Solano Community College Library: MLA 9th Edition: Citing Other Internet Resources (Not From a Library Database)

Citing Other Internet Resources (Not From a Library Database)

Whenever you bypass the library databases and use a tool like Google to locate a resource, you are accessing the open or free Internet. For example, when you go to the New York Times website (https://www.nytimes.com) and find an article you would cite it as Newspaper Article from the Internet (below), but if you found the same New York Times article by searching the library databases, you would cite it as a Newspaper Article from a library database (above).

When you’re citing a resource from the open Internet instead of a SCC library database, be sure to include the direct URL that leads back to the source, or the DOI# (digital object identifier number). If there’s no publication or copyright date, it’s a good idea (although not required) to provide your access date.

Example:

Argyle, James. "Dress for Success." Fashion Files, www.fashionfilesfake.com. Accessed 12 Dec. 2018.

Electronic Book from the Internet

TEMPLATE Author last name, first name. Book Title: With Subtitle if Present. Publisher Name, Year, Name of Organization Providing Book, www.resourceURL.com. Access date (optional).
EXAMPLE Thoreau, Henry David. Walden. Thomas Y. Crowell, 1910, Google Books, www.books.google.com/books?id=yiQ3AAAAIAAJ.

TEMPLATE

Author last name, first name. Book Title: With Subtitle if Present. Publisher Name, Year, Name of Organization Providing Book, www.resourceURL.com. Access date (optional).

EXAMPLE

Thoreau, Henry David. Walden. Thomas Y. Crowell, 1910, Google Books, www.books.google.com/books?id=yiQ3AAAAIAAJ.

Webpage (most common; part of a website)

TEMPLATE Last name, first name (if present). “Webpage Title.” Website Name, Publisher Name (omit if same as website name), Day Mon. Year published (if present), www.resourceURL.com. Access date (optional).
EXAMPLE Lohrey, Jackie. "How to Write a Successful Resume." eHow, Leaf Group, www.ehow.com/how_4710883_write-successful-resume.html. Accessed 12 Dec. 2018. “Childhood Obesity: Definition.” Mayo Clinic, 3 Nov. 2015, www.mayoclinic.org/diseasesions.html

TEMPLATE

Last name, first name (if present). “Webpage Title.” Website Name, Publisher Name (omit if

same as website name), Day Mon. Year published (if present), www.resourceURL.com. Access date (optional).

EXAMPLE

Lohrey, Jackie. "How to Write a Successful Resume." eHow, Leaf Group, www.ehow.com/how_4710883_write-successful-resume.html. Accessed 12 Dec. 2018.

“Childhood Obesity: Definition.” Mayo Clinic, 3 Nov. 2015, www.mayoclinic.org/diseasesions.html

Entire Website (less common)

TEMPLATE Website Name. Publisher Name (omit if same as website name), Day Mon. Year published (if present), www.resourceURL.com. Access date (optional).
EXAMPLE eHow. Leaf Group, www.ehow.com. Accessed 12 Dec. 2018.

TEMPLATE

Website Name. Publisher Name (omit if same as website name), Day Mon. Year published (if present), www.resourceURL.com. Access date (optional).

EXAMPLE

eHow. Leaf Group, www.ehow.com. Accessed 12 Dec. 2018.

Online Video from YouTube or Other Video Hosting Site

TEMPLATE Creator name. “Video Title.” Website Name, Publisher Name (omit if same as website name), Day Mon. Year published (if present), www.resourceURL.com. Access date (optional).
EXAMPLE Chicago Humanities. “Ta-Nehisi Coates: Between the World and Me.” YouTube, 29 Oct. 2015, www.youtube.com/watch?v=yuopm8il7bq.

TEMPLATE

Creator name. “Video Title.” Website Name, Publisher Name (omit if same as website name), Day Mon. Year published (if present), www.resourceURL.com. Access date (optional).

EXAMPLE

Chicago Humanities. “Ta-Nehisi Coates: Between the World and Me.” YouTube, 29 Oct. 2015, www.youtube.com/watch?v=yuopm8il7bq.

A Tweet From Twitter

TEMPLATE @twitterhandle. “Entire tweet in quotes.” Twitter, Day Mon. Year, Time (of post). Access date (optional).
EXAMPLE @warriors. “Only five players in the last 30 years have tallied 22+ Rebounds and 7+ Assists in a Playoff game: Patrick Ewing Kevin Garnett Giannis Antetokounmpo Nikola Jokic Kevon Looney.” Twitter, 27 Apr. 2023, 10:46 a.m.

TEMPLATE

@twitterhandle. “Entire tweet in quotes.” Twitter, Day Mon. Year, Time (of post). Access date (optional).

EXAMPLE

@warriors. “Only five players in the last 30 years have tallied 22+ Rebounds and 7+ Assists in a Playoff game: Patrick Ewing Kevin Garnett Giannis Antetokounmpo Nikola Jokic Kevon Looney.” Twitter, 27 Apr. 2023, 10:46 a.m.