CITING A WEBSITE (MLA 5.9.2)

To cite a website, you will need to know:
• Author or creator of site, if known
• Title of website (or if no title, provide description; for example, Homepage)
• Date of the website posting/revision, if provided
• Name of institution or organization associated with the website
• Date Month Year you accessed or used the website
• <website address or URL (uniform resource locator), in angle brackets>

The citation is arranged:

Author or creator of site. Title or name of Website. Date of

     Posting/Revision. Name of institution/organization affiliated with

     the website. Date of access <electronic address>.

Examples:

Thomas: Legislative Information on the Internet. 2003-2004. Lib. of Congress,

     Washington 22 Aug. 2005 <http://thomas.thomas.gov>.

Harris, Jonathan G. “The Return of Witch Hunts.” Witchhunt Information

     Page. Jan. 1996. 22 Aug. 2005 <http://liquid2-sun.mit.edu/

     fells.short.html>.

NICHD Public Information and Communications Branch. Fact Sheet:

     Sudden Infant Death Syndrome. Apr. 1997. 22 Aug. 2005

     <http://www.nichd.nih.gov/Publications/pubs/sidsfact.htm>.

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