Works cited entry
Murphy, Beth. “Tips for a Good Profile Piece.” YouTube. YouTube, 7 Sept. 2008. Web. 19 Apr. 2010.
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Cite as you would a short work from a Web site, giving the following information:
the author’s name (if any)
the title of the video clip (if it has one), in quotation marks
the title of the site, italicized
the sponsor of the site, 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.
Murphy, Beth. “Tips for a Good Profile Piece.” YouTube. YouTube, 7 Sept. 2008. Web. 19 Apr. 2010. <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cuA2VcdqB9k>.
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
Exercise: MLA documentation: identifying elements of sources
Exercise: MLA documentation: Works cited 1
Exercise: MLA documentation: Works cited 2
Exercise: MLA documentation: Works cited 3
Exercise: MLA documentation