Cite your sources
There are several sites on the web that can help you cite a variety of sources in a particular style. But citing online sources such as eBooks, database articles, or free web sites can be very challenging. I've found that the clearest examples and information on citing online sources (MLA, APA, Chicago, or CBE style) are listed in:
Online! Citation Styles - by Andrew Harnack & Eugene Kleppinger
eBooks or Articles from library databases
Go to Online! Citation Styles, click on a style type such as MLA, then click on "Subscription Service" for examples and explanations of citing articles from library databases. Here's their example of an article from a library database in MLA style:
Maynard, W. Barksdale. "Thoreau's House at Walden." Art Bulletin 81 (1999): 303-25. Academic Search Complete. EBSCOhost. Eastern Kentucky U Lib., Richmond. 19 Nov. 2002 <http://www.ebscohost.com>.
NoodleTools: wizard tool to help you create citations
NoodleBib Express offers help with MLA or APA style. Just need one or two quick citations? No need to log in or subscribe -- simply generate them in NoodleBib Express and copy and paste what you need into your document.
Free web sites
Here are the basic pieces of information to collect about a Web page in order to cite its use in a research paper (see also: Online! Citation Styles):
- Author and/or Sponsor
- Title of the individual "article" or information page
- Title of the main home page -- look for a link on the information page to "HOME" or "MAIN"
- Date the page was posted/updated -- if date is not given on the page itself, try clicking on "View > Page Info" in Netscape
- Address URL (location)
- Date you accessed the page -- pages can be here today, gone tomorrow
Basic Example Citation:
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Tomorrow's Jobs." Occupational Outlook Handbook. March 7 1996. http://www.bls.gov/oco/oco2003.htm (11 November 1997).
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