When the Internet became popular in the late 1990s a number of new information
sources prevailed. While the Word Wide Web was in its infancy many Internet
communities continued to proliferate. Today research is primarily done either
through the Web or possible through email. That said most of these sources are
still available, and it’s important to know how to reference information found
through them.
Email
When citing email you cite the author, the date, and the recipient.
Citing
Email Sources – From Coates Library
Citing Email –
Guidelines from the APA
How to Cite
Email Sources - From the University of Medicine and Dentistry
FTP
When citing FTP resources is is critical to mention the url, and the proper name
of the file.
Citing Sources
– From the University of Virginia
World Wide Words
– Advice on Citing Internet Sources
Gopher
Gopher sites are cited pretty much the same as world wide web sources.
Citing Electronic
Sources – MLA Guidelines
Citing Sources on the
Internet – From JewishGen.Org
Citing Sources From
Online - From the State of California
Usenet/Newsgroups
Usenet resources are cited similarly to email with an emphasis on the sender,
and the date.
Electronic Referencing – Citing Electronic Resources
WWW General
When citing WWW information it is important to note the type of content, as well
as the date it was accessed.
K-12 guidelines - Citing Internet
Sources
WWW Multimedia
When Citing Multimedia the artist name and the date of the work is important.
Citing Images - From the University of Cincinnati
MLA Citation
Guidelines – For Internet Hosted Audio Files
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