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Citing Internet Sources

Each documentation style has its own format for citing internet sources. The examples below show a few examples for MLA, APA, and CBE styles. Be sure to check the appropriate and most recent style guide for more detailed information and directions.

MLA

Scholarly Project

Victorian Writers Women's Project. Ed. Perry

    Willett. Apr. 1997. Indiana U. 26 Apr. 1997

    <http://www.indiana.edu/~letrs/vwwp.htm>.


Personal Site


Lancashire, Ian. Home Page. 1 May 1997

    <http://www.chass.utoronto.ca:8080/~ian/index.html>.


Article in a Magazine 

Landsburg, Steven E. "Who shall inherit the Earth?" 

    Slate. 21 June 2001.  30 July 2002 

    <http://www.slate.com/Economics.asp>.

Book

Nesbit, Edith. Ballads and Lyrics of Socialism.

    London, 1908. Victorian Women Writers Project.

    Ed. Perry Willett. Apr. 1997. Indiana U. 26 Apr.

    1997 <http://www.indiana.edu/~letrs/vwwp/

    nesbit/ballsoc.html>.

Posting to a Discussion List

Merrian, Joannae. "Spinoff: Monsterpiece Theatre."

    Online posting. 30 Apr. 1997. Shakespeare: The Global

    Electronic Shakespeare Conference. 17 Aug. 1997

    <http://www.arts.ubc.ca/english/iemls/shak/monsterp_

    spinoff.txt>.

APA


Scholarly Project

Willett, P. (Ed.) (1997). Victorian Writers Women's Project. 

    Retrieved April 26, 1997, from Indiana University Web site:  

    http://www.indiana.edu/~letrs/vwwp.htm

Personal Site


Lancashire, I. (1997) Home Page. Retrieved May 1, 1997, from 

    http://www.chass.utoronto.ca:8080/~ian/index.html

Article based on a print source

Landsburg, S. E. (1997) Who Shall Inherit the Earth?

    [electronic verison]. Slate. 10, 123-8.

Article in an Internet-only journal 
 
Landsburg, Steven E. (1997). Who shall inherit the Earth?

    Slate, 10. Retrieved August 13, 2001, from 

    http://www.slate.com/Economics.asp

Book

Nesbit, E. (1908). Ballads and Lyrics of Socialism.

    Retrieved April 26, 1997, from Indiana University Web site: 

    http://www.indiana.edu/~letrs/vwwp/nesbit/ballsoc.html

Posting to a Discussion List

Merrian, J. (1997, April 30) Spinoff: monsterpiece theatre.

    Message posted to Shakespeare: The Global Electronic Shakespeare 

    Conference at http://www.arts.ubc.ca/english/iemls/shak/monsterp_

    spinoff.txt

CBE

Scholarly Project Willett, Perry, editor. Victorian Writers Women's Project. [Internet]. Indiana University. 26 Apr. 1997 [cited 2001 Mar 7]. Available from: http://www.indiana.edu/~letrs/vwwp.htm

Personal Site Ian Lancashire's Home Page [Internet]. [cited 1997 May 1] Available from: http://www.chass.utoronto.ca:8080/~ian/index.html

Article in a Magazine Landsburg SE. Who shall inherit the Earth? Slate. [about 2 screens]. Available from http://www.slate.com/ Economics.asp

Book

Nesbit, Edith. Ballads and lyrics of socialism.

    [book on the Internet] Indiana University: Victorian

    Women Writers Project. 1997 Apr [cited 2001 Mar 7]

    120 p. Available from: http://www.indiana.edu/~letrs/vwwp/

    nesbit/ballsoc.html

Posting to a Discussion List

Merrian, J. Spinoff: monsterpiece theatre." In: Shakespeare: The 

    Global Electronic Shakespeare Conference [Internet].

    [modified 1997 Apr 30; cited 1997 Aug 17]. [about 5 screens].

    Available from: http://www.arts.ubc.ca/english/iemls/shak/

    monsterp_spinoff.txt