How to Cite a URL in MLA

Professional or Scholarly Website

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  Underline the title of the site. Follow the title with a period.

• 2

  Type the editor of the website, if one exists. Type "Ed." then the name (first and last) with a period at the end. For example, Ed. Jane Doe.

• 3

  Follow the editor's name with the website's date or the version number (generally found at the bottom of the page). Use the following format: 11 Aug. 2011. Type a period at the end of the date.

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  Type the name of the sponsoring institution, if it exists. For example, the Honolulu Community College Library's website is sponsored by the University of Hawaii.

• 5

  Type the date when you accessed the site in the following format: 11 Aug. 2011. Do not follow it with a period.

• 6

  Place the complete URL in inequality signs (<,>). For example, <http://www.foodnetwork.com/>. End the citation with a period.

Website Document

• 7

  Type the author of the document in the following format: last name, first name. Type a period at the end of the author's name.

• 8

  Place the title of the document in quotation marks and follow it with a period.

• 9

  Underline the title of the website. Follow with a period.

• 10

  Type the name of the website's editor. Type "Ed." then the name (first and last) and end with a period.

• 11

  Type the date and/or the version number of the website, which is typically found at the bottom of the page. Write it in the following format: 26 May 2011 and close with a period.

• 12

  List the name of the sponsoring institution followed by a period.

• 13

  Type the access date in the 11 Aug. 2011 format, but do not follow it with a period.

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  Cite the full URL in inequality signs (<,>). End the entry with a period.