Kunka, Andrew. "Re: Modernist Literature." Message to the author. 15 Nov. 2000. E-mail.
Neyhart, David. "Re: Online Tutoring." Message to Joe Barbato. 1 Dec. 2000. E-mail.
A Listserv, Discussion Group, or Blog Posting
Cite Web postings as you would a standard Web entry. Provide the author of the work, the title
of the posting in quotation marks, the Web site name in italics, the publisher, and the posting
date. Follow with the medium of publication and the date of access. Include screen names as
author names when author name is not known. If both names are known, place the author’s name
in brackets. Remember if the publisher of the site is unknown, use the abbreviation n.p.
Editor, screen name, author, or compiler name (if available). “Posting Title.” Name of Site. Version
number (if available). Name of institution/organization affiliated with the site (sponsor or
publisher). Medium of publication. Date of access.
Salmar1515 [Sal Hernandez]. “Re: Best Strategy: Fenced Pastures vs. Max Number of Rooms?”
BoardGameGeek. BoardGameGeek, 29 Sept. 2008. Web. 5 Apr. 2009.
A Tweet
MLA posted guidelines on their website for how to cite a tweet on a Works Cited page. Begin
with the user's name (Last Name, First Name) followed by his/her Twitter user name in
parentheses. Insert a period outside the parentheses. Next, place the tweet in its entirety in
quotations, inserting a period after the tweet within the quotations. Include the date and time of
posting, using the reader's time zone; separate the date and time with a comma and end with a
period. Include the word "Tweet" afterwards and end with a period.
Brokaw, Tom (tombrokaw). "SC demonstrated why all the debates are the engines of this campaign." 22
Jan. 2012, 3:06 a.m. Tweet.
Purdue Writing Lab (PurdueWLab). "Spring break is around the corner, and all our locations will be
open next week." 5 Mar. 2012, 12:58 p.m. Tweet.
Contributors:Tony Russell, Allen Brizee, Elizabeth Angeli, Russell Keck, Joshua M. Paiz,
Purdue OWL Staff.
Summary:
MLA (Modern Language Association) style is most commonly used to write papers and cite
sources within the liberal arts and humanities. This resource, updated to reflect the MLA
Handbook for Writers of Research Papers (7
th
ed.) and the MLA Style Manual and Guide to
Scholarly Publishing (3
rd
ed.), offers examples for the general format of MLA research papers,
in-text citations, endnotes/footnotes, and the Works Cited page.
MLA Works Cited: Other Common Sources