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Citing Online Materials
The methods for citing online materials are still evolving, and they will probably continue
to do so in the near future. But, in general, Internet citations should include the same
information as traditional citations when that information is available:
- Author(s)
- Title
- Publisher
- Date
- Page number(s)
However, online sources frequently do not contain all of this information; for example,
Web pages are often not dated and rarely have anything resembling page numbers. When
citation information is not available, writers simply leave it out.
In addition to the traditional components, Internet citations should include two additional
types of information.
1.First, if you are citing online materials, provide the address or "location" of the cited
material, such as a URL (http://cnn.com), the name of the newsgroup or mailing list
(acw-l@unicorn.acs.ttu.edu), or other information that would help readers find the
original document.
2.Second, online citations should include the date of access, which is the date you visited
the site. This date is especially important because, unlike traditional print sources for
research, Internet resources are fluid and likely to change or disappear from the Internet
entirely.
Web Sites with Online Citation Guidelines
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