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MLA 9th Edition Citation Guide
Websites

Website

Works Cited Page Format:

Name of Website. Name of Institution/Organization Affiliated with the Website, url. Date of access.

Works Cited Page Example:

Census.gov. United States Census Bureau, census.gov. Accessed 6 Apr. 2020.

In-text Citation Example:

Use the first item in your Works Cited entry (e.g. author, title, website, etc).

...(Census.gov).

Website Articles

Works Cited Page Format:

Author's Last Name, Author's First Name. "Title of Page or Article." Name of website, Version number (if available), Name of Sponsor/Publisher, date of resource creation (if available), DOI (if available) or URL. Date of access.

Works Cited Page Example:

Perrone, Alessio. "Italy's Answer to Coronavirus is a Classic Published Almost 200 Years Ago." Literary Hub, 19 Mar. 2020, lithub.com/italys-answer-to-coronavirus-is-a-classic-published-almost-200-years-ago. Accessed 4 Apr. 2020. 

In-text Citation Example:

Use the first item in your Works Cited entry (e.g. author, title, website, etc).

...(Perrone). 

Twitter

Works Cited Page Format:

@Twitter Handle. "Tweet." Twitter, Day Month Year, Time, URL.

Works Cited Page Example:

@FakeLibStats. "34% of librarians wanted to have a Pi day program but library administration said it was irrational #PiDay2020." Twitter, 14 Mar. 2020, 11:46 a.m., twitter.com/FakeLibStats/status/1238869213474951173.

In-text Citation Example:

Use the first item in your Works Cited entry (e.g. author, title, website, etc).

...(@FakeLibStats).

YouTube

Works Cited Page Format:

"Title." YouTube, uploaded by [username], Day Month Year, URL.

Works Cited Page Example:

"Library and Resources at Concordia University St. Paul." Youtube, uploaded by Concordia University, St. Paul, 20 Aug. 2019, www.youtube.com/watch?v=NdCX1MP-Szo.

In-text Citation Example:

Use the first item in your Works Cited entry (e.g. author, title, website, etc).

...(Library and Resources at Concordia University St. Paul).