Each style has its own characteristics.
Each linked page will give you an example,
guidelines,
and an opportunity/exercise to build your own
citation.
Generally these entries are for
reference lists or bibliographic citations at the end of a document.
Refer to your department or instructor as to the type of style required.
Refer to respective style manuals for sequencing the list, page notes,
and for other detailed information
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
.
American Medical Association (AMA)
style
Example:
1. Landsberger J. Citing Websites.
Study
Guides and Strategies. May 12 2005. Available at
http://www.studygs.net/citation.htm, Accessed May 13 2005.
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/Harvard
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 )
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