Citation Guide (MLA 9th Edition) UNDER CONSTRUCTION

Author

A username can be provided in place of a real name. If both username and real name are provided, put the user name first with the real name following in brackets. 

Creator information may often be found under a section called "About" for some types of social media, however this is not always standard.

Date

The format of all dates is: Date Month (shortened) Year.
Example: 5 Sept. 2012.

If no date is given, leave that information out of the citation. 

Author's Last Name, First Name or Username if real name not provided. "Title of Blog Post." Name of Blog, Blog Network/Publisher if given, Day Month Year of blog post, URL of blog post. Accessed date.

For in-text citations, use (Author's Last Name)

Host's Last Name, First Name. "Title of Podcast Episode." Title of Overall Podcast, Episode Number if Given, Web Site Hosting If Different From Podcast Title, Day Month Year of Episode, URL of episode. Accessed Day Month Year podcast was downloaded/played.

For in-text citations, use (Host's Last Name)

Last Name, First Name of video creator or Username of Creator. "Title of Video." Title of the Hosting Website, uploaded by User, Day Month Year of Publication, URL of video.

For in-text citations, use (Last Name of Video Creator)

 Note: Only list the creator if they are different from the uploader. If they are the same, start the citation with the title.

"Title of Video." Publisher/Production Company, Date. Title of Library Database, URL.

For in-text citations, use ("Words From Title")

 Note: Because web addresses change often, use the stable version of the URL. It is usually identified as Permalink, DOI, or Share This. For many databases, the URL in the browser bar may contain login and session data and will stop working.

MLA 9th edition (2021) change: Treat films from Kanopy, Netflix, etc. like a DVD or Film

Title of Video. Director's Name. Performers Names. Production Company, Date. Title of Site. URL.

For in-text citations, use ("Words From Title")

Twitter Handle (First Name Last Name if Known). "The entire tweet word-for-word." Twitter, Day Month Year of Tweet, Time of Tweet, URL.

For in-text citations, use (Twitter handle)

 Note: Write out the actual Tweet in the citation and keep spelling and grammar the same as in the original, even if there are errors. When quoting the Tweet, beside grammatical and spelling errors in the original Tweet, write [sic] in square brackets to indicate the errors are not your own.

For example, if the Tweet was "It isn't you're fault the media is violent", write: "It isn't you're [sic] fault the media is violent."

Author Last Name, First Name or Account Name. Description of Post. Facebook, Day Month Year of Post, Time of Post, URL. Accessed date.

For in-text citations, use (Author's Last Name or Account Name)

Creator's Last Name, First Name (Username). "Title of Digital Image." Title of Website, Other Contributors, Version, Number, Publisher/Platform, Date of Publication, URL. Accessed date.

For captions, use: Fig. #. Description from: Citation.

For in-text citations, use (Fig. #) or (Creator's Last Name)

Author's Last Name, First Name. "Title of Article." Title of Website, Other Contributors, Version, Number, Publisher/Platform, Date of Publication, URL. Accessed date.

For captions, use: Fig. #. Description from: Citation.

For in-text citations, use (Fig. #) or (Author's Last Name) or  ("Words from Title or Article").

Commenter's Username. Comment on "Title." Publisher, date, time, URL. Accessed date.

 Note: List the username as the author. Add the phrase "Comment on" before the title of the article, video, etc. Use the time listed on or near the comment.

For in-text citations, use (Username)

Last Name of the Author of the Message, First Name. "Subject Line of Email." Received by Name of Person Who Received Email,  Day Month Year of Email.

For in-text citations, use (Last Name of Person Who Sent the Message)