Another change that occurred with the eighth edition that impacts how to cite a website in MLA is the removal of the date the website was accessed. While you may still find it useful to include this information or your teacher may request it, it is no longer a mandatory piece of your ...
It is generally not recommended to cite only the abstract of a journal article, since you may be missing important context contained within the rest of the article. However, there may be an instance where an abstract contains standalone/verifiable information or phrasing that you want to include...
"Always provide as much information as you can about an electronic source. The goal is to provide as much information as you can accurately supply that will help the reader locate the exact source cited." -- Garner and Smith, 1993 A bibliography, as any student or former student knows, is...
To begin, let me emphasize that I really don’t care what format someone uses. Any good faith effort to adequately cite source material from this site, whether it be APA, MLA or the Chicago Manual of Style, is much appreciated and okay with me. However, since I have been asked the qu...
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Citations don’t have to be difficult, and PDFs are no exception. No matter what you’re writing, find out how to cite your PDF sources correctly.
Start by entering the URL in the search bar at the top. If you see the “URL is on Google” status, it means Google has crawled and indexed it. You can check the details to see when it was last crawled and also get other helpful information. ...
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So, once you identify who you want to see your infographic, dig deeper into that persona. You should understand what interests that audience, what motivates them, and what specific information they need. Then, think about how and where they’ll see your infographic. Will it be on a web...
With websites becoming one of the most popular ways to find information, knowing how to properly cite a website can save you a ton of time when preparing a bibliography. APA and MLA styles include the same type of information in the citation, but the formats are different. That said, her...