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How to cite electronic sources

These are examples of citations for electronic resources, such as CD-ROM sources, online databases, email, and free websites.

Use these citation examples to help you compile your Works Cited, Reference List or Bibliography page. Refer to the MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers (available in the College Prep library) for documentation on citing sources within the text of your paper and for citing other types of sources not listed here. For information on citing print sources, please go to page on how to cite written resources.

*Citations on your bibliography page should be double-spaced and the second line should be indented.*

Article from a subscription database

See links below for guides to specific databases. The first date in the citation is the date of the article; the second date is the date you accessed the article.

Article with author:

Article with no author:

Footnote:

Article from an online encyclopedia

Article with no author:

Footnote:

Article from a web site - news organizations, newspapers, magazines, or journals

Article with author:
CNN

Article with no author:

Footnote

Web Site

Footnote

Transcript of a radio or TV program from a web site

Footnote

Email

Footnote

CD-ROM

"U.S.-Iraq War of 2003." Microsoft Encarta. CD-ROM. Microsoft, 2005.

   
"Sudanese Civil War." Microsoft Encarta Africana. CD-ROM. Microsoft,

     2000. 

   
Godwin, Peter. "Zulu: People of Heaven." National Geographic. August

     2000. CD-ROM. National Geographic, 2000.

Footnote

     ⁶ "Afghanistan," Microsoft Encarta, CD-ROM (Redmond, WA: 
Microsoft, 2005).

Image downloaded from a website

The first date is the date the image was created or copyrighted; the second date is the date you accessed the image

"everest2.gif" [535K]. 4 Apr. 1993. 3 June 2005. 

     <http:www.ntua.gr/images/Mountains/everest2.gif>.

Footnote

     ⁴ "everest2.gif" [535K]. 4 Apr. 1993. 3 June 2005. 
<http:www.ntua.gr/images/Mountains/everest2.gif>.

MLA citation style for College Prep Library subscription databases

American National Biography
CQ Researcher
CultureGrams
Current Biography
Dictionary of National Biography
eLibrary
Encyclopedia of Religion (e-book)
Grove Art/Music
History Study Center
Issues & Controversies
LexisNexis
Oxford English Dictionary
ProQuest
SIRS
Wikipedia

Additional citation resources

A Research Guide for Students: Internet Sources Bibliography
This site lists some less common citation examples such as internet graphics, online government publications, and translated materials.

Dawson College Style Sheet
Contains MLA electronic sources citation examples for your general bibliography and for footnotes.

Online Writing Lab at Purdue University
More examples of electronic citations.

Citation Styles - Examples of MLA and other styles, such as Chicago and APA. From publisher Bedford/St. Martin's.