Parts of Websites (Blogs and Course Materials)

APA

Blog

Reference

Blog Post:

Writer's real name and screen name if given. (Date). Title of post. Publisher. URL

Blog Comment:

Writer's screen name. (Date). Up to the first 20 words of the comment [Comment on the blog post "Title of original blog post"]. URL

Blog Post:

Watson, J. (2020, March 27). Strange days. Vanderbilt University Admissions.

https://admissions.vanderbilt.edu/vandybloggers/2020/03/strange-days/

Blog Comment:

Amy. (2018, April 9). These look absolutely divine [Comment on the blog post "The best chicken tinga tacos"].

https://pinchofyum.com/the-best-chicken-tinga-tacos

In-Text

Blog Post:

(Watson, 2020, para. 2)

Blog Comment:

(Amy, 2018, para. 1)

MLA

Blog

Works Cited

Blog Post:

Writer's Last name, First name. "Title of post." Title of Blog, Publisher, Date, URL.

Blog Comment:

Writer's screen name. Comment on "Title of original blog post." Title of Blog, Publisher, Date, URL.

Blog Post:

Watson, Jay. "Strange Days." Undergraduate Admissions, Vanderbilt University, 27 March 2020,

https://admissions.vanderbilt.edu/vandybloggers/2020/03/strange-days/.

Blog Comment:

Amy. Comment on "The Best Chicken Tinga Tacos." Pinch of Yum, CafeMedia, 9 April 2018, https://pinchofyum.com/the-best-chicken-

tinga-tacos.

In-Text

Blog Post:

(Watson)

Blog Comment:

(Amy)

Course Material

Works Cited

Author Last Name, First Name. "Title of Course Material." Course materials, Title of Course, Term Taught. LMS, URL.

Daniel, Jennifer. "2.2j More Materials for Developing Final Draft of Personal Statement." Course materials, ENG 111, Fall 2020. Google

Classroom, https://classroom.google.com/u/0/c/MTI5MDU4MDY2MzAy/m/MTY5MDA3NzE3MTc5/details.

In-Text

(Daniel)

Chicago

Blog

Bibliography:

You would include a footnote for a blog post cited in the paper; however, unless it is referenced frequently throughout the paper, it is not necessary to include it on the bibliography. If it is referenced frequently, then give a bibliography entry for the entire blog.

Last name, First name of author. Title of Blog (blog label if not part of name of blog). URL for Blog.

Example: Watson, Jay. Undergraduate Admissions (blog). https://admissions.vanderbilt.edu/vandybloggers.

Footnote:

Blog Post: First and Last name of author, "Title of Blog Post," Title of Blog (blog label if not part of name of blog), Date of post, URL for Blog.

Shortened version: Author's last name, "Shortened Title of Blog Post," URL.

Example: Jay Watson, "Strange Days," Undergraduate Admissions (blog), March 27, 2020, https://admissions.vanderbilt.edu/

vandybloggers/2020/03/strange-days/.

Watson, "Strange," https://admissions.vanderbilt.edu/vandybloggers/2020/03/strange-days/.

Blog Comment: Same as blog post with the following exceptions: list comment's author first and add "comment on" prior to blog post title.

Example: Amy, comment on "The Best Chicken Tinga Tacos." Pinch of Yum (blog), April 9, 2018, https://pinchofyum.com/the-best-chicken-tinga-tacos.

Amy, comment on "The Best," https://pinchofyum.com/the-best-chicken-tinga-tacos.