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Cite a Website in MLA

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    Citing a website in MLA

    How to create an MLA website citation:

    When citing a website, you’re often actually citing a specific page on a website. You’re not actually citing the entire website.

    Here is the most common way to cite a page on a website:

    • Start the citation with the name of the author who wrote the information on the page. If there isn’t an author listed, do not include this information in the citation. Start the citation with the title.
    • The title of the individual page is placed in quotation marks, followed by a period.
    • Next, place the name of the website in italics, followed by a comma.
    • If the name of the publisher matches the name of the author or the name of the title, do not include the publisher’s information in the citation.
    • The date the page or website was published comes next.
    • End the citation with the URL or DOI. When including the URL, copy the URL directly from the address bar or link in your browser window.

    Last name, First name of author. “Title of Web Page.” Title of Website, Publisher, Date published, URL.

    Rothfeld, Lindsay. “Smarter Education: The Rise of Big Data in the Classroom.” Mashable, 3 Sept. 2014, mashable.com/2014/09/03/education-data-video/#hViqdPbFbgqH.

    You can usually leave out http:// or https:// from URLs unless you want to hyperlink them. For DOIs, use http:// or https:// before the DOI: https://doi.org/xx.xxxx/xxx.xxxx.xxxx.

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    Social media:

    If the user’s handle and real name are similar, you may include the real name and leave out the handle as long as a URL is also included. If the user’s real name and handle are different, include the hand in brackets after the real name.

    Tweets:

    Gates, Melinda. “Today, Bill and I were deeply humbled to accept France’s Legion of Honour award on behalf of all our foundation’s partners and grantees.” Twitter, 21 Apr. 2017, twitter.com/melindagates/status/855535625713459200.

    Facebook:

    Sandler, Adam. “California Strong celebrity softball game this Sunday at Pepperdine. All proceeds go to the victims of the wildfires and shooting in Thousand Oaks.” Facebook, 11 Jan. 2019, www.facebook.com/Sandler/.

    Instagram:

    Mizuhara, Kiko [@I_am_kiko]. “@vivi_mag_official shot by my sis @ashley_yuka.” Instagram, 25 June 2020, www.instagram.com/p/CB27SYahBpo.

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