American Psychological Association (APA) style
Example:
Landsberger, J. (n.d.). Citing Websites. In Study Guides and
Strategies. Retrieved May 13, 2005, from
http://www.studygs.net/citation.htm .
General guidelines:
- General format/sequence:
Author. (Date published if available; n.d.--no date-- if not). Title of
article. Title of web site . Retrieved date. From URL.
- Separate items of citations with periods
- Use hanging indents following the first line
- List entries alphabetically by author, if no author list title first
- See also
http://www.apastyle.org/elecgeneral.html
American Medical Association (AMA) style
Example:
1. Landsberger J. Citing Websites. Study Guides and Strategies. 12
May 2005. Available at
http://www.studygs.net/citation.htm, Accessed May 13 2005.
General guidelines:
- General format:
Author's last name and first initial(s) (no space between initials, as JF).
Organization/publisher. Webpage title. Website title. Date
pubished/revised. Available at URL. Accessed date.
- Number and list entries in the order they are cited in the text
- Separate items of entries with periods ·
Chicago style
Example:
Joseph Landsberger. "Citing Websites." (2004).
http://www.studygs.net/citation.htm (Accessed 13 May, 2005).
General guidelines:
- General format:
Author, "Webpage title." date published, < URL > ( date accessed )
-- quotes " " angle brackets < > parentheses ( )
- List entries alphabetically by author's name in the order of appearance in
the document, first name before surname
- Separate items of entries by periods (commas are used for page notes)
- Use hanging indents following the first lin
- Date accessed is included only if important
Modern Language Association (MLA) style
Example:
Landsberger, Joseph. “Citing Websites." Study Guides and Strategies
. 12 May 2005. 13 May 2005. < http://www.studygs.net/citation.htm >.
General guidelines:
- List entries alphabetically by author (if no author list title first)
- Separate items of entries by periods
- General format:
Author, last name first. "Webpage title." Website title.
Organization/publisher. Date published/updated. Date accessed. < URL >
Turabian style
Example:
Landsberger, J. n.d. Citing Websites. St. Paul, MN. Accessed 13
May, 2005. Available from http://www.studygs.net/citation.htm.
General guidelines:
- List entries alphabetically by author (if no author list title first)
- Separate items of entries by periods
- General format:
Author last name, first initial. Published date. Webpage title.
Publisher/location. Accessed date. Available from URL.
- indent after first line by five spaces
- n.d. refers to no published date being found
See also:
online!
a reference guide to using (and citing) internet resources:
http://www.bedfordstmartins.com/online/citex.html
Includes MLA, APA, Chicago, CBE, and "other" in an easy-to-locate format ( 2-22-04
)
University of Alberta's
Citation Style Guides for Internet and
Electronic Sources:
http://www.library.ualberta.ca/guides/citation/index.cfm ( 2-22-04 )
American Psychological Association/
APA Style: electronic references:
http://www.apastyle.org/elecref.html ( 2-22-04 )
MLA and APA Styles: Walker, Janice R. and Taylor, Todd ,
(Columbia UP, 1998) "
The Columbia Guide to Online Style ", June, 1996,
http://www.columbia.edu/cu/cup/cgos/idx_basic.html ( 2-22-04 )