Style Guide: Understanding Electronic Resources for MLA Citing
Professional or Scholarly Web site
Professional or Scholarly Web site
What is it?
An article on a web page.
Where did you get it?
From a professional or scholarly web site. The article
cited here was written for the web page.
Citation:
- "Facts and Figures on the Death Penalty." The Death Penalty. 13 Nov. 2003. Amnesty International.
- 8 Dec. 2003 <http://web.amnesty.org/pages/deathpenalty-facts-eng>.
No author given on the web page
"Facts and figures on the Death Penalty." -- Title of the web page
The Death Penalty. -- Title of the web site
13 Nov. 2003. -- Date of the web page
Amnesty International. -- Name of sponsoring organization or institution
8 Dec. 2003 -- Date page was accessed
| This example is clear, which often is not the case
with a web site. You may need to go to the home page of the site or look for an "About Us" link to get the information you need: |
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| Some information is at the bottom of the page: |
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