How well do you know MLA format???

by Emi Posted 2012/06/23 07:24:24

Related Topics: Date, Author, First Date, Website, Word, William, Dates, Need

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I used APA format to do my reference but now I have a lecturer who he wants us to reference in MLA format!!!!

But I feel confused of MLA format. I searched how to deal with MLA format but I found that there are 2 dates that I need to fight! Who are they?

What does it mean? Where can I find the first date of the website published & the date the site was accessed???

The first date is the date the website was published.

The date in parentheses is the date the site was accessed.

Web Site

Clinton, William Jefferson. "My Legacy." The Smithsonian Institution Website. 31 Jan. 1999. Smithsonian Institution. 29 Mar. 1999 <http://www.smithcenter.gov/psa>.

Notice: just like other sources, author is listed last name first. If no author can be found for the website article, begin with the article title (alphabetical order by the first word in the website-not including and, the, etc.) The first date is the date the website was published. The date in parentheses is the date the site was accessed.

MissingTheO.C. 2012/06/23 11:15:31

not very well

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beach bum 2012/06/23 10:38:23

no

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meg 2012/06/23 07:48:15

i usually just look at my junior research paper not sure if you have one of those academics is probably different in france than in america um i could email it to you but maybe this would be less complex to use

http://owl.english.purdue.edu...

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Leviathan 2012/06/23 07:47:29

The Url is not neccessary, so you can remove it from your Work Cited page.
Clinton, William Jefferson. "My Legacy." The Smithsonian Institution Website. 31 Jan. 1999. Smithsonian Institution. WEB. 29 Mar. 2012.

The date in parentheses is the date the site was accessed. - Essentially, the date you clicked on it so if it was today that you saw it, then you would write 23 June. 2012.

Everything else is good though. :)

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Emi to Leviathan 2012/06/23 14:12:39

But if I removed the URL, how the lecturer find the link then?

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Emi to Leviathan 2012/06/23 14:22:49

Btw, I found this -

MLA no longer requires the use of URLs in MLA citations. Because Web addresses are not static (i.e., they change often) and because documents sometimes appear in multiple places on the Web (e.g., on multiple databases), MLA explains that most readers can find electronic sources via title or author searches in Internet Search Engines.

So, I think you're right. I sould remove the URL =)

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Michael=Constitution & Liberty 2012/06/23 07:32:47

I dont know it, have you googled MLA format? http://owl.english.purdue.edu...

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