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Useful examples show citations for Web pages and online databases

Note: The date of access is recorded: day month year

           Examples:  27 Dec. 2008  or  27 December 2008

Follow these examples for specific situations. You can find a printable version of these examples at the bottom of this list.

Web Page

Author (last name, first name). Title of Web Page. Update or Copyright Date.
Sponsoring Organization/Institution. Date Accessed
<HTTP Address> (URL).

Brown, Jeff and Horn, Betty. Cat Guide. 2009. Animal Planet. Biography.com.
18 May 2009
<http://animal,discovery.com/guides/cats/cats.html>.
Online Encyclopedia – World Book Online

Author (last name, first name). “Title of Article.” Title of Online Encyclopedia.
Date of Publication. LWSD Library System. Date Accessed
<HTTP Address> (URL).

McGinnis, Terri. “Cat.” World Book Online Reference Center. 2009.
LWSD Library System. 18 May 2009
<http://www.worldbookonline.com/student/article?id=
ar099440&st=cats>.
CultureGrams

“Title of Article.” CultureGrams States Edition. 2008. Proquest..
LWSD Library System. Date Accessed
<HTTP Address> (URL).

“Washington.” CultureGrams States Edition. 2008. Proquest.
LWSD Library System. 18 May 2009
<http://online.culturegrams.com/states/state/php?
sid=47&sn=Washington>.
Sirs Discoverer

Author (last name, first name). “Title of Article.” Name of Publication.
Date of Publication. SIRS Discoverer. Proquest.
LWSD Library System. Date Accessed
<HTTP Address> (URL).

Sunquist, Fiona. “Little Cats with Big Attitudes.” National Geographic.
December 2005/January 2006. SIRS Discoverer.
Proquest. LWSD Library System. 18 May 2009
<http://discoverer.prod.sirs.com/discoweb/disco/do/article?urn=urn%
3Asirs%3AUS%3BARTICLE%3BART%3B0000243224>.
Electric Library

Author (last name, first name). “Title of Article.” Name of Publication.
Date of Publication. Electric Library. Proquest.
LWSD Library System. Date Accessed
<HTTP Address> (URL).

Rowley, Barbara. “The Truth About Cats and Dogs.” Parenting.
March 2004. Electric Library. Proquest.
LWSD Library System. 18 May 2009
<http://elibrary.bigchalk.com/libweb/k6/do/document?set=search
&groupid=1&requestid=lib_standard&resultid=1&edition=&urn=urn
%3Abigchalk%3AUS%3BBCLib%3Bdocument%3B90866158>.

Printable Example of Citation Guidelines for Electronic Resources

 
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