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Author LastName, FirstName. “Title of Webpage.” Title of Website, Publisher, Date of Publication, URL. AUTHOR: Many websites do not list an author. If no author is given, skip and start with title (See 2nd, 3rd and 4th examples below). WEBPAGE/WEBSITE: A website is a collection of many webpages. For example, the library homepage is one webpage on the NOVA website. If you use only one part of a website, cite the webpage (See 1st, 2nd and 4th examples below). If you use the entire website, do not cite a specific webpage (See 3rd example below). PUBLISHER: Publisher is usually listed at the bottom of a page, beside ©. If no publisher is listed, skip it. If the organization that published a website also authored it, list the organization as the publisher only and leave the author section blank (See 4th example below). If the publisher’s name is in the title of the webpage, skip it. For example, the site titled National Autism Association is published by the National Autism Association (See 2nd and 3rd examples below). DATE OF PUBLICATION: Date of publication may be given in many forms – year, month year or day month year. If no date is listed, skip it and list a date of access at the end of the citation, after URL. (See 4th example below). URL: Do not include http://. Your professor may ask that you omit URL for neatness. |
1. Webpage with an Author Schneider, Barbara. “Poll: Fewer Americans Support Stricter Gun Control Laws.” CNNPolitics, Cable News Network, 8 Apr. 2017, www.cnn.com/2016/04/08/politics/poll-stricter-gun-control/index.html
2. Webpage with No Author “Autism Fact Sheet.” National Autism Association, 2017, nationalautismassociation.org/resources/autism-fact-sheet/.
3. Website National Autism Association, 2017, nationalautismassociation.org.
4. Webpage with No Author, Listing Access Date “Attitudes Toward a Law Restricting the Possession of Handguns: United States, Selected Years 1959-2012.” Sourcebook of Criminal Justice Statistics, University at Albany / Hindelang Criminal Justice Research Center, Mar. 2017, www.albany.edu/sourcebook/pdf/t2652012.pdf. Accessed 22 Oct. 2017.
Evaluating Websites
Before you use information from a website, you want to evaluate the website to determine whether it is credible. How can you do that? Watch the video below to learn how to evaluate websites, and how to conduct better Google searches. Then take a look at the website suggestions below for information on your topic.
**Remember - You have to cite any websites that you use or recommend. Refer to the Citing Sources/MLA tab to see how.
Finding Websites for Essays & Discussion Questions
National Museum of African American History & Culture
Biography's Famous Black Writers
Library of Congress
