MLA Style: Basics
Websites
Entire Website
Corporate / Organization Author
General Format
Website. Publisher (omit if same as website name), Date published (if present), URL.
Author. Website, Publisher (omit if same as website name), Date published (if present), URL.
For Example
United Nations. www.un.org/en.
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, www.cdc.gov/.
In-Text Citation
Parenthetical Citation
(United Nations)
(U.S. Department of Health & Human Services)
Citation in Prose
The United Nations is a.....
The CDC, which is part of the Department of Health & Human Services, recommends that...
Author Known
General Format
Author. Website, Publisher (omit if same as website name), Date published (if present), URL.
For Example
Drummond, Ree. The Pioneer Woman, Hearst Digital Media, www.thepioneerwoman.com/.
In-Text Citation
Parenthetical Citation
(Drummond)
Citation in Prose
Ree Drummond, known for her website and show The Pioneer Woman.....
Webpage of Website
Webpage with Author
General Format
Author (if present). “Webpage Title.” Website, Publisher (omit if same as website name), Date published (if present), URL.
For Example
Lamar, Kristi, and Anjali Shaikh. "Cultivating diversity, equity, and inclusion: How CIOs recruit and retain experienced women in tech." Deloitte Insights, 5 Mar. 2021,www2.deloitte.com/us/en/insights/topics/value-of-diversity-and-inclusion/diversity-and-inclusion-in-tech/recruit-and-retain-experienced-women-in-technology.html.
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services. "Emotional Well-Being | Population Health." Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2 Feb. 2021, www.cdc.gov/populationhealth/well-being/index.htm.
You could also cite the CDC Publication as:
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. "Emotional Well-Being | Population Health." 2 Feb. 2021, www.cdc.gov/populationhealth/well-being/index.htm.
In-Text Citation
Parenthetical Citation
(Lamar and Shaikh)
(U.S. Department of Health & Human Services)
Citation in Prose
Lamar and Shaikh state that...
The CDC's Emotional Well-Being site is a resource for mental health...
Webpage when Author is Publisher
General Format
“Webpage Title.” Website, Publisher (omit if same as website name), Date published (if present), URL.
For Example
"Protect Human Rights." United Nations, www.un.org/en/our-work/protect-human-rights.
In-Text Citation
Parenthetical Citation
("Protect Human Rights")
Citation in Prose
The United Nations has a lot of resources concerning human rights on their "Protect Human Rights" page...
Blog
Blog
General Format
Author. Blog. Publisher (omit if same as blog name), Date, URL.
For Example
Atwood, Jeff. Coding Horror. blog.codinghorror.com/.
D'Costa, Krystal. Anthropology in Practice. Scientific American, blogs.scientificamerican.com/anthropology-in-practice/.
Web Accessibility Blog. Equidox, equidox.co/equidox-accessibility-blog/.
In-Text Citation
Parenthetical Citation
(Atwood)
(D'Costa)
Citation in Prose
Jeff Atwood, a software developer who co-founded Stack Overflow, writes about coding and human factors in his blog Coding Horror.
Equidox, a company that creates software that makes PDF documents accessible, has the Web Accessibility Blog that....
Blog Post
General Format
Author (if present). “Post Title.” Blog, Publisher (omit if same as blog name), Date, URL.
For Example
Atwood, Jeff. "There is no longer any such thing as Computer Security." Coding Horror, 21 Sept. 2018, blog.codinghorror.com/there-is-no-longer-any-such-thing-as-computer-security/.
D'Costa, Krystal. "Who are the Indigenous People That Columbus Met?" Anthropology in Practice, Scientific American, 12 Oct. 2018, blogs.scientificamerican.com/anthropology-in-practice/who-are-the-indigenous-people-that-columbus-met/.
In-Text Citation
Parenthetical Citation
(Atwood)
(D'Costa)
Citation in Prose
Atwood, a software developer, argues that cybersecurity doesn't exist anymore...
D'Costa argues that...
Podcast
Podcast Series
General Format
Author. Podcast Title. Publisher, URL.
For Example
Gardner, Jaison, and Kaila Story. Strange Fruit. Louisville Public Media, wfpl.org/category/podcasts/strange-fruit/.
Hannah-Jones, Nikole. 1619. The New York Times, www.nytimes.com/column/1619-project.
In-Text Citation
Parenthetical Citation
(Gardner and Story)
(Hannah-Jones)
Citation in Prose
Jaison Gardner and Dr. Kaila Story host the podcast Strange Fruit...
Host and creator Nikole Hannah-Jones podcast 1619...
Podcast Episode
General Format
Author. "Episode Title." Podcast Title, Publisher, Date, URL.
For Example
Gardner, Jaison. "Strange Fruit: The Importance of Telling LGBTQ+ Stories." Strange Fruit, Louisville Public Media, 3 Dec. 2019, wfpl.org/strange-fruit-the-importance-of-telling-lgbtq-stories/.
Morris, Wesley. "Episode 3: The Birth of American Music." 1619, The New York Times, 6 Sept. 2019, www.nytimes.com/2019/09/06/podcasts/1619-black-american-music-appropriation.html.
In-Text Citation
Parenthetical Citation
(Gardner)
(Morris)
Citation in Prose
Jaison Gardner hosts the episode of Strange Fruit that discusses...
Wesley Morris, in "Episode 3: The Birth of American Music" shows how popular American music was heavily influenced by African Americans...