How to Do a Website Citation

Essays are only as credible as the sources used to gather its information. The Internet, while a large database of information, is filled with misleading information provided by amateurs and content writers not versed in the subject. For this reason, only Internet sources with domain names ending in .edu, .org or .gov should even be considered as sources. Citing websites used in the text and on the works cited page is similar to citing other sources, with only a few minor differences.

Instructions

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      Cite the website in the works cited page according the Modern Language Association Style by the author's last name, first name, title of article, name of website, date of publication and the date of access. For instance: Russell, Tony, Allen Brizee, and Elizabeth Angeli. "MLA Formatting and Style Guide." The Purdue OWL. Purdue U Writing Lab, 4 Apr. 2010. Web. 20 July 2010. The title of the article should be in quotations and the name of the website in italics.

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      Format website citations in the American Psychological Association Style by including the author's last name, first initial, year, month, day, article title, periodical title, issue number, page number and the URL. For example: Douthat, R. (2006, January/February). Peace on earth. The Atlantic Monthly, 297(1), 50. Retrieved from http://find.galegroup.com. The title of the periodical should be italicized and the second line indented half an inch.

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      Cite in-text by including the author's last name in parentheses at the end of the sentence. To illustrate, "Her fingers were spindly, her posture was hunched, her nose was bent (Bransford)."

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      Mention the source immediately before or after the reference. For instance, "According to Faulkner, the short story is the most demanding form after poetry."

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