- Author (if given) : www.ww2pacific.com or Bauer, James
- Title of work . Header line and any subtitle are jointed by a colon. Suggestion, put the subtitle or the specific page title in quotes as if it were an article in a magazine and the Site Title is underlined as if the name of that magazine.
"The End of the Great War : How the end of World War I led
to World War II", World War II, Pacific: the early years.
or easier "How the end of World War I led to World War II", World War II Pacific - Group responsible for the site (if applicable) not applicable
- Date site was last updated . On this site it is found on the bottom of the page and means the last time new information was added. A grammar, spelling, or wording change alone does not cause the date to change.
- Date of access . It is necessary to list your date of access because web postings are often updated, and information available at one date may be different later.
- Address of the site . Be sure to include the complete address for the web page. http://www.ww2pacific.com/ww1end.html
Pacific War : the early years.
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Citation : This is frequently sought by students on the request of teachers. This discussion comes from a talk by the campus librarian.
Important Elements:
Examples
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A simple citation :
The End of the Great War : How the end of World War I led to World War II
http://www.ww2pacific.com/ww1end.html
A more complete, yet informal citation. If this were a book, the title would probably be : World War II, Pacific: the early years. Lets shorten it to : World War II, Pacific.
Bauer, James. "The End of the Great War : How the end of World War I led to World War II", World War II Pacific. Viewed 15April2004 at http://www.ww2pacific.com/ww1end.html
Formal citations
- There are three major authorities on citations. See
Chicago Manual of Style,
MLA (Modern Language Association), and
APA (American Psychological Association, a lot of teachers learned this style)
Chicago Manual
National Park Service. Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National
Historic Site. [updated 11 February 2003; cited 13 February
2003]. Available from http://www.nps.gov/abli/.
MLA
Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historic Site. 11Feb. 2003.
National Park Service. 13 Feb. 2003
APA
National Park Service. (2003, February 11). Abraham Lincoln
Birthplace National Historic Site. Retrieved February 13, 2003,
from http://www.nps.gov/abli/
Chicago Manual
Author or Group. Title. [Updated date; cited date]. Available from http://www.
MLA
Author(s)."Article Title." Name of web site. Date of Posting/Revision. Name of institution/organization affiliated with the site. Date of Access <electronic address>.
It is necessary to list your date of access because web postings are often updated, and information available at one date may no longer be available later. Be sure to include the complete address for the site. Also, note the use of angled brackets around the electronic address; MLA requires them for clarity.
Web site examples
Article on a web site
APA - nonperiodical documents on the Internet
Author (date) Article, Publication.
Retrieved August 8, 2000, from Address
If the author of a document is not identified, begin the reference with the title of the document. No date is (n.d.).
PLAGIARISM
Colleges now have software to detect similar paragraphs found anywhere that you might have found. I am honored, but your professor might not be. Cut and Paste will get you flunked. There are two tricks.
One is to find something you like, then write those thoughts in your own words, then check back to the original to be sure that you have not re-quoted parts of the article. And to get the numbers and names right.
Second option is to specifically quote the passage -- "in quotation marks" -- and create a citation as above.
A good article is Four Reasons to be Happy about Internet Plagiarism
Hint : Be sure to look up the meaning of any words you don't know, be they new words or names of places, weapons, and such. That way you will not seem foolish when the teacher asks a question. And you might learn something.
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