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How to cite Internet sources in a bibliography

If you've ever conducted research on the Internet, you've probably found a wealth of information. Maybe you already know about the resources the Internet can offer you for research, but do you know how to cite Internet references in a bibliography? Here are some examples that can help you
correctly cite Internet sources in a bibliography.

Bibliographies come in many formats. Some of the most popular formats are MLA (Modern Languages Association) and APA (American Psychological Association). These two formats are quite different. For example, an FTP file referenced in an APA format looks like this:

Bixley, T. S. (1995) Sentient Microfilaments:
A Tempest in a Tubule. [On-line]. Available:
ftp://server.princeton.edu/pub/harnad/
psyc.92.3.26/consciousness/11/bixley.

The same entry in an MLA format looks like this:

Bixley, T. S. Sentient Microfilaments: A Tempest
in a Tubule. ftp://server.princeton.
edu/pub/harnad/psyc.92.3.26/
consciousness/11/bixley (1995).

There are variations on these formats, since citing electronic sources hasn't been formally standardized yet. You can find out more about how to cite electronic sources by visiting the following Web sites:

http://www.cas.usf.edu/english/walker/mla.html

http://www.beadsland.com/weapas/

http://www.cc.emory.edu/WHSCL/citation.formats.html

http://www.nrlssc.navy.mil/meta/bibliography.html

From--The Cobb Group's Explore the Net with Internet Explorer journal
Copyright © 1997 The Cobb Group, a division of Ziff-Davis Inc.

Some others:

 http://www.uvm.edu/~ncrane/estyles/apa.html

http://www.uvm.edu/~ncrane/estyles/mla.html

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