Works cited entry (blog entry)
Mayer, Caroline. “Some Surprising Findings about Identity Theft.” The Checkout. Washington Post, 28 Feb. 2006. Web. 19 Jan. 2007.
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For a blog entry, include the following information:
the author of the entry, if there is one (if there is no author, begin with the title)
the title of the entry, if there is one (if there is no title, use the label “Weblog entry,” with no quotation marks)
the title of the blog, italicized
the sponsor of the blog, using common MLA abbreviations (use “N.p.” if there is no sponsor)
the date of publication or most recent update
the medium (“Web”)
your date of access
Works cited entry (blog comment)
Burdick, Dennis. Weblog comment. The Checkout. Washington Post, 28 Feb. 2006. Web. 19 Jan. 2007.
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For a comment on a blog (a response to a blog entry), include the following information:
the author of the comment, if there is one (if there is no author, begin with the title)
the title of the entry, if there is one (if there is no title, use the label “Weblog comment,” with no quotation marks)
the title of the blog, italicized
the sponsor of the blog, using common MLA abbreviations (use “N.p.” if there is no sponsor)
the date of publication or most recent update
the medium (“Web”)
your date of access
Note on using a URL in a works cited entry
If your instructor requires a URL for Web sources, include the URL, enclosed in angle brackets, at the end of the entry.
Shiva, Vandana. “Bioethics: A Third World Issue.” NativeWeb. NativeWeb, n.d. Web. 22 Feb. 2006. <http://www.nativeweb.org/pages/legal/shiva.html>.
When a URL in a works cited entry must be divided at the end of a line, break it after a slash. Do not insert a hyphen.
Directory to MLA works cited models
Citation at a glance: Short work from a Web site (MLA)
Exercise: MLA documentation: identifying elements of sources
Exercise: MLA documentation: Works cited 1
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Exercise: MLA documentation