Citing Internet sources
Let's take a look at the essential information that is included in a citation for an Internet source in the bibliography at the end of your paper.
Author
An author may be a person or orginisation, such as a government department, company or university.
Author names are usually the first element of a citation, and are often inverted, last-name first then Initials of the first-name. Commas are generally used to separate each author included in a citation.
Example: "NISO (2001). NISO Workshop on Networked Reference Services. Date accessed: 10 June 2004, URL http://www.niso.org/news/events_workshops/netref.html#presentations"
Last Update / Copyright Date
Most quality Internet sites provide a date indicating when the site was last updated, or a copyright date. Often this date is included at the foot of the web or document.
Example: "NISO (2001). NISO Workshop on Networked Reference Services. Date accessed: 10 June 2004, URL http://www.niso.org/news/events_workshops/netref.html#presentations"
Title
The title of the web page, including any sub-titles.
Example: "NISO (2001). NISO Workshop on Networked Reference Services. Date accessed: 10 June 2004, URL http://www.niso.org/news/events_workshops/netref.html#presentations"
Date Accessed
As information found on the Internet can be subject to regular change and updating, it is important to include the date you last accessed the information.
Example: "NISO (2001). NISO Workshop on Networked Reference Services. Date accessed: 10 June 2004, URL http://www.niso.org/news/events_workshops/netref.html#presentations"
URL
The URL (Uniform Resource Locator) is the electronic address of the web page. It is important to include the complete URL in citations to assist in locating items at a later stage.
Example: "NISO (2001). NISO Workshop on Networked Reference Services. Date accessed: 10 June 2004,
URL http://www.niso.org/news/events_workshops/netref.html#presentations "
