Computer Source Citation

Page Last Updated May 1, 2008

Martha House, Librarian

COMPUTER SOURCE CITATION

WORLD WIDE WEB

Author (if known). "Title of page or document on it." Title of site or larger work (if applicable). Date of document. Online. http://www.address/filename. Date of access.

Example: Clinton, Bill. "The Benefits of Net Day." Speeches of the President. 12 Dec. 1996. Online. http://www.whitehouse.gov.

ONLINE ENCYCLOPEDIA

Author. "Title of Article." Title of Reference Work. Online. Title of the Database or Online Service. Date of access.

Example: Cook, Sara Biggard. "Berlin, Germany." Compton's Living Encyclopedia. Online. America Online. 27 August 1997.

MATERIAL ACCESSED FROM ONLINE DATABASE

Author. "Article Title." Periodical Title, Date of publication (if available). Edition ( if any): pages. Database name (if any). Online. Name of computer service. Date of access.

Example: Keizer, Gregg. "Write the Perfect Paper." Family PC, Sept. 1996. Online. America Online. 25 Nov. 1996.

CD-ROM (PERIODICAL)

Name of author (if available). "Title of article." Publication information for printed source. Title of database. Publication medium (CD-ROM). Name of Vendor (if relevant). Electronic publication date.

Example: Net, Jane. "E-mail Rules." The New York Times. 15 Nov. 1995, late ed: B3. The New York Times OnDisc. CD-ROM. UMI-Proquest. Jan. 1996.

CD-ROM (NONPERIODICAL)

Name of author (if given). "Title of part of work." Title of Product. Edition or release (if relevant.) Publication medium (CD-ROM). City of Publication: Publisher, Year of Publication.

Example: Wallechinsky, David. "Olympic Games." World Book Multimedia Encyclopedia. 3.20b, CD-ROM. Chicago: World Book, 1996.

E-MAIL

Author of e-mail message. "Subject line of message." E-mail to recipient's name. Date of message.

Example: Gibson, Rob. "Fan Mail." E-mail to Madonna. 27 Jan. 1997.

LISTSERV

Author. "Subject of message." Date of post. Online. Name of listserv@e-mail address of list. Date of access.

Example: Bookwoman, Emily. "Re: New history CD-ROM." 5 Nov. 1996. Online. LM_NET@listserv.syr.edu. 20 Nov. 1997.