Was your source a general website or a blog?
Note: It can sometimes be difficult to identify a specific type of website for the purpose of creating a citation. Please ask the LMC Director or your teacher for assistance if you can't figure it out.
What is it?A general website is one that is one you can find through a general search engine (e.g. Google or Bing). They can be .com, .org, net or other domains. The specific pages generally end.htm or .html. In other words, it includes most of the websites you find on the World Wide Web.
There are specific categories of site that you will want to cite differently than a general website. Please ask the LMC staff or your teacher if you need help with these other categories. Here are some common examples:
How is it organized?A website generally has a home page and might have several (or thousands) of sub pages. Look for a navigation bar or a site map on the site to figure out the site navigation.
How do I cite it?You will want to cite the specific page you are using. If you use more than one page in a site, you should cite each one with it's own citation.
Cite a general website that can't be categorized as another type of site as a website. |
What is it?A blog is most easily identified by it's format. Blogs are made up of short, discrete entries that are posted on the blog site in reverse chronological order with the newest entries appearing at the top of the page and the oldest located one or more pages into the site. They can range from personal journal entries to commentary about news events by professional journalists.
A good number of blogs are hosted on blogging platforms like blogger, tumblr or wordpress.org. These sites will have the sites name in the blog's url (e.g. http://googlesystem.blogspot.com/). But many more have their own domain name (e.g http://www.thedailybeast.com/) or may be part of a larger organization's site (e.g. http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rundown/). How is it organized?A blog is made up of a series of short blog posts that are arranged in reverse chronological order (newest on top). Look for links on the left or right that let you view the content by date or topic.
How do I cite it?When you cite a blog post, you will need to find the following:
Not all information will necessarily be available. Citation Template Smith, John T. "Title of Post." Name of the Blog. Publisher of the Blog, 1 Jan. 2012. Web. 1 July 2015. <http://url-of-the-specific-blog-post.com>. If you have not already done so, you will need to click on the post title to see the full stand alone post and to access the individual post URL. Cite a blog entry as a blog. |