or citations for
websites.
Hello. I am a tarantula. I make beautiful webs & I never bite unless you
step on me.
MLA means Modern Language
Association.
HCT students use the referencing format
from MLA.
An online toolto format references (so you don’t have to)
is NoodleTools from HCT Databases library.hct.ac.ae Click Resources then Databases.
Or, go to
www.easybib.com
But, it is always a good idea
to learn how to write the references
yourself.
Because, someday the
Internet might be down or your
computer may crash.
1. Websites directly from the Internet.
2. Websites from HCT
databases.
Today we will talk about only websites from the Internet.
There are 2 kinds of websites
you will write references for.
Some web pages have a great feature called
“Cite this page.” Always look
carefully for this feature is; it will
save you a lot of work. Copy and paste into your
document.
For example, Wikipedia has this feature.
On the left, under Toolbox, link to
“Cite this page.”
Scroll down to MLA style.
Copy and paste into your
document.Note : Because Wikipedia is not written by only one
person there is no author in a Wikipedia citation.
You need the following
information in this order :
What about Internet websites
with no “Cite this page”
feature?
1. Author (Last name, first name, initial).
2. “Title of the page or article.”3. Name of the website. 4. Date page was published or
updated.5. Publisher or owner of website.6. Date you found the page7. <URL>
If no author is noted, start with the title of
the article or webpage.
Think carefully about these 3 things 1. The title of the article or page 2. The title of the entire website 3. The publisher of the website Do not confuse them.
Sometimes the publisher’s name is the same as the title but not always. Do
not write the publisher if it is the same as the
title.
Let’s write a citation for this webpage. There is no author noted, so we begin with the title of the
page.
www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ae.html
Here is how you format the
webpage title.
“United Arab Emirates.”
Quotation mark. Space
Dot inside quotation markQuotation
markCapital letters & punctuation
same as original
Next is the name of the entire
website.
The World Factbook.
Keep the same capital letters as the
original
Underline Dot. Space
.Note : It is also correct to use italic letters instead of the
underline.
Next add thedate the website was
published. This date is usually at the bottom. It may say, “Last
updated…”
23 Oct. 2008. Date. Space
Year
Dot. Space.Month,
sometimes abbreviated with
a dot. Space.
For some months,
write an abbreviation
instead of the full word.
Jan. = January Feb. = February Mar. = March Apr. = April May = May June = June July = July Aug.= August Sept.= September Oct. = October Nov.= November Dec.= December
Use a dot after
abbreviations.
But, if you do not see this
date anywhere on a page, write n.d.
which means “Not dated.”
Good websites always show a last
updating date. In fact, this is one
way you can know if a website has
accurate information.
Next is the owner or publisher of
the website; this may be a company, a university
or a government agency.
Central Intelligence Agency.
Keep the same capital letters as the
original.
No underline.
No quotation marks.
Dot. Space
.
Now, put the date that you found
or accessed the webpage. Format the
same as the webpage date except there is no dot after
the year.
3 Nov. 2008 Date. Space
. Year
Space. No dot.
Month, sometimes abbreviated with a dot.
Space.
Last, put the URL.
<www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ae.html>.
DotExact URL
Angle bracket
Angle bracket
McKinney, Amrita Z.
Middle initial (if
included). Dot. Space
First name, space. Dot if no initial.
Comma, space
Family name
This webpage did not have an author.
Here is how you format the author’s name if there is one.
Here is the complete citation
for an Internet website.
“United Arab Emirates." The World Factbook. 23 Oct. 2008.
Central
Intelligence Agency. 3 Nov. 2008
<www.cia.gov/library/publications/
the-world-factbook/geos/ae.html>.
Indent 5 spaces or tab over after the first line. Double space between
every line.
Just a few more things you need to know.
When you write your list :• Do not number your references or use bullets.• Use alphabetical order. • Left justify the first line & indent all other lines.• Double space between every line in a reference and between each reference.
Here is an example of a reference list : no numbers or
bullets for entries, alphabetical order, first line
left justified, other lines indented and double spacing.
“Bahrain.” The World Factbook. 23 Oct. 2008. Central Intelligence Agency. 3 Nov.
2008
<www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ae.html>.
“Oman.” The World Factbook. 23 Oct. 2008. Central Intelligence Agency. 3 Nov. 2008
<www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ae.html>.
“United Arab Emirates." The World Factbook. 23 Oct. 2008. Central Intelligence
Agency. 3 Nov. 2008
<www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ae.html>.
If you have any format questions :
www.mla.org/style/style_faq/style_faq4
I hope this helps you
understand how to write references for
websites.
And, remember www.easybib.com
Another great website for
format questions : library.hct.ac.ae/screens/cite.html
This is the Official HCT
Webpage about citing sources.
HAPPY WRITING
!
Thank you for
listening.