Citing Information Sources

The links on this page provide connections to sites on the Internet where you can find basic information that summarizes and illustrates various types bibliographical formatting, including formatting references to Internet and other electronic resources. These sites summarize information and provide examples available in standard printed resources (such as the MLA Handbook, Publication Manual of the APA, etc.) If you cannot find an example for the type of information resource that you are need to cite, we recommend that you use an appropriate print resource in the library, listed in the table below.

Chicago Manual of Style

• Citation of References Retrieved from Online Databases and the Web Based on Chicago Manual of Style -- Developed by the University of Alberta Library, this page uses the Chicago Manual of Style convention to provide examples of citing a variety of resources available on the Internet (electronic texts, magazines, journals, newspapers, e-mail, etc.)
  
• Chicago Manual of Style FAQ -- Information provided by the University of Chicago Press regarding guidelines for citing electronic resources using the Chicago Manual of Style.

MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers

• Resources for Documenting Electronic Resources -- Provided by the Purdue University On-line Writing Lab, this site provides examples from the 6th edition of the MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers for citing electronic resources.
  
• MLA Style Guide (Paper and Online) -- Developed by Kingwood College Library and using the MLA style convention, this page provides a variety of examples for citing resources such as electronic journals, electronic correspondence, and electronic texts. there is also a separte section for citing online legal sources.
  
• OWL at Purdue University -- Using Modern Language Association (MLA) Format -- Provided by the Purdue University On-line Writing Lab, this site provides examples of citing sources in the body of the paper and in the works-cited list.
  
• MLA Style Guide -- Developed by Cook Library at the University of Southern Mississippi, this page provides examples of some of the common forms for citing sources of information based on the MLA Handbook.
  
• Bibliographies: MLA Style Format -- Developed by the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Writers' Workshop, this site provides a well-organized table of contents to examples of a variety of bibliographic citation formats from the MLA style manual.
  
• Columbia Guide to Online Style -- The information at this cite was developed by Janice R. Walker. It is a style sheet for a wide variety of Internet resources, including FTP (File Transfer Protocol), WWW Sites, Telnet Sites, Synchronoous Communication (MOO's, MUD's, etc.), Gopher Sites, and E-mail, Listservs, and Newslists. (Linked with permission of the author, Janice R. Walker.)

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Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association

• APA Publication Manual FAQ -- Frequently Asked Questions About the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (5th ed.)
  
• APA Style Format -- Provided by the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Writers' Workshop, this site provides a well-organized table of contents to examples of a variety of bibliographic citation formats from the APA style manual (5th ed.)
  
• APA Style Guide -- Provided by Cook Library at the University of Southern Mississippi, this page provides examples of some of the common forms for citing sources of information based on the APA citation format.
  
• Citation of References Retrieved from Online Databases and the Web Based on APA Style -- Developed by the University of Alberta Library, this page uses the APA convention to provide examples of citing a variety of resources available on the Internet (electronic texts, magazines, journals, newspapers, e-mail, etc.)
  
• Electronic Reference Formats Recommended by the American Psychological Association -- Examples of how to cite electronic resources provided by the American Psychological Association.
  
• Using APA Format -- Provided by the Purdue University On-line Writing Lab, this site provides examples of manuscript guidelines and sytle for citing references using the APA format (5th ed.)
  
• Web Extension to the American Psychological Association Style -- This site references a proposed standard for referencing online documents in scientific publications and does not actually provide examples of how to do so.

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A Manual for Writers of Term Papers, Theses, and Dissertations (Turabian)

• A Brief Citation Guide for Internet Resources in History and the Humanities -- Developed by Melvin E. Page at the History Department from East Tennessee State University, this guide provides examples of citing Internet resources using the essential principles from Turabian's 1987 edition of A Manual for Writers of Term Papers, Theses, and Dissertations
  
• Turabian Style Guide -- Provided by Cook Library at the University of Southern Mississippi, this page provides examples of some of the common forms for citing information using Turabian's A Manual for Writers of Term Papers, Theses, and Dissertations.

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Electronic Styles: A Handbook for Citing Electronic Information

• A Brief Citation Guide for Internet Resources in History and the Humanities -- Developed by Melvin E. Page at the History Department from East Tennessee State University, this guide provides examples of citing Internet resources using the essential principles from Turabian's 5th edition of A Manual for Writers of Term Papers, Theses, and Dissertations
  
• Citation Examples Based on APA Style -- Developed by the University of Alberta Library, this page uses the APA convention to provide examples of citing a variety of resources available on the Internet (electronic texts, magazines, journals, newspapers, e-mail, etc.)
  
• Citation Guides for Electronic Documents -- Provided by the International Federation of Libraries Association, this site lists links to a wide-variety of resources on the internet that provide citation guides for electronic documents.
  
• Citing Electronic Information in History Papers -- A paper written by Maurice Crouse, Department of History, University of Memphis in which he discusses the issue of citing electronic resources in history papers and provides examples of how to do so.
  
• Resources for Documenting Electronic Resources -- Provided by the Purdue University On-line Writing Lab, this site provides examples from the 6th edition of the MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers for citing electronic resources.
  
• MLA Style Guide (Paper and Online) -- Developed by Kingwood College Library and using the MLA style convention, this page provides a variety of examples for citing resources such as electronic journals, electronic correspondence, and electronic texts. There is also a separate section for citing online legal sources.
  
• Classroom Connect: How to Cite Internet Resources -- Provided by Classroom Connect, this is a comprehensive, easy-to-understand method for citing online information in student bibliographies. (Linked with permission from the editor.)
  
• Columbia Guide to Online Style -- Provided by Columbia University Press, some basic information about citing electronic resources is provided from the Columbia Guide to Online Style written by Janice Walker and Todd Taylor. The printed style manual provides citation examples for MLA
  
• Web Extension to the American Psychological Association Style -- This site references a proposed standard for referencing online documents in scientific publications and does not actually provide examples of how to do so.

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