Citing Electronic Information

Print Resources 

• Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association 5th Ed. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association, 2001. See "Electronic Media," pp.268-281. An excerpt of the section is available online.
• Gibaldi, Joseph. MLA Style Manual and Guide to Scholarly Publishing. 2nd ed. New York: Modern Language Association of America, 1998. Refer to the MLA website for a brief introduction to citing web-based information in MLA Style.
• Li, Xia; Crane, Nancy B. Electronic Styles: a Handbook for Citing Electronic Information Medford, NJ: Information Today, 1996. (APA and MLA formats)
• Turabian, Kate L. A Manual for Writers of Term Papers, Theses, and Dissertations. 6th Ed. rev. by John Grossman and Alice Bennet. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1996. Sections 8.141.

Online Resources (Only the Print or Official Resources above can be considered authoritative)

• APA Style Electronic Formats by Dr. Mary Ellen Guffey.
• Citing electronic information in history papers by Maurice Crouse
• Citing Internet Addresses by [Tim McClain], Wentworth Media.
• Citing online sources by Michael Quinion, World Wide Words
• Citing Records in the National Archives of the United States an official publication of the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) which provides a recommended citation format for textual, nontextual, microform, and electronic materials held by NARA.
• Columbia Guide to Online Sources by Janice Walker.
• Guide to Citing Government Information Sources by Patrick Ragains (MLA format).
• Introduction to Basic Legal Citation (2000-2001 ed.) by Peter W. Martin (Cornell Law School). This citation primer is based on the Seventeenth Edition of the "Bluebook".
• NoodleTools-online tools to help you use the Internet for research and to document your research.
  • NoodleQuest helps you select the appropriate search engine for a particular task.
  • NoodleBib creates a bibliography in MLA format. Select the type of material you wish to cite (article, book, photograph, etc.) from an extensive list that includes traditional and electronic information formats. Fill in the appropriate blanks. Save your properly formatted bibliography in text or rich text formats. If you save the bibliography in plain text, you can reload the document for further editing and additions
• Online! A reference guide to using Internet sources. By Andrew Harnack and Eugene Kleppinger. Provides guidance on the APA, MLA, Chicago, and CBE styles.
• Uncle SAM: Brief Guide to Citing Government Publications
• Excerpts from ISO International Standard 690-2: Information and documentation - Bibliographic references - Electronic documents or parts thereof