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Online Writing Lab - (OWL)
MLA Style Guide
Examples
of MLA Bibliographic and In-text Citations for Web
and other Non-Print
Sources:
ONLINE SOURCES
Nonperiodical
Publications (“Most works on the Web are nonperiodical—not released on a
regular schedule. This section begins by describing the
basic entry for nonperiodical works on the Web. Web sites
sponsored by newspapers and magazines are generally
nonperiodical and documented as shown [below].” MLA
Handbook: 5.6.2)
1.
Name of the author, compiler, director, editor,
narrator, performer, translator, etc.
2.
Title of the work (italicized if the work is
independent: in roman type and quotation marks if the
work is part of a larger work
3.
Title of the overall Web site (italicized), if
distinct from item 2
4.
Version or edition used
5.
Publisher or sponsor of the site; if not
available, use N.p.
6.
Date of publication (day, month, and year, as
available); if nothing is available, use n.d.
7.
Medium of publication
8.
Date of access (day, month, and year) (URLs are
rarely used)
“de
Kooning, Willem.” Encyclopaedia Britannica Online.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 2008. Web.
15 May 2008.
Committee on Scholarly Editions. “Guidelines for Editors of
Scholarly Editions.” Modern
Language Association.
MLA, 25 Sept. 2007. Web. 15 May 2008.
“Maplewood, New Jersey.” Map. Google Maps. Google,
15 May 2008. Web. 15 May 2008.
“Hourly
News Summary.” National Public Radio. Natl. Public
Radio, 20 July 2007. Web. 20 July 2007.
“Utah
Mine Rescue Funeral.” CNN.com. Cable News Network, 21
Aug. 2007. Web. 21 Aug.
2007.
Eaves,
Morris, Robert Essick, and Joseph Viscomi, eds. The
William Blake Archive. Lib. of Cong., 8
May 2008. Web.
15 May 2008.
García
Landa, José Ángel, comp. A Bibliography of Literary
Theory, Criticism and Philology. 13th ed. U de Zaragoza,
2008. Web. 15 May 2008.
“Fresco.” Encyclopedia Britannica Online.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 2008. Web. 29 Mar. 2009.
Landsburg,
Steven E. “Who Shall Inherit the Earth?” Slate. N.p.1 May
1997. Web. 2 July 1997.
Lancashire, Ian. Home page. n. d. Web. 1 May 1997.
Willett,
Perry, ed. Victorian Women Writers Project. Indiana
U. Apr. 1997. Web. 26 Sept. 1997.
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Online
Books
If the online book also appeared in print, include the
bibliographic data for the print publication as part of your
entry. Then include the following: 1) Title of the database
or Web site (italicized), 2) Medium of publication, and, 3,
date of access (day, month, and year) .
Bronté,
Emily. Wuthering Heights. Middlesex: Echo Library,
n.d. Google Book Search. Web. 29
May
2009.
Hershatter, Gail. Women in China’s Long Twentieth Century.
Berkeley: Univ. of Cal. P.,
2007.
ebrary. Web. 17
Feb. 2009.
Heim,
Michael Henry, and Andrzej W. Tymowski. Guidelines for
the Translation of Social Science Texts. New York: ACLS,
2006. American Council of Learned Societies. Web. 15
May 2008.
Ovid. Metamorphoses. Trans. Arthur Golding. London,
1567. The Perseus Digital Library. Ed.
Gregory Crane. Tufts U. Web. 12 Mar. 2007.
Wharton, Edith. Ethan Frome. New York: New American
Library, 2000. Google Book Search.
Web. 29 May 2009.
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Online
Periodical Works
"Baldwin, James." 1975
Biography from World Authors 1950-1970. Wilson Web.
n. pag. HW Wilson.
18 May 2008.
Smith, A.
G. “How Toxic is DDT?” The Lancet 22 July
2000:267-68. LexisNexis Academic. Web. 21 Aug. 2000
Hardersen,
Paul. “Global Warming . . . Just a Lot of Hot Air?” Final
Frontier May/June 1997: 30-31. SIRS Knowledge Source.
Web. 17 Apr. 1998.
“Judge
Delays Assisted-Suicide Lawsuit Hearing.” The Oregonian
14 Apr. 1998: n. pag. ProQuest.
Web. 17
Apr. 1998.
Kinahan,
Patrick. “Utah Steals Show in a Double Feature.” Salt
Lake Tribune 11 Jan. 1998: n. pag. ProQuest. Web.
11 Oct. 2003.
Lal,
Ananda. Letter. TDR 51.3 (2007): 17-18. Project
Muse. Web. 30 Nov. 2007.
Jost,
Kenneth. “Corporate Crime.” CQ Researcher 11 Oct.
2002: 817-40. CQ Researcher Online. Web. 12
Oct. 2002.
Weiser,
Jay. “The Tyranny of Informality.” The New Republic
26 Feb. 1996: n. pag. Web. 1 Mar. 2002.
Axtman,
Kris, and Ron Scherer. “Enron Lapses and Corporate Ethics.”
Christian Science Monitor 4 Feb. 2002: 1-.
Academic Search Premier. Web. 8 Apr. 2006.
Moulthrop,
Stuart. “You Say You Want a Revolution? Hypertext and the
Laws of Media.” Postmodern Culture 1.3 (1991): n. pag.
Project Muse. Web. 3 Apr. 1999.
Stewart,
Erin. “Higher-Ed $$ Shrinking.” Deseret Morning News
[SLC, UT] 22 Mar. 2006: B01. ProQuest. Web. 7 May
2006.
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Rosenberg, Mark. “Something Old, Something New. . . .”
Editorial. Canadian Journal on Aging/
La revue Canadienne du vieillissement 26.2 (2007): 81.
Project Muse.
Web. 30 Nov.
2007.
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A Letter to the Editor
Lal,
Ananda. Letter. TDR 51.3 (2007): 17-18. Project
Muse. Web. 30 Nov. 2007.
Festinger,
Trudy. Letter. New York Times 11 Mar. 1997: n. pag.
New York Times. Web. 11 Mar.
1997.
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Interview
Wiesel,
Elie. Interview by Ted Koppel. Nightline. ABC. WABC,
New York. 18 Apr. 2002.
Television.
Updike,
John. Interview by Scott Simon. Weekend Edition.
Natl. Public Radio. WBUR, Boston. 2 Apr. 1994. Radio.
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Miscellaneous Online
Sources
An E-mail Commmunication
To cite e-mail, give the name of the writer; the title of
the message (if any), taken from the subject line and
enclosed in quotation marks; a description of the message
that includes the recipient (e.g., Message to the author);
the date of the message; and the medium of delivery.
Boyle,
Anthony T. “Re: Utopia.” Message to Daniel J. Cahill. 21
June 1997. E-mail.
Harner,
James L. Message to the author. 20 Aug. 2002. E-mail.
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Personal Interview
Schwartz,
Joe. Personal Interview. 23 Sept. 2002.
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Film, DVD, or Video Recording
Chaplin,
Charles, dir. Modern Times. Perf. Chaplin and
Paulette Boddard. United Artists, 1936. Film.
Nureyev,
Rudolph, chor. Swan Lake. By Pyotr Ilich Tchaikovsky.
Perf. Margot Fonteyn and Nureyev. Vienna State Opera Ballet.
Vienna Symphony Orch. Cond. John Lanchbery. 1966. Philips,
1997. DVD.
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Television
or Radio Broadcast
1.Title of
the episode or segment, if appropriate (in quotation marks)
2.Title of
the program or series (italicized)
3.Name of the
network (if any)
4.Call
letters and city of the local station (if any)
5.Broadcast
date
6.Medium of
reception (e.g., Radio, Television)
7.Supplementary information
The
First Americans.
Narr. Hugh Downs. Writ. and Prod. Craig Fisher. NBC News
Special. KNBC, Los Angeles. 21 Mar. 1968. Television.
“Yes . .
. But Is It Art?” Narr. Morley Safer. Sixty Minutes.
CBS WCBS, New York. 19 Sept. 1993. Television.
“Death
and Society.” Narr. Joanne Silberner. Weekend Edition
Sunday. Natl. Public Radio. WUWM, Milwaukee, 25 Jan.
1998. Radio.
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An entry for a performance
(play, opera, dance, concert) usually begins with the title,
contains facts similar to those given for a film, and
concludes with the site of the performance (usually the
theater and city, separated by a comma and followed by a
period), the date of the performance, and (in the place
where the medium of publication is usually recorded) an
indication that you are citing a performance.
Medea.
By Euripides. Trans. Alistair Elliot. Dir. Jonathan Kent.
Perf. Diana Rigg. Longacre Theatre, New York. 7 Apr. 1994.
Perfomance.
The
River.
Chor. Alvin Ailey. Dance Theatre of Harlem. New York State
Theater, New York. 15 Mar. 1994. Performance.
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