Internet Citations
prepared by Dr. Cindy Meyer Hanchey

"A major problem is that anyone can place information on the Internet. This means it is difficult to determine the validity and reliability of information contained on the Internet...The author of the work must be identified and determined to be a reliable authority. It is not enough just to get information from the Internet. This must be strongly emphasized to students." (Shelly and Cashman News, October 1996, page 1)

Resources on the Net for Formatting Internet Citations:

"How to Cite Internet Resources" from Classroom Connect:

http://www.classroom.net/classroom/CitingNetResources.html

Internet Citation and Style Guide

http://www.ualberta.ca/~jtong/style/styleti.htm

APA style:

The first one listed has EXCELLENT examples!

http://www.uvm.edu/%7exli/reference/apa.html

http://www.gasou.edu/psychweb/tipsheet/apacrib.htm

http://leo.stcloud.msus.edu/academic/research/apaperiodicals.html

MLA-Style Citations of Electronic Sources by Janice R. Walker:

http://www.cas.usf.edu/english/walker/mla.htm

"Beyond the MLA Handbook: Documenting Electronic Sources on the Internet" by Andrew Harnack and Gene Kleppinger:

http://falcon.eku.edu/honors/beyond-mla/#janice-walker

"A Brief Citation Guide for Internet Sources in History and the Humanities" by Melvin E. Page:

http://h-net.msu.edu/~africa/citation.html

"The Chicago Style Citation of Computer Documents"

http://neal.ctstateu.edu/history/chicago.html

OBU Library Resources:

You can connect to some of the sources cited above from the MLC which is located at the following address:

http://www.okbu.edu/library/cite.html

Other Resources:

Valenza, Joyce Kasman. (February 1997). "Handling Citations, Cyber-Style" in Electronic Learning. 60-61.

Format and Example of Citation of a Web Site:

Format:

Author [if known]. "Title" (main title if applicable). [Online]. Last date updated or revised [if known]. <URL> (date accessed).

Example:

Ignatius. "Te the Trallians." Early Church Documents (circa 96-50 A.D.). [Online]. 1994. http://listserv.american.edu/catholic/church/fathers/ignatius/ign-trl.txt (20 Jun. 1996).