Citing the Web

Electronic source citations present a variety of problems. The information can and does change from day to day. Equipment/program needs vary, and URLs change. The best you can do is to include as much information about the cite as possible. There are a variety of webpages with citation guidelines. To keep current, do a search using various search engines using search terms such as: citation electronic, citation online, citation internet, or citing sources.

The following are selected Internet resources which provide citation guidelines:

• Citation Styles Online (guide to citing electronic sources using several style guides)
• American Psychological Association (APA). Reference Examples for Electronic Source Materials, APA Style
• Guffy, Dr. Mary Ellen.
  APA Style Electronic Formats
  MLA Style Electronic Formats
• Harnack, Andrew and Kleppinger, Gene. Beyond the MLA Handbook: Documenting Electronic Sources on the Internet
• University of Memphis. Uncle Sam - Brief Guide to Citing Government Publications
  
  Extensive list of additional citation guides:
• Citation Guides for Electronic Documents

Citing Full-Text Articles Via Databases

Begin with an article citation and add:
[Online]. Available: name of database, URL [Accessed: date].

Example:

Wechsler, Henry, et. al. "College Smoking Policies and Smoking Cessation Programs: Results of a Survey of College Health Center Directors." Journal of American College Health v.49 n.5 (March 2001): 205. [Online]. Available: Expanded Academic ASAP, http://web3.infotrac.galegroup.com/ [Accessed: 5/22/02].

Author: Janet Martorana

Updated: 10/11/04 08:30:48