Citing a Web Page MLA & APA Style

Basic elements to include in citing a Web Page:

NOTE: Not all of these apply in each instance. Follow examples below regarding punctuation and order of elements according to either MLA or APA style guidelines.

Name of author, editor, compiler, last name first (if given)

Title of work or page cited

Title of publication or homepage or scholarly project or professional site

Publication information and date of original publication (as with a print book/journal article)

Name of the discussion list or forum (if relevant)

Name of the editor of the scholarly project (if relevant)

Name of any institution or organization sponsoring or associated with the site (if available)

Date of access (day month year)

Complete Internet address, or, if it is impractically long, the url of the site's search page

DO NOT change anything in an address, even if it must wrap to another line

Remember to provide as much information as possible.

If you don't have some of the information, leave it out. Never make it up.

Some Examples:

MLA:

Hess, John. "Geezer-Bashing: Media Attacks on the Elderly." Extra. 9 Aug. 1991. 1 Oct. 1996. <http://www.igc.org/fair/extra/best-of-extra/geezer-bashing.html>

"The Complete Flavor List, Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream." Ben & Jerry's Homemade, Inc. 1 Apr. 1996. <http://www.benjerry.com/product/index.html#complete>

California Dept. of Finance. "1995-96 Budget Summary Charts:1996-97 Fiscal Year, Total Expenditures." California State Government, Dept. of Finance. 1996. 1 Apr. 1996. <http://www.dof.ca.gov/html/budgt6-7/tables/EXPEND1.gif>

Fischer, Gerhard and Eric Scharff. "Learning Technologies in Support of Self-Directed Learning." Journal of Interactive Media in Education 98.4 (1998). 19 Nov. 1999. <http://www-jime.open.ac.uk/98/4>

"Testimony of Allen Ginsberg." Chicago Seven Conspiracy Trial 1969-1970. Douglas O. Linder. School of Law. University of
Missouri-Kansas City. 19 Nov. 1999. <http://www.law.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/Chicago7/Ginsberg.html>

Unesco. "Estimated Adult Illiteracy Rate 2000." Table. United Nations Statistics Division. 2003. 12 August 2003. <http://unstats.un.org/unsd/demographic/social/illiteracy.htm>

APA:

Hess, J. (2001, August 9). Geezer-bashing: media attacks on the elderly. Extra. Retrieved October 1, 1996, from

http://www.igc.org/fair/extra/best-of-extra/geezer-bashing.html

Ben & Jerry's Homemade, Inc. (n.d.) The complete flavor list, ben & jerry's ice cream. Retrieved April 1, 1996, from

http://www.benjerry.com/product/index.html#complete

California. Department of Finance. (1996) 1995-96 budget summary charts: 1996-97 fiscal year, total expenditures. Retrieved April 1, 1996, from

http://www.dof.ca.gov/html/budgt6-7/tables/EXPEND1.gif

Fischer, G. & Scharff, E. (1998) Learning technologies in support of self-directed learning. Journal of Interactive Media in Education, 98.

Retrieved November 19, 1999, from http://www-jime.open.ac.uk/98/4

University of Missouri-Kansas City. School of Law. (n.d.) Testimony of Allen Ginsberg. In Chicago Seven Conspiracy Trial 1969- 1970. Retrieved

November 19, 1999, from http://www.law.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/Chicago7/Ginsberg.html

Unesco. Estimated adult illiteracy rate 2000. Retrieved August 12, 2003 from http://unstats.un.org/unsd/demographic/social/illiteracy.htm

The MLA examples in this guide are based on the 6th edition of the MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers (New York: MLA, 2003). For additional details and examples, see section 5.9 of that book.

The APA examples are based on the 5th edition of Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (Washington, D.C.: APA, 2001). For additional examples, see that print publication.

Created August 14, 2003

Last updated September 14, 2007

by Gail Gradowski, Orradre Library, Santa Clara University