Here are some examples to help students cite Internet sources as accessed through their Internet browsers.

E-mail

Structure: Sender of email message . Subject line of the message. Date of message (day, month, year). Email recipient .

Example: Meredith, Paige . "RE: Museums in Paris." 17 August 2001. Christine Borror .

World Wide Web

Structure: Author or originator. title of item. [Online] Date of document or download (day, month, year). URL .

Example: U. S. FBI. “Most Wanted-The FBI’s Ten Most Wanted Fugitives” [Online] 13 January 2003. .

Online Images

Structure: Author or originator. Description or title of image. [Online image] Date of document or download (day, month, year). URL .

Example: USGS. “Map: Major Volcanoes in Ecuador.” [Online image] 13 January 2003. .

Online Sounds

Structure: Author or originator. Description or title of sound. [Online sound] Date of document or download (day, month, year). URL .

Example: Jussi Bjorling. “Celeste Aida from Aida”. [Online sound] 30 November 1999. .

Online Video Clips

Structure: Author or originator. Description or title of video clip. [Online video clip] Date of document or download (day, month, year). URL .

Example: Zoological Society of San Diego. "Indian Rhino Calf Born at Park," e-zoo videos, San Diego Zoo.[Online video clip] 17 August 2001. .

Usenet Newsgroups

Structure: Author or originator. Title of item. [Online] Date of document or download (day, month, year). URL .

Example: Google Groups. "Plato's Real Name." [Online] 17 August 2001. .

1. American Psychological Association. "APA Style of Citation: Electronic Sources". [Online] 16 August 2001. <http://www.apastyle.org/elecref.html>
2. Gibaldi, Joseph. MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers. 5th ed. New York: Modern Language Association, 1999. <http://www.mla.org>