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*Remember that all citations need to be formated with a hanging indent where the first line is to the margin and the following lines are indented.
*When lising a URL, leave off the https://
*Including the date you accessed the website is optional.
Lastname, Firstname. "Webpage." Website. Publisher, Date of Publication, URL. Accessed Date.
Examples:
Redfern, Suz. "Who needs a flu vaccine?" WebMD, symptoms.webmd.com/cold-and-flu-map-tool/flu-vaccines-explained. Accessed 22 September 2014.
"The Digital Domain of Warfare." Nova. PBS Online, 15 October 2015. www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/military/digital-warfare.html. Accessed 15 August 2015.
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*Remember that all citations need to be formated with a hanging indent where the first line is to the margin and the following lines are indented.
*When lising a URL, leave off the https://
*Including the date you accessed the website is optional.
Lastname, firstname. Website Name. Publisher, Date of Publication. URL. Accessed Date.
Examples:
Wynalak, Stephanie. The End of the World as We Know It. America's Future Foundation, Aug. 2006. americasfuture.org/the-end-of-the-world-as-we-know-it/. Accessed 6 Jan. 2009.
Maya Angelou Papers. New York Public Library Archives and Manuscripts, 2016. archives.nypl.org/scm/22986.
(This information was obtained from the Purdue Online Writing Lab website.)
*Remember that all citations need to be formated with a hanging indent where the first line is to the margin and the following lines are indented.
*When lising a URL, leave off the https://
*Including the date you accessed the website is optional.
When citing an online dictionary, include the following information:
"headword." Original Source, Publisher, Date of Publication. Website, URL. Accessed date.
Example:
"hacker." Merriam-Webster's Learner Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, 2010. Merriam-Webster.com, www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hacker.
"website." Random House Dictionary, Random House, 2001. Dictionary.com, www.dictionary.com/browse/website?s=t. Accessed 12 Dec. 2013.
*Remember that all citations need to be formated with a hanging indent where the first line is to the margin and the following lines are indented.
*When lising a URL, leave off the https://
Citation information for an image:
Artist's Lastname, firstname. Work of Art. Date of Creation. Place of Art, City Where It is. Website. URL. Accessed Date of Access.
Examples:
Goya, Francisco. The Family of Charles IV. 1800. Museo Nacional del Prado, Madrid. Museo National del Prado. www.museodelprado.es/en/the-collection/art-work/the-family-of-carlos-iv/f47898fc-aa1c-48f6-a779-71759e417e74. Accessed 22 May 2006.
Klee, Paul. Twittering Machine. 1922. Museum of Modern Art, New York. The Artchive. www.artchive.com/artchive/K/klee/twittering_machine.jpg.html. Accessed 22 May 2006.
(This information was obtained from the OWL Purdue Online Writing Lab. If you more information about citing an image, please visit their website.)
Twitter username. "tweet in its entirety." Twitter, Date of posting, time of posting. URL.
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@Barack_Obama. "Household incomes are up, and the poverty rate is down across all demographics." Twitter, 27 September 2016, 12:42 p.m. twitter.com/BarackObama/status/780855089946726400.
Example created for this LibGuide.
Cite web postings as you would a standard web entry.
Include screen names as author names when author name is not known.
If both names are known, place the author’s name in brackets.
Editor, screen name, author, or compiler name. "Posting Title." Name of Site. Version number if available. Name of institution/organization affiliated with the site (sponsor or publisher). URL. Date of access.
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Carmichael, Matt. "The Big Reason Historic Preservation Districts Are a Good Idea." Best Places Blog, 29 February 2016, Livibility, www.livability.com/blog. Accessed 5 March 2016.
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