Citing a website used for research is just as important as citing a book in a bibliography. Websites constantly change so there are some pieces of information that must be included in your citation.

This is the format that you should follow when citing an online source:

Author's last name, First name Middle Initial. The Title of the Article or Page (in italics) Full Title of the organization that created the site. Date that the document was created month, day, year http://thewholeurl.com/everything (put the date viewed here)

Hints:
-look for the author's name in the About or Contact us/me sections of the website. Sometimes, the author's name can be found at the bottom of the page. No author's name? It is acceptable to state "Author unknown" in the place of the author's name. However, you should make every effort to find sources with referenced authors.
-The title is found on the top of the browser window in the upper left hand corner.
-Look on the site's home page to find the full title of the page or organization.
-Look for the date the document was created on the bottom of the page. You may find only the year - that will work.

Example: If you looked at this page on Septmber 1, 2006 you would create the following citation:

Milstead, Rod. Citing Web Sources. Drake/ROP Tech Support. September 2006. http://rodmilstead.com/techsupport/research/citingwebsites.htm (September 1, 2006)

For more information on citing sources please visit the Drake English Department Handbook (Acrobat pdf) and see page 4.

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Created by Rod Milstead, September 2006