Citing Web Sources
Citing a Web Source means that, when you do research for a paper or project online, you need to cite or document your sources.
Your sources are the materials in which you found the information that you used. It does not matter what type of source it is. It could be an image or a conversation. It could be copyrighted or not. When someone’s work is copyrighted, it means that anyone who wants to use it would have to get permission from the author or originator of the work before doing so.
Some types of web sources are:
- Websites
- Magazine/Article
- References
- Music
Each work belongs to the person who created it. That work then becomes that person’s intellectual property. Intellectual property is the ownership of an idea or design by the person who came up with it.
Let’s look at examples of how to cite some types of sources mentioned.
Websites
Cite the name of the author/organization responsible for the site and the date created or last revised.
Example: McDonald’s, 2021
Magazine/Article (in-text citation)
Last name, Initials. (Year, Month, Day). Article title. Publication Name. URL
Example: Roberts, D, Torres, I and Brown, J. (2016, September 16). As Natural
Goes Mainstream, One High School’s Natural Hair Ban Sparks Firestorm.
References (in-text citation)
Include information in the following order:
- Author (the person or organization responsible for the site)
- Year (date created or last updated)
- Name of sponsor of site (if available)
- Accessed day, month, year (the date you visited the site)
- URL or internet address (between pointed brackets)
Example: History. (November 2, 2021.) 8 November, 2021.
<https://www.history.com/topics/thanksgiving/history-of-thanksgiving#section_4>
Music
Performer last name, First name. “Song Title.” Website Name. URL
Example: Bently, Messiah. “Super Siah Dark Skin Boy”, YouTube.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WdimQsGTATk
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