Digital images are pictures that can be viewed electronically by a computer or digital device. They can include photographs, illustrations, or graphics found on a website, database, or scanned or saved to your computer.
How to cite a digital image found on a website in MLA 8:
To create a citation for a digital image found on a website in MLA 8, locate the following pieces of information:- The name of the creator of the digital image
- *The title of the digital image
- The title of the website that the image was found on
- The names of any other contributors responsible for the digital image
- Version of the image (if applicable)
- Any numbers associated with the image (if applicable)
- *The publisher of the image
- The date the image was created or published
- *The location of the image, such as a URL
*Notes:
*If the digital image does not have a title, include a description of the image. Do not place this information in quotation marks or italics.
*If the picture was found using Google Images, do not cite Google Images as the publisher. Instead, click on the picture and use the information from the website that is hosting the picture.
*When including the URL in the citation, omit “http://” and “https://” from the site’s address. In addition, if the citation will be viewed on a digital device, it is helpful to make it clickable. This ensures that readers will be able to easily access and view the source themselves.
Structure of a citation for an image found on a website in MLA 8:
Examples of citations for digital images found on websites in MLA 8:
Gilpin, Laura. “Terraced Houses, Acoma Pueblo, New Mexico.” Library of Congress, Reproduction no. LC-USZ62-102170, 1939, www.loc.gov/pictures/item/90716883/
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