MLA formatting is the style most commonly used to write papers and cite sources within the liberal arts and humanities.
I have provided some examples below on what MLA formatting looks like for your Works Cited page using websites.
Here is an example of a standard website that you might use for a portfolio: http://www.biography.com/people/ida-b-wells-9527635.
And here is that website formatted into MLA format:
"Ida B. Wells."Biography.com. A&E Networks Television, 21 Nov. 2016. Web. 05 Jan. 2017.
Here is another one: http://abouttheodoreroosevelt.com/theodore-roosevelt-and-imperialism/290/. And here is what it looks like in MLA format:
"Theodore Roosevelt."Theodore Roosevelt Imperialism | Theodore Roosevelt. N.p., n.d. Web. 05 Jan. 2017.
Here are the steps:
Step One: Go to this website: Citationmachine.net and select "Create Citations"
Step Two: Choose your style: select "MLA"
Step Three: Select "Website" if you are wanting to cite an Internet website (or select "Book" if you are citing a book and following the instructions from there).
Step Four: Copy and paste the website of where you did your research into the box that says "find a website by url or keyboard", then hit "Search Websites"
Step Five: It may give you more than one website to choose from, pick the correct one, or just hit "Select"
Step Six: Select "Final Step"
Step Seven: Fill in any missing information (if you can find it, if not, go to Step 8)
Step Eight: Select "Create Citation"
The Citation shows up in a Yellow shaded box. Right underneath is an option to Copy & Paste, click on that, then paste it into your Works Cited page.
DO NOT SELECT SAVE YOUR WORK OR REGISTER OR LOGIN (this is where they try and get you to pay them money). Just copy and paste the citation!
Make sure you alphabetize your sources as the last step.
**Note: When you use Citationmachine.net, it sometimes can't find information from the website (and so you can fill in what you know). Secondly, never use Wikipedia as an academic source. It is not accepted because literally anyone can add or take away from it. So while we all use it to gain information, it still isn't accepted as an academic source for work in an educational setting.
I have provided some examples below on what MLA formatting looks like for your Works Cited page using websites.
Here is an example of a standard website that you might use for a portfolio: http://www.biography.com/people/ida-b-wells-9527635.
And here is that website formatted into MLA format:
"Ida B. Wells."Biography.com. A&E Networks Television, 21 Nov. 2016. Web. 05 Jan. 2017.
Here is another one: http://abouttheodoreroosevelt.com/theodore-roosevelt-and-imperialism/290/. And here is what it looks like in MLA format:
"Theodore Roosevelt."Theodore Roosevelt Imperialism | Theodore Roosevelt. N.p., n.d. Web. 05 Jan. 2017.
Here are the steps:
Step One: Go to this website: Citationmachine.net and select "Create Citations"
Step Two: Choose your style: select "MLA"
Step Three: Select "Website" if you are wanting to cite an Internet website (or select "Book" if you are citing a book and following the instructions from there).
Step Four: Copy and paste the website of where you did your research into the box that says "find a website by url or keyboard", then hit "Search Websites"
Step Five: It may give you more than one website to choose from, pick the correct one, or just hit "Select"
Step Six: Select "Final Step"
Step Seven: Fill in any missing information (if you can find it, if not, go to Step 8)
Step Eight: Select "Create Citation"
The Citation shows up in a Yellow shaded box. Right underneath is an option to Copy & Paste, click on that, then paste it into your Works Cited page.
DO NOT SELECT SAVE YOUR WORK OR REGISTER OR LOGIN (this is where they try and get you to pay them money). Just copy and paste the citation!
Make sure you alphabetize your sources as the last step.
**Note: When you use Citationmachine.net, it sometimes can't find information from the website (and so you can fill in what you know). Secondly, never use Wikipedia as an academic source. It is not accepted because literally anyone can add or take away from it. So while we all use it to gain information, it still isn't accepted as an academic source for work in an educational setting.