how to reference web pages

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how to reference web pages

Example:
All 33 Chile miners freed in flawless rescue. (2010, October 13). Retrieved from http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/39625809/ns/world_news-americas/

Cite in text the first few words of the reference list entry (usually the title) and the year. Use double quotation marks around the title or abbreviated title.: (“All 33 Chile Miners,” 2010).

APA Website Citation
Web sites do not include subscription databases

  • Examples are not double-spaced, but your References list should be double-spaced
  • Examples do not show indented lines after the first line, but yours should be indented
  • Omit any information not found (author, organizational sponsor, date published or updated, etc.).

How to reference web pages
According to APA Style, if a webpage is part of a greater website do not italicize the title.
If the source stands alone (e.g. a report) it is italicized.

Here is an example citation entry when producing a Latex file using the biblatex package. Here is a link to an example latex file, associated .bib file and resulting pdf file. Note that these files still refer to the older version of our website. Please make sure you change the link to the current version.
We get requests from time to time as to the correct citation for one of our web pages or one of our programs.

In an effort to simplify journal referencing, as long as the journal reference provides enough bibliographic information for the article to be located, other elements no longer need to be included, for example [Online], database title and URL.

  • Author (surname followed by initials).
  • Year of publication (in round brackets).
  • Title of article (in single quotation marks).
  • Title of journal (in italics).
  • Issue information – volume (unbracketed) and, where  applicable, part number, month or season (all in round brackets).
  • Page reference.
  • doi (if available).

References:

http://libguides.dixie.edu/c.php?g=57887&p=371721
http://www.citefast.com/styleguide.php?style=APA&sec=Webpage
http://stats.idre.ucla.edu/other/mult-pkg/faq/general/faq-how-do-i-cite-web-pages-and-programs-from-the-ucla-statistical-consulting-group/
http://libguides.ioe.ac.uk/c.php?g=482485&p=3299866
http://legal-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/cites