Documenting Electronic Sources in APA Style
World Wide Web Site
Basic Format:
Author. (Publication or update date). Title.
Internet Address (visited year, month day)
Example:
Walker, J.R. (1995). MLA-style citations of
electronic sources. http://www.cas.usf.edu/english/walker/
mla.aspl (visited 1995, 26 October)
CD-ROM
Basic Format:
Author/editor. (Year). Title (edition). [Type
of medium]. Producer (optional). Available: Supplier/Database identifier
or number (visited year, month day - unless it is a one-time publication)
Examples:
Kubal, David L. (1999). A Tale of Two Cities (Masterplots
Classic). Masterplots Complete 1999. [CD-ROM]. Available: Masterplots
(visited 1999, Nov. 17)
Holtz, A. (1993, October 2). Health workers aim to
reduce Navajo traffic deaths. In Broadcast News [Television transcript].
CNN: Health Week. [CD-ROM]. Available: Research Publications International/Issue
BN199402 (visited 1997, May 30)
E-Mail
Basic Format:
Author. (year, month day). Subject of
message. Recipient's e-mail address
Example:
Bruckman, A.S. (1994, Dec.20). MOOSE crossing
proposal. Mediamoo@media.mit.edu
Listserv
Basic Format:
Author. (year, month day). Topic of
discussion. Listname@e-mail address (visited year, month
day)
Example:
Smith, J. (1994, Nov. 9). Daily schedules.
LIBREF-L@Kent.edu (visited 1999, May 30)
Online Journal
Basic Format:
Author. (year). "Article Title."
Journal Title, volume (issue), paging. Internet Address
(visited 1999, 1 Feb)
Example:
Inada, K. (1995). "A buddhist response
to the nature of human rights." Journal of Buddhist Ethics
2, 55-66. http://www.cac.psu.edu/jbel/ twocont.html (visited
1996, July 23)
Citation formats Based on:
Brown, H. Citations of electronic documents
in an electronic document.
Li, X. and N.B. Crane. Electronic style: A guide
to citing electronic information; Publication manual of the
American Psychological Association, 4th edition.
Walker, J. MLA style citations of electronic sources.
Sources:
Mabee Library, Washburn University. "Sample Citations
- APA Style." http://www.washburn.edu/mabee/apanet.html
[10 Feb 1998]
Bellevue University Library. "How to Cite Electronic
Sources in APA Style." http://academic.bellevue.edu/%7Elibrary/path/apael.htm
[17 Nov 1999] |