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Formatting Web Pages and Sites: Reference and Text Citations

Formatting Web Pages and Sites: Reference and Text Citations. Duration: 4 min. 45 sec. We b Page with No Author – Title Goes First. Web title.

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Formatting Web Pages and Sites: Reference and Text Citations

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  1. Formatting Web Pages and Sites:Reference and Text Citations Duration: 4 min. 45 sec.

  2. Web Page with No Author – Title Goes First Web title Survey: More Americans get news from the Internet than newspapers or radio. (2010). Retrieved March 16, 2010. from http://www.cnn.com/2010 /TECH/03/01/social.network.news/index.html • The title of the web page goes first when there is no author. • The title is not italicized. • Capitalize the first word in the title and subtitle as well as any proper names such as Americans. • End the title with a period. Web page, no author. Frequently Asked Questions about APA style. http://www.apastyle.org/learn/faqs/web-page-no-author.aspx

  3. Date of Publication Date of Publication Survey: More Americans get news from the Internet than newspapers or radio. (2010). Retrieved March 16, 2010. from http://www.cnn.com/2010 /TECH/03/01/social.network.news/index.html • When there is no author for a web page, the title moves to the first position of the reference entry. • Enclose the date in parentheses and follow by a period. • Use (n.d.) if there is no date.

  4. Retrieval Statement Survey: More Americans get news from the Internet than newspapers or radio. (2010). Retrieved March 16, 2010, from http://www.cnn.com/2010 /TECH/03/01/social.network.news/index.html Retrieval statement • Start with the words “Retrieved from …” • Include the date of retrieval. • Include a comma after the year. • Provide the complete URL starting with http:// • If the web address wraps to the next line, break the address before most punctuation. • Do not include a period after the URL.

  5. Text Citation of Web Page Newspaper circulation continues to plummet(“Survey: More Americans,” 2010). Text citation • Enclose the text citation in parentheses before period. • Cite in text the first few words of the reference list entry (usually the title) and the year. • Capitalize all the important words in title or abbreviated title • Use double quotation marks around the title or abbreviated title: (“Survey: More Americans," 2010). • End the sentence with a period after the parentheses.

  6. Text Citation for Entire Web Site The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools website provides accreditation standards for the region (http://www.sacs.org). Site URL • It is sufficient to give the address of the site in just the text when citing an entire website rather that a specific document on that site. • Include http:// in the URL, remove the hyperlink, and do not end with a period. Frequently asked questions about APA style. http://www.apastyle.org/learn/faqs/cite-website.aspx

  7. Report on Web -- Authors Wirl, J., Chou, S., Provasnik, S., Rooney, P., Sen, A., & Tabin, R.(2003). The condition of education: 2003 (Report No. NCES 2003-067). Retrieved from the National Center for Educational Statistics website: http://nces.ed.gov/pubs2003/2003067.pdf Publisher information Publisher information • List the six authors with the last names, followed, but the first initial. • Include an ampersand between the last two authors. • Insert a comma before the ampersand.

  8. Date of Publication Wirl, J., Chou, S., Provasnik, S., Rooney, P., Sen, A., & Tabin, R.(2003). The condition of education: 2003 (Report No. NCES 2003-067). Retrieved from the National Center for Educational Statistics website: http://nces.ed.gov/pubs2003/2003067.pdf Publisher information Publisher information • The date of publication goes in parentheses and is followed by a period.

  9. Report Title and Number Wirl, J., Chou, S., Provasnik, S., Rooney, P., Sen, A., & Tabin, R.(2003). The condition of education: 2003 (Report No. NCES 2003-067). Retrieved from the National Center for Educational Statistics website: http://nces.ed.gov/pubs2003/2003067.pdf Report title and report number Publisher information • Unlike a web site or web page, the title of the report is italicized. • If there is a report number, put it in parentheses after the title and before the period. • Do not italicize the report number.

  10. Retrieval Statement Wirl, J., Chou, S., Provasnik, S., Rooney, P., Sen, A., & Tabin, R.(2003). The condition of education: 2003 (Report No. NCES 2003-067). Retrieved from the National Center for Educational Statistics website: http://nces.ed.gov/pubs2003/2003067.pdf Publisher information Publisher information • Unlike a report published in print, you do not include the location and publisher information if the report was retrieved online. • Instead, provide a retrieval statement. Identify the publisher as part of the retrieval statement unless the publisher was identified as the author. • Include http:// in the URL. • Do not include a period after the URL.

  11. Report Cited in Text Citation The National Center of Educational Statistics reported that academic achievement in primary grades is improving(The Condition of Education, 2003). Text citation • When there is no author, cite the first few words of the reference list entry (usually the title). • The report title is italicized in the in-text citation just like a book when there is no author, and follow by a comma. • Provide the date of publication. • Enclose in parentheses and follow by a period.

  12. APA (6th ed.) See APA’s FAQ page on formatting for an entire web site: http://www.apastyle.org/learn/faqs/cite-website.aspx See APA’s FAQ page on formatting a web page with no author -- http://www.apastyle.org/learn/faqs/web-page-no-author.aspx See the APA manual, pp. 205-206, for reports found on the web. Examples #31-33 on pp. 205–206.

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