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Twitter is a big part of education and technology. But what happens when it needs to be included in an academic paper? Until now, you had to do your best to guess the proper citation for tweets in academic papers. That all just changed.
Official MLA Twitter Citation Format
The Modern Language Association (MLA, yes that MLA format) just released its official usage for citing tweets in academic papers. Here it is:
MLA gives an example using the famous tweet that acknowledged the attack on Bin Laden’s compound in May:
Athar, Sohaib (ReallyVirtual). “Helicopter hovering above Abbottabad at 1AM (is a rare event).” 1 May 2011, 3:58 p.m. Tweet.
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<p>Twitter is a big part of education and technology. But what happens when it needs to be included in an academic paper? Until now, you had to do your best to guess the proper citation for tweets in academic papers. That all just changed.</p> <h3>Official MLA Twitter Citation Format</h3> <p>The Modern Language Association (<a href="http://www.mla.org/style/handbook_faq/cite_a_tweet" target="_blank">MLA</a>, yes <em>that</em> MLA format) just released its official usage for citing tweets in academic papers. Here it is:</p> <p><a href="http://edudemic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/Tweet-MLA.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-19179" title="Tweet-MLA" src="http://edudemic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/Tweet-MLA.jpg" alt="" height="161" width="500"></a></p> <p><a href="http://www.mla.org/style/handbook_faq/cite_a_tweet" target="_blank">MLA</a> gives an example using the famous tweet that acknowledged the attack on Bin Laden’s compound in May:</p> <blockquote><p>Athar, Sohaib (ReallyVirtual). “Helicopter hovering above Abbottabad at 1AM (is a rare event).” 1 May 2011, 3:58 p.m. Tweet.</p></blockquote> |
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