How to Cite Internet Sources for a Bibliography

The Internet is inundated with information, online periodicals, documents and Web pages. The information can become overwhelming. However, the responsibility to decipher what is applicable for a particular research paper, essay or scholarly journal is solely placed on the writer. If that is not enough, you, the writer, must appropriately cite your references on the works cited page or the bibliography. Based on the requirements for your paper, there are two formats that are widely used in formatting a bibliography with Internet sources: the American Psychological Association (APA) and the Modern Language Association (MLA) styles.

Instructions

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      Format a Web page reference in MLA style by listing in order the following: Last name, first name of the author. Title of Web page. Title of the site. Editor. Date and/or version number. Name of sponsoring institution. Date of Access. URL. For example, Brown, James. Children Can Learn. Teach for Life. Ed. Jennifer Gray. 05 May 1999. Teachers Association. 04 September 2010. http:/www.childrencanlearn.com.

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      Format an online article reference in MLA style by listing in the order the following: last name, first name of the author. Title of article. Title of the publication. Date. Page(s) or section(s), if numbered. Date of Access. URL. For example, White, Rickey. Teach Children Subtraction. Math Made Fun. 07 March 2000. 2-10. 09 January 2001. http:/www.MathMadeFun.org.

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      Format an online periodical reference in APA style listing in order the following: last name, first name of the author. Date of publication. Title of the Article. Title of the Periodical, volume number. Retrieved month, day, year, URL. For example, Henry, Joseph.1999.Creative Writing for Children. Writing is Fun, volume 9. January, 26, 2001, http:/www.writingisfun.com.

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      Format an online document reference in APA style by listing in order the following: last name, first name of the author. Date of publication. Title of the document. Retrieved month, day, year, from full URL. For example, Apple, Grace. 1999. Girls Can Do Science Too. January 15, 2000, http:/www.Funscience.org.

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