Informal Citation Style
Sometimes MLA style is not appropriate, for example on a website or blog post, but you must still give credit.
Here is how ...
Casual Attributions
Casual Attributions
You must always give credit for quotes, ideas and intellectual property, like artwork and photography.
If you don't, you are plagiarizing — worse — you could be prosecuted for stealing intellectual property.
Give credit for quotes and paraphrased information with an attribution + hyperlink to the anchor text.
Give credit for quotes and paraphrased information with an attribution + hyperlink to the anchor text.
Example: According to an article in the Los Angeles Times, a magnitude 3.7 earthquake struck Ukiah on Aug. 2 and "occurred at a depth of 3.1 miles."
'According to an article in the Los Angeles Times' = attribution
The fact that it is linked to the article = hyperlink (clickable text) to the anchor text (text that is referenced)
Give credit for images by listing the artist's name and linking the image to the source.
Give credit for images by listing the artist's name and linking the image to the source.