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How to Site an Internet Source on a Research Paper

A bibliography is used as a tool to cite sources of information -- including information obtained on the Internet -- for research papers and formal documents. When examining Internet articles, determine whether the information is viable. Choose government or organizational websites, as blogs and forums may be considered unreliable sources of information. After picking out the websites you plan to utilize, prepare a proper Modern Language Association, or MLA, citation. A simple way to figure out the proper citation is to utilize an online citation generator. You can also utilize worksheets to memorize MLA citations if you plan on writing in the MLA format often.

Instructions

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  Utilize an online citation generator. Type "online MLA citation generator" into a search engine to find a website that will help you format your citation.
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  Pick up the latest edition of an MLA manual. There are updated stylebooks published on a yearly basis by various authors, all of which present official MLA updates and guidelines.
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  Use a search engine to find an example of a correct MLA website citation. As of January 2011, The University of Hawaii published an article titled "MLA Citation Examples" that has formulas for website citations.
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  Ask a librarian at your local library. Librarians sometimes understand how to format a bibliography and may be available to help you develop the citation you need.

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