Citing Internet Resources

MLA Style

 

Individual Work - WWW, FTP, Telnet, Gopher

 

Author's last name, author's first name.  "Title of the work." Title of the full work if applicable.  Document date if known and if different from the date accessed.  Medium.  Available: Specify path.  Access date.

 

Example:

 

Long, Dana L. "School Library Censorship: Freedom of Speech." Legal Section, Quarterly Report: Indiana Department of Education.  Sept. 1997.  Online. Available: http://www.doe.state.in.us/legal/1996. 7 Nov. 1997.

 

 

E-mail (Electronic mail)

 

Author of e-mail message (Author's e-mail address).  "Subject line of the message." E-mail to recipient (Recipient's e-mail address).  Date of message.

 

Example:

 

Logue, Mary (mlogue@feist.com). "Library funding." E-mail to Amy Stahl (amstahl@southwind.net). 10 June 1997.

 

 

Listserv

 

Author's last name, author's first name.  "Subject of Message." Date.  Medium.  Discussion list.  Available E-mail: LISTSERV@e-mail address.  Access date.

 

 

Example:

 

McCoy, Brig.  "Year 2000 Compliance Issues." 24 Oct. 1997.  Online posting.  KANLIB-L.  Available E-mail: LISTSERV@UKANVM.CC.UKANS.EDU/ GET KANLIB-L LOG97 IO F=MAIL. 6 Nov. 1997.

 

 

Journal Article

 

Author's last name, author's first name.  "Article title." Journal title Volume number.  Issue number, (Year): Number of pages or paragraphs.  Medium.  Available: Specify path.  Access date.

 

Example:

 

Sipher, Kathleen.  "Timesharing TI Internet Access Through Wireless Technology." TH.E Journal. 23. 3 (1997): 23 pars.  Online.  Available: http://www.thejournal.com/PAST/ OCT/1097fest5.html. 7 Nov. 1997.

 

 

Magazine Article

 

Author's last name, author's first name.  "Article title." Magazine title.  Date: paging or indicator or length.  Medium.  Available: Specify path.  Access date.

 

Example:

 

Gorman, Christine.  "Vitamin Overload?" Time.  IO Nov. 1997: 8 pars.  Online.  Available: http://www.pathfinder.coni/@@Lt*6TwYAxDEEgUhfC/time/ magazine/1997/dom/971 10/health.vitamin-overl.html. 7 Nov. 1997.

 

 

Newspaper Article

 

Author's last name, author's first name.  "Article title." Newspaper title.  Date, edition (if given): paging or indicator of length.  Medium.  Available: Specify path.  Access date.

 

Example:

 

McMillin, Molly.  "Revitalizing a neighborhood." Wichita Online. 9 Nov. 1997: 53 pars.  Online.  Available: http://www.wichitaeagle.com/business/aviation/ streetlIO9.htm. 9Nov. 1997.

 

Electronic Text

 

Author's last name, author's first name.  Title of text.  Publication information of the printed source.  Medium.  Name of the repository of the electronic text.  Available: Specify path.  Access date.

 

Example:

 

Verne, Jules.  Journey to the Center of the Earth.  Online.  Virginia Tech.  Available:

gopher: Hgopher.vt.edu:10010/02/153/1. 9 Nov. 1997.