Hi susu2,
"What is the proper academic format for citing internet resources?"
You have your choice as to which style you prefer - here are the most popular:
MLA (Modern Language Association) Style:
http://www.bedfordstmartins.com/online/cite5.html#1
APA (American Psychological Association) Style:
http://www.bedfordstmartins.com/online/cite6.html#1
Chicago Style:
http://www.bedfordstmartins.com/online/cite7.html#1
CBE (Council of Biology Editors) Style:
http://www.bedfordstmartins.com/online/cite8.html#1
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I've posted answers to your specific questions using the Chicago Style
link, but browsing through the website will give you a much better
feel for how to proceed.
Link an in-text citation of an Internet source to a corresponding note.
"According to Chicago style, the first note for a given source should
include all the information necessary to identify and locate the
source: the author's full name, the full title of the book, the name
of the editor, the place of publication, the name of the publisher,
the publication date, and page numbers indicating the location of the
quoted information. In subsequent references to the source, give only
the author's last name followed by a comma, a shortened version of the
title followed by a comma, and the page reference."
http://www.bedfordstmartins.com/online/cite7.html#1
a) How do present the website? Do I preface it with "Available at..."?
or just give the website with no preface?
"Introduce the source of a sort quotation, paraphrase, or summary by
using either a signal phrase set off by a comma or a signal verb with
a that clause."
[see examples ]
http://www.bedfordstmartins.com/online/cite7.html#1
b) Where do I identify the website? I assume it belongs at the end of
the citation; is that right?
"To document a file available for viewing and downloading via the
World Wide Web, provide the following information:
* Author's name
* Title of document, in quotation marks
* Title of complete work (if relevant), in italics or underlined
* Date of publication or last revisionD
* URL, in angle brackets
* Date of access, in parentheses
[see examples]
http://www.bedfordstmartins.com/online/cite7.html#1
c) What's the proper punctuation? Most style guides call for a final
period at the end of a citation, but I assume one should not add a
period at the end of a website.
The period goes at the end after the date of access:
Example:
Joseph Pellegrino, "Homepage," 12 May 1999,
<http://www.english.eku.edu/pellegrino/default.htm> (12 June 1999).
http://www.bedfordstmartins.com/online/cite7.html#1
d) What if a paper has appeared in a print publication and therefore
has a regular citation but also is posted on the web. Is it proper to
give both locations? If so, what's the order (as in question b above)?
If not, which is preferred?
"To document a file available for viewing and downloading via the
World Wide Web, provide the following information:
* Author's name
* Title of document, in quotation marks
* Title of complete work (if relevant), in italics or underlined
* Date of publication or last revisionD
* URL, in angle brackets
* Date of access, in parentheses
[see examples]
http://www.bedfordstmartins.com/online/cite7.html#1
e) When I quote something specific from a paper posted online, how do
I designate the location so that other readers can find the comment
I've quoted? Online, page numbers are often not available. Downloaded,
I may have it formatted differently from how others have it, so that
my page numbers would be misleading or useless.
"The Chicago Manual requires that a note include a page reference or
similar information for locating material in a source. Because
Internet sources are rarely marked with page numbers, you will not
always be able to show exactly where cited material comes from. If a
source has internal divisions, use these instead of page numbers in
your citation. Be sure to use divisions inherent in the document and
not those provided by your browsing software."
[see examples]
http://www.bedfordstmartins.com/online/cite7.html#1
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Additional Links of Interest:
Internet Citation Guides:
http://memorial.library.wisc.edu/citing.htm
Tips for Citing Internet Sources:
http://www.carleton.edu/campus/library/reference/researching/eciting.html
I hope this is what you were hoping for - if you have any questions,
please post a clarification request before closing/rating my answer
and I'll be happy to reply.
Thank you,
hummer
Google Search Terms Used: "citing internet sources"
I also searched the "Chicago Manual of Style" website. |
Clarification of Answer by
hummer-ga
on
15 Aug 2004 04:31 PDT
Hi susu2,
I wish you had posted a clarification request before closing your
question. Perhaps we have had a misunderstanding? The website I used
for your answer was:
"A Reference Guide to Using Internet Sources"
by Andrew Harnack, an English professor, and Eugene Kleppinger, a
software consultant.
http://www.bedfordstmartins.com/online/cite7.html
That website is included in the University of Wisconsin-Madison,
Memorial Library's:
INTERNET CITATION GUIDES
Citing Electronic Sources in Research Papers and Bibliographies
http://memorial.library.wisc.edu/citing.htm
The page I used to answer your question was titled "Adapting Chicago
Style to Site Internet Sources", . Likewise, the other links, "Using
Principles of the MLA Style to Cite Internet Sources, "Using
Principles of the APA Style to Cite Internet Sources", and "Using CBE
in-texte Citation Style". I think you will find, after browsing the
additional links I posted, that the information I gave you is proper
for citing internet sources - here's how (depending upon which style
you choose):
* Author's name
* Title of document, in quotation marks
* Title of complete work (if relevant), in italics or underlined
* Date of publication or last revisionD
* URL, in angle brackets
* Date of access, in parentheses
It will come out looking like these examples (again, depending on
which style you choose):
Personal site
1. Joseph Pellegrino, "Homepage," 12 May 1999,
<http://www.english.eku.edu/pellegrino/default.htm> (12 June 1999).
Professional site
1. Gail Mortimer, The William Faulkner Society Home Page, 16 September
1999, <http://www.utep.edu/mortimer/faulkner/main faulkner.htm> (19
November 1997).
2. National Association of Investors Corporation, NAIC Online, 20
September 1999, <http://www.better-investing.org> (1 October 1999).
I'm sorry if I did not make that clear enough. If you have any other
questions, please let me know.
Sincerely,
hummer
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