Citing Electronic Resources
If you use electronic books, articles, videos, electronic databases and other information from the Internet, you must cite these sources when writing a research paper. Use the following examples for guidance. Additional information can be found in MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers, NEC call number--Ref. LB2369 .G53 2003 and the following Web site: http://www.ipl.org/div/farq/netciteFARQ.html
Videotape
To cite videotape, include the title, director, major performers, distributor and date.
Heifetz. Dir. Kirk Browning. Perf. Jascha Heifetz, Brooks Smith, French National Orchestra. Video Artists international, 1985.
Electronic Journals and Databases
To cite electronic journals and databases, include author (if known), publication information of the print version (if applicable), title of the article or document, title of the database or journal, edition or volume number, city, publisher and date. Include the date you accessed the material and the network address.
Sanford, Sally A. “A Comparison of French and Italian Singing in the Seventeenth Century.” Journal of Seventeenth-Century Music 1.1 (Oct. 1995): 34 pp. 31 Aug. 1997 http://www.sscm.harvard.edu/jscm
O. W. Neighbor. "Schoenberg, Arnold." Grove Music Online (2001), http://www.grovemusic.com (accessed 17 Sept. 2004)
World Wide Web
To cite a Web site, include the author’s name (if known), the title of the section you viewed, and the title of the page, the date of visit and the network address.
Historical Background. The International Alliance for Women in Music Website. 14 Sept. 1997 http://music.acu.ed/www/iawm/home.html
E-mail or Public Internet Postings
To cite an e-mail message, include the author, subject line in quotation marks, description including the name of the recipient and date. For public internet postings, also include the name of the newsgroup or forum, the computer network and the date of access.
Cherubini, Timothy. “Royal Wedding Music Solved.” E-mail to Music Library Association mailing list. 2 Sept. 1997.