In this Help and Information tutorial, you will learn how to cite an image, from the internet, in MLA format.
Creators Name: Title. Digital Image. Website, 2017. Website Publisher, www.MediumOfPublication.com. Accessed 22 Jan 2018
Information needed from the website the image is from:
1: Creators Name
- The name of the photographer or person who created the image, if known.
2: The Title
- (or caption of the image --- italicized. If you are using the caption and it's very long, you can just include the beginning of it. If no title or caption is given, give a short description of the work and do not italicize it. Write a Digital Image after the title/ caption.*
3: Title of the Website
- Website where the image was found. Italicized
4: Website Publisher
- The publisher of the Website - This is the name of the organization responsible for the website, followed by a comma. (The publisher's name is usually at the bottom of the home webpage.) If no publisher is given, use n.p.("no publisher")
5: Date of Publication
- The date that the source was electronically published, --or the last update or revision date, written in MLA format (day-month-year). If no date is given, use n.d.("no date")
6: Medium of Publication (web)
- Website where the image was found. Italicized
7: Date of Access
- Written in MLA format (day-month-year)
8: URL
- (Uniform Resource Locator) - Write in angle brackets, with a period at the end. To avoid long URLs use the URL for the main page of the website
Example
Photo Credit: Two Leaf. Digital Image. Canola Council of Canada, 2017. Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada,<www.canolacouncil.org>. Accessed 22 Jan 2018