Internet 101/102: Untangling the Web

welcome | bibliography | glossary

I. How does it work?

II. What's really out there?

III. How can I search?

IV. Why should I evaluate?

V. How do I cite sources?

How do I cite sources?

Here are the basic pieces of information to collect about a Web page in order to cite its use in a research paper:

Author and/or Sponsor
Title of the individual "article" or information page
Title of the main home page -- look for a link on the information page to "HOME" or "MAIN"
Date the page was posted/updated -- if date is not given on the page itself, try clicking on "View > Page Info" in Netscape
Address URL (location)
Date you accessed the page -- pages can be here today, gone tomorrow

Basic Example Citation:
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Tomorrow's Jobs." Occupational Outlook Handbook. March 7 1996. http://www.bls.gov/oco/oco2003.htm (11 November 1997).

Citation worksheet

Official Online Style Guides ~ for web pages, emails, database articles, etc.

APA - Electronic Reference Formats Recommended by the American Psychological Association
Free Website:http://www.apastyle.org/elecref.html

MLA- Modern Language Association
Free Website:http://www.mla.org/
click on "MLA STYLE" "Frequently Asked Questions about MLA Style"

Other sources with specific example citations:

ONLINE! a reference guide to using Internet sources: Citation Styles
Free Website:http://www.bedfordstmartins.com/online/citex.html
An extremely helpful guide to interpreting APA, MLA, and other citation style rules for citing a variety of online information sources.