Citations for Websites

12 Basic IQ Skills

12 Basic IQ Skills

• Find• Retrieve• Analyze • Use

IQ Skill - Use

• Today’s presentation is based on the IQ skill Use.

• To properly cite a website is to use information in a legal and ethical manner.

Types of Websites

• Website

• Blog

• Podcast

How to cite the PC (USA) Website

• Cite as much as you can of the following: – Author– Title of the Page– Title or Owner of the Site– URL– Access Date

How to cite the PC (USA) Website

Note:Dunigan, Erin, “Easy Being Green,” PC (USA),

http://www.pcusa.org/pcnews/2009/09729.htm (accessed August 31, 2009).

Bibliography:

Dunigan, Erin. “Easy Being Green.” PC (USA). http://www.pcusa/pcnews/2009/09729.htm (accessed August 31, 2009).

How to Cite Philosophy & Religious Studies Blog

• Does not need to be included in the bibliography- only include in a note unless critical to an argument

• Follow the basic pattern for the website but include the author’s name and the date of posting

• Note:Miranda Bennett, “New Databases!,”

Philosophy & Religious Studies Blog, entry posted August 21, 2009, http://weblogs.lib.uh.eut/phrs/ (accessed August 31, 2009).

How to cite NPR Podcast

• A podcast has both a note and bibliographic entry.

• Note:

NPR, “When Treating Depression, Entire Family Called On,” NPR Website, Windows Media Player video file, 4:14, http://www.npr.org/templates/archives/archive.php?thingId=3&date=08-31-2009&p-16 (accessed August 31, 2009).

• Bibliographic entry:

NPR. “When Treating Depression, Entire Family Called On.” NPR Website. Windows Media Player video file, 4:14. http://www.npr.org/templates/archives/archive.php? thingId=3&date=08-31-2009&p-16 (accessed August 31, 2009).

Bibliography

Turabian, Kate L. A Manual for Writers of Research Papers, Theses, and Dissertations: Chicago Style for Students and Researchers. 8th ed. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2013.

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