After this, in quotations, you should enter the full text of the tweet, including any hashtags. The publisher, Twitter, is then listed in italics, followed by the date the tweet was posted in day, month, year format. Finally, include a URL to the tweet followed by a period.
Last name, First name [Username]. Note: When the account name and username are similar, the username can be excluded from the citation.
For the tweet used in the example above, the in-text citation would be written as follows:. In quotations, list the title of the photo, if it is given. If there is no title, write a brief description of the picture but do not place it in italics or quotation marks. The publisher, Instagram, is then listed in italics. Any other contributors such as the photographer, if it is not the same as the account holder are then listed, after which you will add the date the photo was published and the URL.
Instagram , other contributors, date photo was published, URL. National Geographic [ natgeo]. For the Instagram post used in the example above, the in-text citation would be written as follows:. In quotations, list the title or caption of the post, if it is given. If there is no title or caption, write a brief description of the post, but do not place it in italics or quotation marks. The publisher, Facebook, is then listed in italics, after which you will add the date posted and URL.
Facebook , day month year of post, URL. Loner goats become stallmates and fall in love. Facebook , 25 June , www. For the Facebook post used in the example above, the in-text citation would be written as follows:. To indicate that you are citing a comment, follow the name with a period and then the words Comment on , followed by the title of the source for example, the name of the article in quotation marks. This is then followed by the title of the website in italics, and the publisher, if applicable.
Wester, Gary. For the post used in the example above, the in-text citation would be written as follows:. In-text citations generally consist of parentheses and the last names of the authors or the first few words of the web page title. Visit our EasyBib Twitter feed to discover more citing tips, fun grammar facts, and the latest product updates. Written and edited by Michele Kirschenbaum and Elise Barbeau.
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Click here for directions on using creating manual citations. If any important information is missing e. If you cannot, leave the information blank and continue creating your citation. Works cited example no author : Honey Bee Medley. Hivemind Press, , www. Works cited example no author, no date : Honey Bee Medley.
Hivemind Press, www. Accessed 17 Nov. Works cited example no author, no date, no title : Collage of honey bees. To cite a website that has no page number in MLA, it is important that you know the name of the author, title of the webpage, website, and URL.
The templates for an in-text citation and works-cited-list entry of a website that has no page number, along with examples, are given below:. You can use a time stamp if you are referring to an audio or video. Author or Organization Name.
When it is a work that stands alone, use a period followed by the version. Smith, John. Include the sponsoring institution or publisher with a comma after the website title or version number, if available. Next, state the publication date of the webpage. In works-cited list entries, use only the day-month-year style. Month names should be abbreviated, except for May, June, and July, and followed by a period. In some cases, a specific date might not be available, and the date published may only be specific to a month or even year.
Provide whatever date information is available. When using seasons in the date, lowercase the season spring not Spring If there is no date available, you may omit the publication date element from your citation. However, you may wish to include an access date in the supplemental element slot after the URL.
Accessed 21 Jan. A journal article from a full-text database: In-text citations Cite as you would a journal article: Nicholls , p. References Cite the article as you would the same article in a print publication, listing: author s name and initials title of the article between single quotation marks title of journal in italics any publication information volume, number etc. A thesis accessed through a database: In-text citations Cite author, date, page number: Lee p. MA, PhD institution date accessed from database name.
In-text citations If there is no author, list the name of the newspaper, the date, year and page number: Sydney Morning Herald 7 March, , p.
A newspaper article with a named author: Donaghy, B , 'National meeting set to review tertiary admissions', Campus News, March, p. A news article from an electronic database: In-text citations If the article has a named author: Pianin References Include information in the following order: author if available year of publication article title between single quotation marks newspaper title in italics date of article day, month, page number—if given—and any additional information available accessed day month year the date you accessed the items from name of database item number if given.
A news article without a named author: In-text citations No named author: New York Daily Times The article can also be discussed in the body of the paragraph: An account of the popularity of the baby tapir in The Independent stated that References If there is no named author, list the article title first. In-text citations Cite the author the person responsible for the release and date: Prime Minister Howard announced plans for further welfare reform
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