3. Citation Guide For Online Sources
Web Sites
There are several types of web site citations.
General Web Site with a Published Author:
Footnote/Endnote:
1. John B. Padgett, "William Faulkner Chronology," http://www.mcsr.olemiss.edu/~egjjbp/faulkner/
chronology.html, 8 August 1998.
Bibliographic Citation:
Padgett, John B. "William Faulkner Chronology." http://www.mcsr.olemiss.edu/~egjjbp/fauklner/
chronology.html. 8 August 1998.
General Web Site with No Published Author:
Many informative sites will not list the author of a particular page. It is important to find the organization that sponsors the site.
Footnote/Endnote:
1. The Smithsonian Institution, "History of the Smithsonian," http://www.si.edu/resource/tours/
history.htm, 9 August 1998.
Bibliographic Citation:
Smithsonian Institution. "History of the Smithsonian." http://www.si.edu/resource/tours/history.html.
9 August 1998.
Web sites with Reviews:
Footnote/Endnote:
1.Paul Harvey, review of Appalachian Mountain Religion: A history by Deborah Vansau Mc Cauley for H-Amrel http://www.h-net.msu.edu/~amrel, June 1995. Archived at http://www.h-net.msu/reviews/ showrev.cgi?path=24661898633612, 8 August 1998.
Bibliographic Citation:
Harvey, Paul. Review of Appalachian Mountain Religion: A history. by Deborah Vansau Mc Cauley for
H-Amrel http://www.h-net.msu.edu/~amrel. June 1995. Archived at http:www.h-net.msu/reviews/
showrev.cgi?path=24661898633612. 8 August 1998.
Web sites that Contain Scanned, or Otherwise Translated Primary Documents:
If you are including an image of a text, please refer to photographs on the web. If you are quoting passages from the text, then using the following formula:
Footnote/Endnote:
1.Eliza Frances Andrews, "The War -Time Journal of a Georgia Girl, 1864-1865," Electronic Edition. Natalia Smith, Teresa Church, Claire La Force, eds., Documenting the American South, or, The Southern Experience in 19th-century America, <sunsite.unc.edu/docsouth/andrews/andrews.html>, 8 August 1998.
Bibliographic Citation:
Andrews, Eliza Frances. "The War -Time Journal of a Georgia Girl, 1864-1865." Electronic Edition.
Natalia Smith, Teresa Church, Claire La Force, eds. Documenting the American South, or, The
Southern Experience in 19th-century America. sunsite.unc.edu/docsouth/andrews/andrews.html.
8 August 1998.
E-mail and Listserv Messages
Private E-mail Messages:
Footnote/Endnote:
1.Kari Rigg, equus@colostate.edu, "Horses in Celtic symbolism," private e-mail message to Sue Marasco, 8 August 1998.
Bibliographic Citation:
Rigg, Kari. equus@colostate.edu. "Horses in Celtic symbolism." Private e-mail message to Sue
Marasco. 8 August 1998.
Listserv Messages:
Listserv citations generally come in two forms: messages taken directly from e-mail and messages researched in the archives of a particular list serve.
From Listserv:
Footnote/Endnote:
1. Sidney Shapiro,<shapiros@cpcug.org>, "QUERY: Thomas Western," in H-OIEAHC. H-OIEAHC@H-NET.MSU.EDU, 7 August 1998.
Bibliographic Citation:
Shapiro, Sidney. shapiros@cpcug.org. "QUERY: Thomas Western." In H-OIEAHC. H-OIEAHC@H-NET.MSU.EDU. 7 August 1998.
Archived Listserv Messages:
Footnote/Endnote:
1. Steven L. Ware sware@drew.edu "REPLY: Films on Christian Missionaries," in H-Amrel H-Amrel@H-net.msu.edu , 24 March 1998, archived at http://h-net.msu.edu/logs/showlog.cgi?ent
=0&file=h-amrel.log9803d/12&list=h-amrel, 8 August 1998.
Bibliographic Citation:
Ware, Steven L. sware@drew.edu. "REPLY: Films on Christian Missionaries," in H-Amrel
H-Amrel@H-net.msu.edu 24Mar1998. Archived at http://h-net.msu.edu/logs/showlog.cgi?ent
0&file=h-amrel.log9803d/12&list=h-amrel. 8 August 1998.
On-line Images
Photographs:
Footnote/Endnote:
1. E. A Hegg, 1897, "The Main Business Street, Skagway, Alaska," University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections Division, http://www.wolfnet.com/~dhills/klondik2.htm, 9 August 1998.
Bibliographic Citation:
Hegg, A. E. 1897. "The Main Business Street, Skagway, Alaska." University of Washington Libraries,
Special Collections Division. http://www.wolfnet.com/~dhills/klondik2.htm. 9 August 1998.
Films/Copyrighted Animation On-line:
Footnote/Endnote:
1. G.W. "Billy" Bitzer, 18 April 1899, "Panorama from the tower of the Brooklyn Bridge," published by American Mutoscope and Biograph Company, 1903. Archived by American Memory, Library of Congress http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/D?paper:2:/tem/~ammem_JqE6::, 9 August 1998.
Bibliographic Citation:
Bitzer, G.W. "Billy." 18 April 1899. "Panorama from the tower of the Brooklyn Bridge." Published by
American Mutoscope and Biograph Company, 1903. Archived by American Memory, Library
of Congress http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/D?paper:2:/tem/~ammem_JqE6::. 9 August
1998.
On-line Recordings
Recorded Sound:
Sound comes in three forms. The sound that you take from a compact disk and put on the web, sound that you find on the web, or a personal interview that you put on the web. Sound on the web includes both music and media broadcasts.
Sound from a Compact disk:
Footnote/Endnote:
1. Harry James and Frank Sinatra, "Ciribiribin," Living Era: 21 Swing Band All -Time Greats, Academy Sound and Vision, LTD, 1994.
Bibliographic Citation:
James, Harry and Frank Sinatra. "Ciribiribin." Living Era: 21 Swing Band All -Time Greats. Academy
Sound and Vision, LTD. 1994.
Sound taken from an On-line Source:
Footnote/Endnote:
1. Ben Scott and Myrtle B. Wilkensen, "Haste to the Wedding," California Gold: Northern California Folk Music from the Thirties. http:memory.loc.gov.ammem/afcchtml/cowhome.html, 8 August 1998.
Bibliographic Citation:
Scott, Ben and Myrtle B. Wilkensen. "Haste to the Wedding," California Gold: Northern California
Folk Music from the Thirties. http:memory.loc.gov.ammem/afcchtml/cowhome.html. 8 August
1998.
Broadcasts On-line:
Interviews:
Footnote/Endnote:
1. Wayne Wang by Terry Gross, 15 April 1998, Fresh Air, http://whyy.org/rameta/FA/FA19980415_20.ram, 9 August 1998.
Bibliographic Citation:
Wang, Wayne by Terry Gross, 15 April 1998, Fresh Air,
http://whyy.org/rameta/FA/FA19980415_20.ram, 9 August 1998.
Report:
Footnote/Endnote:
1. Scott Simon, "Thomas Jefferson DNA analysis" Weekend Edition Saturday from National Public Radio, 4 July 1998, www.npr.org/programs/wesat/archives/1998/980704.wesat.html, 9 August 1998.
Bibliographic Citation:
Scott Simon, "Thomas Jefferson DNA analysis" Weekend Edition Saturday from National Public
Radio, 4 July 1998, www.npr.org/programs/wesat/archives/1998/980704.wesat.html, 9 August 1998.
Personal Interviews:
Footnote/Endnote:
1.John Smith, interviewed by author, 31 July 1998, compact disk recording, Colorado Springs, CO.
Bibliographic Citation:
Smith, John. Interviewed by author, 31 July 1998. Compact disk recording. Colorado Springs, CO, 8
August 1998.
Remember!!!
- Understand the forms of academic dishonesty observed by UCCS and the Department of History.
- Individual professors have the right to choose a citation format, always ask the professor if you have a question on citation style.
- When in doubt, cite information when you are writing a paper or making a multimedia presentation.