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How to Cite Websites and Images in MLA.
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How to Cite Websites and Images in MLA When writing a research paper or using someone else's work you need to cite the source of your information. Always use these formats when citing a source. You should list the information as a bibliography at the end of your project. Cite all information sources that you use (text and graphics!) If you need more help? Check out the following website: EasyBib at http://content.easybib.com/citation-guides/mla-format/how-to-cite-a-website-mla/#.U3tGTfua8Sg.
Web Site • Website: A collection of informational pages on the Internet that typically include an article title, author and publisher. • Structure: • Last, First M. “Article Title.”Website Title. Website Publisher, Date Month Year Published. Web. Date Month Year Accessed. <URL>. • Date Accessed: This is the day that the article was found and read. Example: • Feinberg, Ashley. “What’s the Safest Seat in an Airplane?”Gizmodo. Gawker Media, 28 Mar. 2013. Web. 30 Mar. 2013. < http://gizmodo.com/5992761/whats-the-safest-seat-in-an-airplane>
An Image • Digital Image: A picture which can be viewed electronically by a computer. • Structure: • Last, First M. Description or Title. Digital Image. Website Title Website Publisher, Date Month Year Published. Web. Date Month Year Accessed. • Image search: Do not cite the search engine where the image is found, but the website of the image the search engine indexes. • Data Accessed: This is the day that you found the image. Example: • Guggenheim Museum in Spain. Digital image.HowStuffWorks. HowStuffWorks. Web. 22 July 2010.
Example of a Bibliography Slide Slide 2: Image:Guggenheim Museum in Spain. Digital image. HowStuffWorks. HowStuffWorks. Web. 22 July 2010. Text:Feinberg, Ashley. “What’s the Safest Seat in an Airplane?” Gizmodo. Gawker Media, 28 Mar. 2013. Web. 30 Mar. 2013. < http://gizmodo.com/5992761/whats-the-safest-seat-in-an-airplane> Slide 3: Image: Text: Slide 4: Image: Text: