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E-mail | Online Posting | Blog

E-mail: Basic Format (5.9.9j)

Author Last name, First name. "Title of Message." (If any, usually taken
from subject line) E-mail to person's name. Date of Message.
For example:
Adler, Sue. "Google Custom Search Box on Our Web Page." E-mail to Iris
Carroll. 5 Dec. 2007.

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Online Posting to E-mail Discussion List: Basic Format (5.9.9k)

Author Last name, First name. "Title of Posting." (If any, usually taken
from subject line) Online posting. Date of Posting. Name of Forum or List. Date You Accessed It <Electronic Address for Retrieval>.
For example:
Jaeger, John. "Merriam-Webster's New Online Visual Dictionary." Online
posting. 3 Dec. 2007. LibRef-L. 5 Dec. 2007 <LIBREF-L@LISTSERV.KENT.EDU>.

Online Posting to Discussion Board/Web Forum: Basic Format (5.9.9k)

Author Last name, First name or Username. "Title of Posting."
Online posting. Date of Posting. Name of Board/Forum. Date You Accessed It <Electronic Address for Retrieval>.
For example:
Liu, Michelle . "23 Things." Online posting. 20 Sept. 2007. Library 2.0 Interest
Group in facebook. 11 Dec. 2007 <http://www.facebook.com/board.php?uid=2212848798>.

Document Forwarded within an Online Posting: Basic Format (5.9.9k)

Author Last name, First name. "Title of Posting." (If any, usually taken
from subject line) Date of Document. Fwd. by name of person who forwarded it. Online posting. Date of Posting in which document was forwarded. Name of Forum or List. Date You Accessed it <Electronic Address for Retrieval>.
For example:
Jaeger, John. "Merriam-Webster's New Online Visual Dictionary." 3 Dec. 2007.
Fwd. by Freya. Online posting. 4 Dec. 2007. LibRef-L. 5 Dec. 2007 <LIBREF-L@LISTSERV.KENT.EDU>.

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Weblog or Blog: Basic Format Please note that MLA currently does not have official rules for citing blogs.

Author Last name, First name. "Title of Entry." Weblog entry.
Title of Weblog. Date Posted. Date You Accessed It <URL>.
For example:
Levine, Jenny. "Mashing on the Library, Part I." Weblog entry.
The Shifted Librarian. 4 Dec. 2007. 5 Dec. 2007 <http://theshiftedlibrarian.com/archives/2007/12/04/>.

Organizational or Corporate Weblog or Blog: Basic Format Please note that MLA currently does not have official rules for citing blogs.

Author Last name, First name. "Title of Entry." Weblog entry.
Title of Weblog. Date Posted. Sponsoring Organization. Date You Accessed It <URL>.
For example:
Feng. "Google Content Network Tips: Part 3 - Optimizing your Keywords for
the Content Network." Weblog entry. Inside AdWords. 5 Dec. 2007. Google, Inc. 5 Dec. 2007 <http://adwords.blogspot.com/2007/12/google-content-network-tips-part-3.html>.

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