Citation Generators
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Check your citation format, especially if you used ZoteroBib or copied a database citation.
Page on a Website Created by a Corporation, Institution or Group:
"Title of Section." Title of Website, Publisher or Sponsoring Organization, Date of publication or last modified date, URL. Accessed access date.
SAMPLE:
"Audit and Assurance." Chartered Professional Accountants Canada, 2016, www.cpacanada.ca/en/business-and-accounting- resources/audit-and-assurance. Accessed 6 July 2016.
Note: Date of access is now optional in MLA 8th edition. If no publication date is included, it is recommended to include the date you last accessed the site (MLA Handbook, p. 53).
Note: The publisher may be omitted from the citation if the website title is essentially the same as the publisher name (MLA Handbook, p. 25)
Website With A Known Author:
Author's Last Name, First Name. Title of Website, Name of Organization Affiliated with the Website, Date of copyright or date last modified/updated, URL. Accessed access date.
SAMPLE:
Mabillard, Amanda. Shakespeare Online, 29 Dec. 2011, www.shakespeare-online.com. Accessed 6 July 2016.
Note: Date of access is now optional in MLA 8th edition. If no publication date is included, we recommend including the date you last accessed the site.
Page or Document on a Website with a Known Author:
Author's Last Name, First Name. "Title of Page or Document." Title of Website, Name of Organization Affiliated with the Website, Date of copyright or date last modified/updated, URL. Accessed access date.
SAMPLE:
Poncelet, Barbara. "Mom Am I Fat?: Helping Your Teen Have a Positive Body Image." Verywell.com, About Inc., 20 Apr. 2016, www.verywell.com/mom-am-i-fat-3200843. Accessed 7 July 2016.
Page or Document on a Website with an Unknown Author:
"Title of Page or Document." Title of Website, Name of Organization Affiliated with the Website, Date of copyright or date last modified/updated, URL. Accessed access date.
SAMPLE:
"How to Teach Yourself Guitar." eHow, Demand Media, www.ehow.com/how_5298173_teach-yourself-guitar.html. Accessed 24 June 2016.
Note: The above example has no copyright/last updated date. The date of access is crucial if the source has no date specifying when it was produced or published.
Journal Article from a Library Database:
Author's Last Name, First Name. "Title of Article: Subtitle if Any." Name of Journal, vol. Volume Number, no. Issue Number, Date of Publication, pp. First Page Number-Last Page Number. Name of Database.
SAMPLE:
Leichty, Toni. "Yes I Worry About My Weight... But for the Most Part I'm Content with My Body: Older Women's Body Dissatisfaction Alongside Contentment." Journal of Women & Aging, vol. 24, no. 1, 2012, pp. 70-88. Academic Search Complete.
Note: While MLA 8th edition recommends including URLs, we recommend that URLs be left out when citing a work found in a library database. Because library databases require a login most URLs will stop working after the session ends.
Magazine Article from a Library Database:
Author's Last Name, First Name. "Title of Article: Subtitle if Any." Title of Magazine, vol. Volume Number, no. Issue Number, Date of Publication, pp. page numbers. Name of Database.
SAMPLE:
Weinstein, Becca. "Trying Before Buying." Psychology Today, vol. 45, no. 3, May-June 2012, pp. 46-47. CINAHL Complete.
Page on a Website Created by a Corporation, Institution or Group:
"Title of Section." Title of Website, Publisher or Sponsoring Organization, Date of publication or last modified date, URL. Accessed access date.
SAMPLE:
"Audit and Assurance." Chartered Professional Accountants Canada, 2016, www.cpacanada.ca/en/business-and-accounting- resources/audit-and-assurance. Accessed 6 July 2016.
Note: Date of access is now optional in MLA 8th edition. If no publication date is included, it is recommended to include the date you last accessed the site (MLA Handbook, p. 53).
Note: The publisher may be omitted from the citation if the website title is essentially the same as the publisher name (MLA Handbook, p. 25)
Website With A Known Author:
Author's Last Name, First Name. Title of Website, Name of Organization Affiliated with the Website, Date of copyright or date last modified/updated, URL. Accessed access date.
SAMPLE:
Mabillard, Amanda. Shakespeare Online, 29 Dec. 2011, www.shakespeare-online.com. Accessed 6 July 2016.
Note: Date of access is now optional in MLA 8th edition. If no publication date is included, we recommend including the date you last accessed the site.
Page or Document on a Website with a Known Author:
Author's Last Name, First Name. "Title of Page or Document." Title of Website, Name of Organization Affiliated with the Website, Date of copyright or date last modified/updated, URL. Accessed access date.
SAMPLE:
Poncelet, Barbara. "Mom Am I Fat?: Helping Your Teen Have a Positive Body Image." Verywell.com, About Inc., 20 Apr. 2016, www.verywell.com/mom-am-i-fat-3200843. Accessed 7 July 2016.
Page or Document on a Website with an Unknown Author:
"Title of Page or Document." Title of Website, Name of Organization Affiliated with the Website, Date of copyright or date last modified/updated, URL. Accessed access date.
SAMPLE:
"How to Teach Yourself Guitar." eHow, Demand Media, www.ehow.com/how_5298173_teach-yourself-guitar.html. Accessed 24 June 2016.
Note: The above example has no copyright/last updated date. The date of access is crucial if the source has no date specifying when it was produced or published.
Journal Article from a Library Database:
Author's Last Name, First Name. "Title of Article: Subtitle if Any." Name of Journal, vol. Volume Number, no. Issue Number, Date of Publication, pp. First Page Number-Last Page Number. Name of Database.
SAMPLE:
Leichty, Toni. "Yes I Worry About My Weight... But for the Most Part I'm Content with My Body: Older Women's Body Dissatisfaction Alongside Contentment." Journal of Women & Aging, vol. 24, no. 1, 2012, pp. 70-88. Academic Search Complete.
Note: While MLA 8th edition recommends including URLs, we recommend that URLs be left out when citing a work found in a library database. Because library databases require a login most URLs will stop working after the session ends.
Magazine Article from a Library Database:
Author's Last Name, First Name. "Title of Article: Subtitle if Any." Title of Magazine, vol. Volume Number, no. Issue Number, Date of Publication, pp. page numbers. Name of Database.
SAMPLE:
Weinstein, Becca. "Trying Before Buying." Psychology Today, vol. 45, no. 3, May-June 2012, pp. 46-47. CINAHL Complete.