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Citation Models: Supplement A Advertisement on the Internet Product Name or Company Advertisement
Date of Publi- Medication um Date of Access *
Website (or Magazine Title)
Coke. Advertisement. Vintageadbrowser.com. 1920. Web. 5 Mar. 2013.
Content for Electronic Devices Video Game Developer or Author
Title of Game
Date of Publi- Platform or Distributor cation Medium
Ubisoft Montreal. Far Cry 3. Ubisoft, 2012. Xbox 360.
E-book for an Electronic Reader like Kindle or Nook Note: N.p. means that no place of publication is given.
Author
Title
Place of Publication
Publisher
Year
Medium
Austen, Jane. Pride and Prejudice. N.p.: Harper E-books, 2010. Kindle file.
Performing Arts Live Performance Title
Director
Company or Sponsoring Organization
Location of Performance
Jazz Night. Dir. Greg McLaughlin. Sierra College Music Dept. Dietrich Theatre, Rocklin. 12 May 2012. Performance. Date
Medium
Sound Recording on a CD Performer
Title of Song or Piece
Title of Album
Year Manufac- of turer Issue Medium
Clarkson, Kelly. "Already Gone." All I Ever Wanted. RCA, 2009. CD. * For sources on the Web, you may add the Internet address after the date of access, if required. Don't start on a new line, but if the address is too long, break it after a slash (/). Put the address inside angle brackets and end with a period, like this: .
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Song Lyrics on the Internet Note: The composition date may be included after the song title, if relevant. Writer's Name
Composition Date
Song Title
Website Title
Key, Francis Scott. "The Star-Spangled Banner." 1814. National Museum of American History. Smithsonian Institution, 2012. Web. 20 Feb. 2013. Publisher or Sponsoring Organization
Date
Medium
Date or Access
*
Sound Recording on the Internet Performer
Title of Song or Piece
Publisher or Sponsor of Site
Title of Album
Date of Publication
Medium
Brubeck, Dave, perf. "Take Five." Dave Brubeck's Greatest Hits. Amazon, 9 Dec. 1997. Web. 8 Feb. 2013. Date of Access *
Television or Radio Broadcast (Via Internet) Title of Episode
Title of Program
Narrator
Director
Network
“Billy the Kid.” American Experience. Narr. John Maggio. Dir. Michael Murphy. PBS. WGBH, Boston, 19 Feb. 2013. Web. 12 Feb. 2013. Call Letters of Local Station & City
Broadcast Date
Medium
Date of Access
*
Video on YouTube Author’s Name or Poster’s Username
Title of Image or Video
Title of Website
Johnson, Phillip Scott. “500 Years of Female Portraits in Western Art.” YouTube. YouTube, 22 Apr. 2012. Web. 14 Feb. 2013. Website’s Publisher or Sponsor
Date of Posting
Medium
Date of Access
*
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Citation Models: Supplement B Text-Based Internet Sources Online Scholarly Journal Article (Also appears in print, not from a database) Author
Title of Article
Muñoz-Valdivieso, Sofía. “Shakespearian Intertexts and European Identities in Contemporary Black British Fiction.” Changing English: Studies in Culture and Education 19.4 (2012): Title of Article (continued)
Title of Journal
Volume & Issue
Year
459-69. Web. 6 Feb. 2013. Page Medi- Date of Access Numbers um
*
Online-Only Scholarly Journal Article (Not from a database) Note: The abbreviation n. pag. means that there are no page numbers. Author
Title of Article
Title of Journal
Powell, Jason L. “Social Work and Elder Abuse: A Foucauldian Analysis.” Social Work and Society: International Online Journal 1.1 (2012): n. pag. Web. 6 Feb. 2013. Title of Journal (continued)
Volume & Issue
Year
Page MediNumbers um
Access Date
*
Abstract of an Article in a Library Research Database Author(s)
Title of Article
Hellier, E., M. Tucker, L. Newbold, J. Edworthy, J. Griffin, and N. Coulson. “The Effects of Label Design Characteristics on Perceptions of Genetically Modified Food.” Abstract. Title of Article (continued)
Abstract
Journal of Risk Research May 2012: 533-45. Business Source Elite. Web. 29 Jan. 2013. Title of Periodical
Date of Publication
Pages
Database
Medium
Date of Access
Online Magazine Article Author
Title of Magazine Publisher
Title of Article
Lichtenstein, Jesse. “Do We Really Want to Live without the Post Office?" Esquire. Hearst Communications, 22 Jan. 2013. Web. 6 Feb. 2013. (Publisher continued)
Date
Medium
Access Date
*
*
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Document on a Website with No Author Title of Document
Title of Website
Sponsoring Organization or Publisher
Date
Medium
Date of Access
*
"Natural History Museum." Sierra College. Sierra College, 2012. Web. 19 Feb. 2013.
E-Mail Message (Including e-mail interview) Author
Subject Line
To Whom the Message Was Sent
Date Sent
Stephens, John E. “Re: Chemistry Study Session.” Message to Mary Gonzalez. 14 Feb. 2013. E-mail. Medium
Blog or Online Posting Author's Name or Screen Name
Posting Title
Chance3350. “Re: Microsoft Planning Slew of Yearly Cross-Platform Updates, Codenamed ‘Blue’.” Engadget. Engadget, 7 Feb. 2013. Web. 7 Feb. 2013. Posting Title of Site Publisher or Title Sponsor (continued)
Date of Publication
Medi- Date of Access um
*
Tweet Author's Name
Twitter User Name
Date and Time Using Reader’s Time Zone
Entire Tweet
Obama, Barack (@BarackObama). “We don’t give up; we get up.” 13 Feb. 2013, 9:23 a.m. Tweet. Medium
* Document on a Website with Internet Address (If required)
Title of Document
Title of Website
Sponsoring Organization or Publisher
Date
Medium
Date of Access
"Natural History Museum." Sierra College. Sierra College, 2012. Web. 19 Feb. 2013. . Internet Address, If Required
* For sources on the Web, you may add the Internet address after the date of access, if required. Don't start on a new line, but if the address is too long, break it after a slash (/). Put the address inside angle brackets and end with a period. See model citation above. © 2013 by Sierra College. This handout may be freely reproduced for educational purposes, but may not be published for profit.
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Citation Models: Supplement C Sacred Texts Bible Place of Publication Publisher
Title
Year
Medium
Version
Holy Bible. Nashville: Nelson, 1982. Print. The New King James Vers.
Online Bible Title
Site Title
Version
PubliPublisher cation Medior Sponsor Date um Date of Access
*
Online Bible. New International Vers. Biblica. Biblica, 2011. Web. 6 Feb. 2013.
Introduction, Preface, Foreword, and Afterword Author(s) of Part
Part
Title of Book
Editor(s)
Author of Book
Graff, Gerald, and James Phelan. Preface. The Tempest. By William Shakespeare. Ed. Gerald Graff and James Phelan. Boston: Bedford, 2000. v-ix. Print. Editor(s) (continued)
Place of Publisher Publication
Year
Pages Medium of Part
Legal Citations Congressional Bill via Internet A bill is a proposed law being considered by a legislative body. Follow the same format, with appropriate modifications, for a bill in a state legislature. Note: In the bill number, HR means House of Representatives, and S means Senate. In a California state bill, AB means Assembly bill and SB means Senate bill.
Government
Legislative Body
House
Name of the Bill
United States. Cong. House of Representatives. NRA Members’ Gun Safety Act of 2013. 113th Cong., 1st Sess. HR 21. GPO. GPO, 2013. Web. 14 Feb. 2013. Number of Congress
Session
Bill Web- Pub- Date of MediNumber site lisher Pubum lication
Date of Access
*
* For sources on the Web, you may add the Internet address after the date of access, if required. Put the address inside angle brackets and end with a period, like this: . © 2013 by Sierra College. This handout may be freely reproduced for educational purposes, but may not be published for profit.
