Research & Presentation Tools
MLA Formatting & Citation GuideThis is a comprehensive online guide to MLA format, created by the Online Writing Lab at Purdue University. The LHS Library also has multiple copies of the MLA Handbook for your reference.
A note on citing images used in your presentation:
It can be difficult to create a citation for images found on the internet. The citation should contain the follow components, if possible:
- Creator's name, if available, formatted as last name, first name (ex. Adams, Ansel.)
- Title of the image, if available, in quotation marks (ex. "Bridalveil Fall".) If there is no title, give the image a short description, but do not put it in quotes (ex. Photograph of a waterfall.)
- Date of creation, if available
- Collection where the image is housed, if applicable, and/or organization that hosts the image online (ex. Afterimgage Photograph Gallery.)
- Location of collection or organization, if available (ex. Dallas, Texas.)
- Date you accessed the image (ex. 21 Jan. 2009.)
- Exact URL of the webpage where the image appears, enclosed in carets < > - NOT the page from Google Images or another search engine (ex. <http://www.afterimagegallery.com/adamsportf3bridalveilfall.htm>)
Adams, Ansel. "Bridalveil Fall." Afterimage Photograph Gallery. Dallas, Texas. 21 Jan. 2009. <http://www.afterimagegallery.com/adamsportf3bridalveilfall.htm>.
Images found in the databases listed below follow a similar pattern, but you must also include the name of the database, the publisher of the database, and the name of the institution that provides access to the database. Check the page where the image appears to see if a citation is provided. If not, follow this pattern:
Adams, Ansel. "Bridalveil Fall." Student Resource Center. Gale. Ludlow High School. 21 Jan. 2009. <http://find.galegroup.com/ips/start.do?prodId=IPS>.