<h2><!--StartFragment--><span style="">How Do I Cite a Website Using MLA 7th Edition?<br /></span></h2>
<p class="bodytext">The MLA 7th Edition no longer requires the inclusion of web URLs unless "the reader probably cannot locate the source without it or when your instructor requires it."</p>
<p class="bodytext"><strong>Basic Format (Website)</strong></p>
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<p class="bodytext">Author's name (if available). "Title of the Work." <em>Title of the site.</em> Version or edition used, if applicable. Publisher or sponsor of the site; if not available, use N.p., Date of publication (day, month and year, as available; if not available, use n.d.). Medium of publication (Web). Date of access (day, month, and year).</p>
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<p class="bodytext">If you cannot find some of the information listed above, cite what is available.</p>
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<p class="bodytext">Lessig, Lawrence. "Free Debates: More Republicans Call on RNC." <em>Lessig 2.0. </em>N.p., 4 May 2007. Web. 15 May 2008.</p>
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<p><strong>Basic Format (for a Specific Article/Page on a Website)</strong></p>
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<li>Author's name (if available). "Title of Article." <em>Title of the site</em>. Version or edition used, if applicable. Publisher or sponsor of the site; if not available, use N.p., Date of publication (day, month and year, as available; if not available, use n.d.). Medium of publication (Web). Date of access (day, month, and year).</li>
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<li>Green, Joshua. "The Rove Presidency." <em>The Atlantic.com. </em>Atlantic Monthly Group, Sept. 2007. Web. 15 April 2009.</li>
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<p><strong>If your source does not appear in this guide or for further information or examples, consult the</strong> <em>MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers</em> <strong>(Call Number: Ref</strong> <strong>LB2369 .G53 2003</strong><strong>) available in the Ready Reference Collection at the Information Desk or in the Reference Collection. You can also refer to the Instruction Office's <a href="/id0904f67a801fb0a7">list</a> of resources; we specifically recommend <a href="http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/research/r_mla.html" target="_blank">Purdue's Online Writing Lab</a> (OWL). You can also contact the SIUE <a href="http://www.siue.edu/IS/WRITING/" target="_blank">Writing Center</a> or visit <a href="http://www.mla.org" target="_blank">MLA</a>'s site.</strong></p>
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