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From: "Wendy A. B. Whipple" <>
Subject: websites as sources
Date: Sat, 16 Oct 2004 08:08:07 -0500

Since we've been discussing it, and talking about sources, I thought
I'd throw out a generally accepted way to credit a website for a
source. (I had to look it up for the book I was writing, because I
didn't know.)

Last name, First. “Title of article/page.” Name of Website.
<http://www.urlofwebsite.com/exactpage.html>; (date viewed).

(example) Hickman, Alyssa. “A Recipe for Family History.” Family
Education Network.
<http://www.familyeducation.com/article/0,1120,22-12207,00.html>; (4 Nov
2003).

If you want to be really nitpicky, here's a terrific webpage with lots
of information on this very subject, referencing the Chicago Manual of
Style's standard for sourcing webpages:

http://www.bedfordstmartins.com/online/cite7.html

(I'm going to save this page digitally, because it's really quite
handy, in case it gets deleted or moved.)

If you are consistent about how you include the sources for your
information, you run less risk of leaving out some important bit. And
if you're going to write (type) down your sources, you might as well do
it like a pro, right? Hope this is helpful!

Have a terrific weekend, everyone!
Wendy in IL

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