Modern Language Association (MLA) Citation Style: Citing Internet Resources

For information on citing journal articles found online, see the "Citing Articles" section.

Internet Example (only available on the Web):

Format:

Author. Title. Publisher (if no publisher use:  N.p.).
 

Date of publication (if not available use:  n.d.).
 

Publication medium. Date of access.
 

Example:
What is MLA style. Modern Language Association. 2009. Web.

            22 October 2009.

Format:

         Author(s). Title. Date of publication. Title of Web site.
 

                  Date of access.
 

Example:

         University of St. Thomas. Location Location Location/University
 

                  of St. Thomas. 2010. YouTube. Web. 14 December 2011.

The AI tools change constantly as are style suggestions. You may want to consult MLA''s article about citing AI products.

MLA suggests that products of AI tools have no author. Do not cite an author, instead use the prompt as title.

Format:

"Prompt" prompt. AI tool. Version, Company, Date created, URL for tool.

Example:

“Are signed languages appropriate for deaf babies?” prompt. ChatGPT, 3 May version, OpenAI, 8 May. 2023, chat.openai.com/chat.

MLA suggests the following for components:

Title of Source

Describe what was generated by the AI tool. This may involve including information about the prompt in the Title of Source element if you have not done so in the text. 

Title of Container

Use the Title of Container element to name the AI tool (e.g., ChatGPT).

Version

Name the version of the AI tool as specifically as possible, so use date.

Publisher

Name the company that made the tool.

Date

Give the date the content was generated.

Location

Give the general URL for the tool.

If you use ChatGPT to develop creative works, cite as follows:

“The Sunflower” villanelle about a sunflower. ChatGPT, 13 Feb. version, OpenAI, 8 Mar. 2023, chat.openai.com/chat.

Blog posts citations are similar to basic Web sites (see 
         Internet Resources in left column).

Format:

          Author(s). "Title of post." Web site name. Publisher. 
 

                  Posting date. Medium. Date of access.
 

Example:

         Gjelten, Dan and Linda Hulbert. "Electronic books in
 

                  the academic library - a complicated and dynamic
 

                  phenomenom." UST Libraries Blog. University of St.
 

                  Thomas Libraries. Web. 3 April 2012.

For more specific information on citing Tweets, check out the
            MLA FAQ.

Format:

            Author (User Name, if known). "Entire text of tweet." 
 

                     Date of message, Time of message. Medium. 
 

Example:

               USTLibraries. "Does Library use=Better grades? According
 

                     to one study it may: "Huddersfield University Library
 

                     staff have...http://fb.me/1mmzYtu61." 16 March 2012,
 

                     12:59 p.m. Tweet.

Format:

       Author(s). Title. Publisher. Date. MP3file.

Example:

       Ashbrook, Tom. On Point with Tom Ashbrook: How

                   the Vietnam War resonates 40 years after the

                   fall of Saigon. National Public Radio. April 29, 2015.

                   MP3 file.