Works cited entry
Morgan, Fiona. “Banning the Bullies.” Salon.com. Salon Media Group, 27 Nov. 2006. Web. 18 Jan. 2007.
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List, in order, separated by periods, the following:
the author’s name
the title of the article, in quotation marks
the title of the magazine, italicized
the day, month, and year (abbreviating the names of the months except May, June, and July)
your date of access
the URL for the article or, if the URL is very long, for the home page of the magazine
the sponsor of the magazine's site
the date of online publication or 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
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