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Webpages

 

How do I reference web pages?

With a Named Person as Author

 

Template

Author(s) name(s). Title. [homepage on the Internet]. City of publication: Publisher; Year of publication [updated date; cited date]. Available from: URL

 

Endnote (arranged numerically by the citation number in the text)

(1) Mulvey S. Chernobyl's continuing hazards. [homepage on the Internet]. London: BBC; 2006 [updated 2006 Apr 25; cited 2008 Jul 16]. Available from: http://news/bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/4942828.stm.

 

Bibliography (arranged alphabetically by author)

Mulvey S. Chernobyl's continuing hazards. [homepage on the Internet]. London: BBC; 2006 [updated 2006 Apr 25; cited 2008 Jul 16]. Available from: http://news/bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/4942828.stm.

 

Direct quotation

If you have quoted directly from the item ONLY ONCE in your text you should include a page reference at the end of the endnote.

(1) Mulvey S. Chernobyl's continuing hazards. [homepage on the Internet]. London: BBC; 2006 [updated 2006 Apr 25; cited 2008 Jul 16]. Available from: http://news/bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/4942828.stm. p. 57.

If you have quoted directly from the item MORE THAN ONCE the page reference is given on each occasion with the citation in the text.

(1 p. 57)

The page reference is NOT included in the bibliography.

Other Examples

Other Examples and Questions

 

When a person is not mentioned as author

Endnote (arranged numerically by the citation number in the text)

(1) University of Florida. College of Medicine. Patient care at the College of Medicine. [homepage on the Internet]. Gainesville (FL): University of Florida; 2007 [updated 2008 Mar 14; cited 2008 Jul 16]. Available from: http://www.med.ufl.edu/patients/index.shtml.


Bibliography (arranged alphabetically by author)

University of Florida. College of Medicine. Patient care at the College of Medicine. [homepage on the Internet]. Gainesville (FL): University of Florida; 2007 [updated 2008 Mar 14; cited 2008 Jul 16]. Available from: http://www.med.ufl.edu/patients/index.shtml.

Finding the author, publisher and place of publication

In general the organisation on whose website the webpage sits will be the publisher of the web page.  If no individual is mentioned as being the author you can treat that organisation as the author too.

If the organisation is not obvious have a look at any About Us or Contact us information on the website, or scroll to the bottom of the page and look for copyright information, and you should see an organisation mentioned.

The address of the headquarters of the organisation should also be mentioned in these places on the website.  You can treat the town or city where the organisation is based as the place of publication.

Should I use Wikipedia?

No. It is not regarded as an academic resource and you could lose marks. 

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