Citing Electronic Sources

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APA Style Guide
Electronic reference formats recommended by the American Psychological Association. (2001, October 22). Washington, DC: American Psychological Association. Retrieved October 22, 2001. Available: http://www.apa.org/journals/webref.html
Based on the publication: American Psychological Association. (2001). Publication manual of the American Psychological Association. 5th ed. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.
Health Reference Books BF 76.7 P82 2001
NLM Style Guide
Citing the Internet: A Brief Guide Dragonfly, Summer 2001, v.32,no.3. Available: http://nnlm.gov/pnr/news/200107/netcite.html
Based on the publication: Patrias, Karen. National Library of Medicine recommended formats for bibliographic citation. Supplement: Internet formats [Internet]. Bethesda (MD): National Library of Medicine; 2001 Jul [cited 2001 Aug 8]. 106p. Available from: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/pubs/formats/internet.pdf
Supplement to: Patrias, K. (1991). National Library of Medicine recommended formats for bibliographic citation. Bethesda, MD: National Library of Medicine Reference Section.
Health Books and Health Reference Books WZ 345 P314n 1991
AMA Style Guide
Based on the publication: Iverson, C., et. al. (1998). American Medical Association manual of style: A guide for authors and editors. 9th ed. Baltimore: Williams & Wilkins.
Health Reference Books WZ 345 A511 1998
Chicago Style Guide
Harnack, A. & Kleppinger, E. "Using Chicago style to cite and document sources." (2000). Online! A reference guide to using Internet resources. New York: Bedford/St. Martin's. Retrieved October 22, 2001. Available: http://www.bedfordstmartins.com/online/cite7.html
Based on the publication: The Chicago manual of style. (1993). 14th ed. Chicago: University of Chicago Press.
Health Reference Books Z253 .U69 1993
ACS Citation Style
Lichtman, J. (1999, January). American Chemical Society (ACS) citation style for Internet sources. Lehigh Valley, PN: Pennsylvania State University Library.
Based on the publication: Dodd, J.S., ed. (1986). The ACS style guide: A manual for authors and editors. Washington, DC: American Chemical Society
Health Reference Books QD 8.5 A25 1986
CBE style form guide. (2000, May 10). Columbus, OH: Ohio State University Libraries' Office of Library User Education. Retrieved October 22, 2001.
Available: http://www.lib.ohio-state.edu/guides/cbegd.html
Based on the publication: CBE Style Manual Committee. (1994). Scientific style and format: The CBE manual for authors, editors, and publishers. 6th ed. Cambridge; New York: Cambridge University Press.
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MLA Style Guide
How do I document sources from the World Wide Web in my works-cited list? (2001, October 22). New York: Modern Language Association of America. Retrieved October 22, 2001. Available: http://www.mla.org/
Based on the publication: Gibaldi, J. (1998). MLA style manual and guide to scholarly publishing. New York: Modern Language Association of America. Connect to the UW Catalog record for this title to see locations in UW Libraries.
Garner, D.L. (1993). The complete guide to citing government information resources: A manual for writers & librarians. Bethesda, MD: Congressional Information Service.
Government Publications and Undergraduate Reference Z7164 G7 G37 1993
Li, X. & Crane, N.B. (1993). Electronic style: a guide to citing electronic information. Westport, CT: Meckler.
Health Reference Books PN 171 D37 L5 1993
On-line resources for documenting electronic sources. (2001). West Lafayette, IN: Purdue University Writing Lab. Retrieved October 22, 2001. Available: http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/research/r_docelectric.html
Uncle Sam: Brief guide to citing government publications. (2001, October 22). Memphis: University of Memphis Government Publications Department. Retrieved October 22, 2001. Available: http://www.lib.memphis.edu/gpo/citeweb.htm#elec
Walker, J. R. The Columbia guide to online style. (2001, October 22). New York: Columbia University Press. Retrieved October 22, 2001. Available: http://www.columbia.edu/cu/cup/cgos/idx_basic.html
Based on the publication: Walker, J.R. & Taylor, T. (1998). The Columbia guide to online style. New York: Columbia University Press.
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For information about citing non-electronic documents, see Citation Style Manuals.