For information on how to cite online sources -- including pages on this site -- you'll need to first check which style guide you're required to use. The resources below will help in figuring out a citation in the most commonly-used style guides.
How to cite a page on this site:
You'll need the following information -- the actual format and sequence will depend on which style guide you're using:
- Author: unless otherwise noted on a page, articles are written by Jone Johnson Lewis. (For my credentials, see my biography.)
- Page Title: each page has its own title. Either use the headline on the page, or the title that appears in your browser window.
- Site title: "About Women's History"
- Page URL: you'll need to note that from the particular page you're citing.
- Date: I don't date articles on this site, and update many often. The correct way to cite a date, in such a case, is to use the date you viewed the page.
- Example:
Jone Johnson Lewis. "About Elizabeth Cady Stanton." About Women's History. URL: http://womenshistory.about.com/library/bio/blstanton.htm Date: {today}
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Citing Online Sources
How do I document sources from the Web in the works-cited list for my research paper?:
The Modern Language Association (MLA) documents their format for citing resources found online.
Resources for Documenting Electronic Sources:
From the Purdue University Online Writing Lab - includes information on citing sources in various academic disciplines.
Using Quotations:
From the University of Toronto, a quick guide to the basics of quoting, paraphrasing and summarizing -- and identifying sources.
Citation Styles:
This summary includes MLA, APA, Chicago, CBE and other styles for citing online content.
Suggested Citation Styles: U.S. Census Bureau:
If you're citing census information from the U.S. Census Bureau, here are guidelines for footnotes and bibliographies.
Chicago Manual of Style:
Many formats documented quickly; scroll down for "Web site."
Beyond the MLA Handbook: Documenting Electronic Sources on the Internet:
Essay from Eastern Kentucky University on citation style with examples, mostly using MLA standards.
Citing Electronic Sources:
From the Library of Congress, this guide includes MLA and Turabian examples for such government resources online as photographs, legal documents, maps, photographs and texts.
Ten Templates:
Part of a larger section on documenting your sources and writing in general, this page shows some examples of how to cite a source.
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