Citing Internet Resources

Here are some examples to help students cite Internet sources as accessed through their Internet browsers.

E-mail

Structure: Sender of email message <sender's email address>. Subject line of the message. Date of message (day, month, year). Email recipient <recipient's email address>.

Example: Meredith, Paige <pmeredith@classroom.com>. "RE: Museums in Paris." 17 August 2001. Christine Borror <chrissyborror@yahoo.com>.

World Wide Web

Structure: Author or originator. title of item. [Online] Date of document or download (day, month, year). URL <http://address/filename>.

Example: U. S. FBI. “Most Wanted-The FBI’s Ten Most Wanted Fugitives” [Online] 13 January 2003. <http://www.fbi.gov/mostwant/topten/fugitives/fugitives.htm>.

Online Images

Structure: Author or originator. Description or title of image. [Online image] Date of document or download (day, month, year). URL <http://address/filename>.

Example: USGS. “Map: Major Volcanoes in Ecuador.” [Online image] 13 January 2003. <http://vulcan.wr.usgs.gov/Volcanoes/Ecuador/Maps/map_ecuador_volcanoes.html>.

Online Sounds

Structure: Author or originator. Description or title of sound. [Online sound] Date of document or download (day, month, year). URL <http://address/filename>.

Example: Jussi Bjorling. “Celeste Aida from Aida”. [Online sound] 30 November 1999. <http://www.laurence.com/Bjorling/MP3/mp3.html>.

Online Video Clips

Structure: Author or originator. Description or title of video clip. [Online video clip] Date of document or download (day, month, year). URL <http://address/filename>.

Example: Zoological Society of San Diego. "Indian Rhino Calf Born at Park," e-zoo videos, San Diego Zoo.[Online video clip] 17 August 2001. <http://www.sandiegozoo.com/virtualzoo/videos/index.html>.

Usenet Newsgroups

Structure: Author or originator. Title of item. [Online] Date of document or download (day, month, year). URL <http://address/filename>.

Example: Google Groups. "Plato's Real Name." [Online] 17 August 2001. <http://groups.google.com/groups?hl=en&safe=off&th=e19ab821b99e42ee,6>.

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Citation Sources
American Psychological Association. "APA Style of Citation: Electronic Sources". [Online] 16 August 2001. <http://www.apastyle.org/elecref.html>

Gibaldi, Joseph. MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers. 5th ed. New York: Modern Language Association, 1999. <http://www.mla.org>

McCullen, Carolyn. "The Electronic Thread," Middle Ground Oct. 1999: 7-9 and 52. <http://www.nmsa.org>.

Adapted from Classroom Connect Community @ http://www.classroom.com/community/connection/howto/citeresources.jhtml for use at East Buchanan Community Schools.

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Updated by Kayla Kehrli
East Buchanan Community School Tech Team
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