Citations

Learning Targets: I can provide basic bibliographic information for sources.

I can follow a standard format for citations.

Do not create an account or login. Just use the free website to create MLA citations.

Use SCDISCUS for research and find the cite button in the articles to have your citations automatically generated for you.

Here is a video on how to find basic bibliographic information from a website and how to use the MyBib Citation Generator.

Information needed to cite websites by hand:

  • Author - skip if unavailable (look for the word by or author)

  • Website title

  • Article title

  • Date of publication or date of last update

  • Publisher (usually at the bottom, look for the word copyright or © symbol )

  • URL or web address

  • Date accessed / Date you visited the page