C R E AT I N G M L A C I TAT I O N S A N D W O R K S C I T E D

HOW TO CITE WEBSITES

GOALS

• Understand the terms: sources, citations and works cited• Cite sources accurately• Compose citations for online articles and professional sites• Create a Works Cited in Microsoft Word

WHAT ARE SOURCES??

• Sources are materials used to gather information• There are two types: print and non-print

(Web)• Print sources are: books, magazines,

newspapers, journals, etc…• Non-print sources are: Internet sites, radio,

TV, etc…• We use both of these types of sources in

our writing assignments.

WHY WOULD SOMEONE WANT TO KNOW WHAT SOURCES YOU USED?

• To make sure what I wrote was true• Find out more about a subject• Locate your information(sources)• Make sure I got my info from a trustworthy site

HOW DO PEOPLE READING YOUR PAPER FIND OUT WHAT SOURCES YOU USED?

• You list the source in your paper• You create a list of sources at the end of

your paper called a Works Cited.• A Works Cited is a list of the sources you

cite in your paper (books, websites, etc..)• Each source requires a different citation. A

citation for a book would require a different citation than a website.

WORKS CITED

WHY DO I NEED A WORKS CITED?

• Lets your reader know where you got your information• Tells others which sources you used• Build credibility by demonstrating

accountability to your source material • Protect you from plagiarism(using someone

else’s work without crediting the source)• Sign of respect

HOW TO CITE WEB SOURCES?

• Requirements created by MLA.

• Online news articles or professional sites:

• Editor, author, or compiler name (if available).

Name of Site. Version number. Name of

institution/organization affiliated with

the site (sponsor or publisher), date of

resource creation (if available). Medium of

publication. Date of access.

NOTES

• When the source has an author, the author’s name comes first (Last name, First name).

• If there’s no author, the title of the article or webpage comes first

• The title of the article is placed in quotation marks

• Title of the website is italicized• Citations have two dates: date created or

published and the date accessed(info changes)• Use n.d. when the site has no publication date• Some professional sites don’t include an author

because they’re created by a group of people

EXAMPLE CITATION

• Online news article from the Internet:

• Kraus, Stephanie. “Women in Combat.” Time for Kids. Time Inc., 21 February 2013. Web.

4 March 2013.

• Online professional article from the Internet:• Schons, Mary. “Healthy at Every Size.” National

Geographic Education. National Geographic Society, 10 August 2010. Web. 15 March 2013.

PRACTICE CITATION

• Visit your three bookmarked websites and create a citation for each website using the handouts.• For the two online news article sites you

will use the green citation sheets.• For the one online professional site you will

use the blue citation sheet.

CREATE WORKS CITED IN WORD

• Check the format settings: Times New Roman, size 12, 1”margins, and double-spaced.

• Look for the “References” tab and click it.• Select the style MLA 7th ed.• Click on the manage button• Click on the + sign to add source• Change the type of source to website• Enter the data into the appropriate fields• Click ok when finished• Repeat steps for other citations• Go back to document element and click works cited• Check formatting – hanging indent on second line