Adapted for Westhill High School from MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers , 6 th ed.
Basic format:
Author's name. “Title of document.” Information about print publication (if it was published in print). Information about electronic publisher (include place, publisher, date of publication if available). Date of access <URL>.
FROM A WESTHILL SUBSCRIPTION SERVICE (found in “Favorites” on Internet Explorer)
Basic format:
Author last name, first name. “Article title.” Name of database . Date article was updated. Publisher. Westhill HS
Media Center. Stamford, CT. Date of access. <URL >.
Hansen, Brian. “Cloning Debate.” CQ Researcher. 22 Oct. 2004. 14, 37. Westhill High School Media Center,
Stamford, CT. 28 Oct. 2004. <http://library2.cqpress.com/cqresearcher/>.
“Albert Einstein: Biographical Essay.” History Resource Center: US. Oct. 2002. Galenet Databases. Westhill High
School Media Center, Stamford, CT. 28 Oct. 2004. <http://www.galenet.galegroup.com>
Carney, James. “The Frenzied Finish.” Time 1 Nov. 2004: 19. InfoTrac Student Edition . 28 Oct. 2004. CT Digital
Library. Westhill High School Media Center, Stamford, CT. 28 Oct. 2004. <http://www.icon.org>.
Note: This is an article published in Time magazine's Nov 1, 2004 issue.
AN ENTIRE INTERNET SITE
Basic Format: (Include as much of the following information as is available)
Title of project . Editor of database or project (if given). Electronic publication information (version number, date of elec.
Publication or latest update, name of sponsoring institution or organization). Date accessed <URL>.
Britannica Online . Vers. 98.2. Apr. 1998. Encyclopedia Britannica. 8 May 1998. <http://www.eb.com/>
Victorian Women Writers Project . E. Perry Willett. Jun 1998. Indiana U. 26 Jun. 1998
<http://www.indiana.edu/~letrs/vwwp/>
A DOCUMENT FROM AN INTERNET SITE
Basic Format: (Include as much of the following information as is available)
Author name. “Article title.” Database Title. Print publication information (if printed elsewhere). Electronic publishing
information (date of publication, name of sponsoring institution or organization). Date accessed <URL>.
Stowe, Harriet Beecher. “Sojourner Truth, the Libyan Sibyl.” Atlantic Monthly Alderman Lib., U of Virginia. 19 June 2002
<http://etest.lib.Virginia.edu/toc/modeng/public/StoSojo.html>.
“City Profile: San Francisco.” CNN.com . 2002. Cable News Network. 14 May 2004
<http://www.cnn.com/TRAVEL/atevo/city/SanFrancisco/intro.html>.
AN ARTICLE IN AN ONLINE PERIODICAL (MAGAZINE)
Basic Format: (Include as much of the following information as is available)
Author name. “Article title.” Name of periodical vol number. issue number (date of publication): inclusive page numbers.
Web site name (if appropriate). Date accessed <URL>.
Scholarly Journal:
Chan, Evans. “Postmodernism and Hong Kong Cinema.” Postmodern Culture 10.3 (2000). Project Muse . 28 Oct.
2004 <http://muse.jhu.edu/journals/pmc/v010/10.3chan.html>.
Magazine:
Levy, Stephen. “Great Minds, Great Ideas.” Newsweek 27 May 2002. 28 Oct. 2004
<http://www.msnbc.com/news/754336.asp>.
A Review:
Ebert, Roger. Rev. of Memento , dir Christopher Nolan. Chicago Sun-Times Online 13 Apr. 2001. 28 Oct. 2004
<http://www.suntimes.com/ebert/ebert_reviews/s001/04/041302.html>.
An Editorial:
“Keeping College Doors Open.” Editorial. Christian Science Monitor: CSMonitor.com 16 May 2002. 28 Oct. 2004
<http:// www.csmonitor.com/2002/0516/p08s03-comv.html>.
OTHER ELECTRONIC SOURCES
A Television or Radio Program:
Keillor, Garrison. A Prairie Home Companion . With Ledward Ka'apana and Owana Salazar. 12 Oct. 2002. Minnesota
Public Radio. 28 Oct. 2004 <http://phc.mpr.org/ri/smil/021012.ram>.
A Painting, Sculpture, or Photograph:
Millais, Sir John Everett. “Ophelia.” 1852. Pre-Raphelite and Romantic Paintings . 23 Sept 2002. 9 Nov 2004.
<http://home.no.net/damber/preraph/prepaint.html>.
A Map:
“Phoenix, Arizona.” Map. U.S. Gazetteer . US Census Bureau. 24 Sept 2002
<http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/ReferenceMapFramesetServlet?_lang=en>.
Note to Students and Teachers: Turnitin.com may highlight sections of a paper as plagiarized, but if they have been documented and cited properly these sections are fine.
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