What are the general guidelines for citing internet sources?
• To the extent possible, information is provided just like it would be for a printed source. • Date of retrieval is included (date that you found the source yourself). • Periods are at the end of an Internet address, after the last bracket > • Avoid dividing an electronic address at the end of a line. If absolutely necessary, divide it at a slash (/) or before a period. • Writers citing web items should refer to a specific web document rather than to a home page or a menu. • Strive to make sure that your web addresses are correct and that they work. Make sure you double check them. • If an internet document is undated, insert a ‘n.d.’ in the date spot. Dates are written day, month abbrev, and then year. • E-mail messages may be cited in the text of a paper, but they probably should not be listed in the works cited section because such messages are unrecoverable. • Most website sources follow this format: Author’s name. Title. Date of website. Place of Pub/Sponsor of website. Date you
