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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