Can someone help me with a citation (MLA style)for citing a web-site?
I have read several MLA recommendations but am still having trouble.
for example: The National Cancer Institue website, a page under Cancer Topics, a page titled Melanoma. I'm not sure what order these go in. There is no author.
Thank you for any help.
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Hold your cursor over CITING SOURCES at the left and then click on Electronic Resources/Internet.
The list of 13 items gives you the elements to list and in what order. You'll start with this:
"Melanoma."
Scroll down to the examples for an online journal or article. Use one of those, but skip the author's name, since there is none.
Certainly! I can help you with that. When creating an MLA citation for a website with no author, you need to include specific elements in a particular order. Here's how you can cite the National Cancer Institute website, specifically the page titled "Melanoma," in MLA style:
1. Start with the website title, which is the name of the overall website. In this case, it is "National Cancer Institute."
2. Follow the website title with the specific page or section title in quotation marks. In your case, it is "Melanoma."
3. Include the title of the container or the larger work that the page is a part of. For example, if "Cancer Topics" is a separate section or category on the website, it can be included here.
4. After the container title, include the URL or web address of the page you are citing. Make sure to use the complete address, starting with "http://".
Following these guidelines, here's an example citation for the National Cancer Institute website, specifically the page "Melanoma":
"Melanoma." National Cancer Institute. Cancer Topics. http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/types/melanoma.
Please note that if you accessed a particular page within the website on a specific date, you should include the access date in the citation as well. However, if the page is likely to be updated frequently, it is better to leave out the access date.
I hope this helps! Let me know if you have any other questions.