Avoiding Plagiarism in Writing
Citing Sources from the Internet
Prepared by Mrs. Kieffer
Last Modified 4-26-2012
If you are using a source you found online, your citation should include the following information.
Works Cited
Apple. iPad. N.p. 2012 Web. 23 May 2012.
Jagan, Tristan. “The Perfect Hawaii Vacation.” Hawaii Web Monthly. N.p. 2012. Web. 22 Mar. 2012.
Campbell, Caitlyn. “The Pencil Conspiracy.” Emerson Website. Seat of Learning. Mar. 2012. Web. 22 Mar. 2012.
The information from this page can be found in the MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers, Seventh Edition. The citation for this information follows:
Works Cited
Modern Language Association. MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers. 7th ed. New York: MLA, 2009. Print.
Last Modified 4-26-2012
If you are using a source you found online, your citation should include the following information.
- Name of the author with the last name first separated by a comma. End with a period. (Jagan, Tristan.)
- Title of the work in “quotation marks” if it’s part of a bigger work. End with a period. “The Perfect Hawaii Vacation.”
- Title of the overall website in italics. End with a period.
- Publisher or sponsor of the site. End with a period. If the publisher is not available, use N.p.
- Date of the publication, if it’s available. Put the day first, then the month and finally the year. (4 Aug. 2012.) End with a period. Use any part of the date that is available. If nothing is available, use n.d.
- The type of publication. Use the word Web. End with a period.
- Date you went to the website to get your information. Put the day first, then the month, and finally the year. (4 Aug. 2012.)
- If your citation is longer than one line, indent the second line by indenting one inch. Use the tab key to indent.
- Double space
Works Cited
Apple. iPad. N.p. 2012 Web. 23 May 2012.
Jagan, Tristan. “The Perfect Hawaii Vacation.” Hawaii Web Monthly. N.p. 2012. Web. 22 Mar. 2012.
Campbell, Caitlyn. “The Pencil Conspiracy.” Emerson Website. Seat of Learning. Mar. 2012. Web. 22 Mar. 2012.
The information from this page can be found in the MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers, Seventh Edition. The citation for this information follows:
Works Cited
Modern Language Association. MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers. 7th ed. New York: MLA, 2009. Print.