How Do I Cite Websites in MLA Style?

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Citing Websites in MLA Style

In MLA, all citations work on a basic format. If an element is missing, like the author, you skip it. Use the template below to cite all websites.

There may be additional elements from the list of core elements that could be added to the basic template below. Here are a few basic tips.

  • If the publisher name and the website title are different (very rare), add the publisher after the website title.
  • If a URL offers a permalink, use it instead of the URL.
  • Include a URL in full form from the browser, unless you don't want it hyperlinked then omit the http:// or https://. 
  • The access date is an optional element in MLA Handbook, 9th edition; however, most instructors at LSSC want it included.
Author's last name, first name (initial if known). "Title of Source (webpage)." Title of Container (website), date of last update (day month year), URL (without http:// unless it's hyperlinked). Accessed day month year.
“Denmark: Communication Style.” Culture Crossing Guide, guide.culturecrossing.net/basics_business_student_details.php?Id=8&CID=5624. Accessed 18 July 2017.
“Guide to Spain: Etiquette, Customs, Culture, and Business.” Kwintessential, www.kwintessential.co.uk/resources/guides/guide-to-spain-etiquette-customs-culture-business/. Accessed 29 June 2017.
Helms, Alan. “Commentary: Whitman’s ‘Live Oak with Moss.’” The Walt Whitman Archive, 1992, whitmanarchive.org/criticism/current/anc.00154.html. Accessed 18 July 2017.
Kairis, Alexandra. “Pampinea.” Decameron Web, Brown University, 12 Mar. 2010, www.brown.edu/Departments/Italian_Studies/dweb/brigata/pampinea.php. Accessed 18 May 2017.
“Today in History - May 1: The Empire State Building Opens.” Library of Congress, www.loc.gov/item/today-in-history/may-01/. Accessed 15 July 2017.
“Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia Treatment (PDQ)–Patient Version.” National Cancer Institute, National Institute of Health, 6 Mar. 2017, www.cancer.gov/types/leukemia/patient/cml-treatment-pdq. Accessed 6 Sept. 2017.
Bureau of Labor Statistics. “Registered Nurses.” Occupational Outlook Handbook, U.S. Department of Labor, 13 Apr. 2018, www.bls.gov/ooh/healthcare/registered-nurses.htm. Accessed 9 Oct. 2017.

 

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