Helpful Tip
- When citing sources that you find on the Internet you only need to include a retrieval date if the information you viewed is likely to change over time (p. 290). If you reference an article from a site that may experience continuous updates, you would then need to include a retrieval date.
General Format
In-Text Citation (Paraphrase):
(Author Surname, Year)
In-Text Citation (Quotation):
(Author Surname, Year, page number or section name or paragraph number)
References:
Personal or Corporate Author. (Last update or copyright date; if not known, put n.d.). Title of specific document. Title of the website, if different than the author. URL of specific document
Example
In-Text Citation (Paraphrase):
(Blakemore, 2021)
In-Text Citation (Quotation):
(Blakemore, 2021, para. 4)
References:
Blakemore, E. (2021, January 27). The Jewish men forced to help run Auschwitz. History. https://www.history.com/news/the-jewish-men-forced-to-help-run-auschwitz
Example
In-Text Citation (Paraphrase):
(Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, n.d.)
In-Text Citation (Quotation):
(Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, n.d., para. 3)
References:
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. (n.d.). Red Sea ‘hotspot’ study reveals behaviors of whale sharks. https://www.whoi.edu/news-insights/content/red-sea-hotspot-study-reveals-behaviors-of-whale-sharks/
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