How to Appropriately Cite Resources Used in Papers

 

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See the following for how to cite sources in a paper:  http://www.lib.umt.edu/research/guide/Gen_literature_cited.htm

For electronic media (Internet resources) in particular: 

1.  For referencing a nonperiodical document from the internet.

Last Name, I. (year, date). Title of document. Retrieved date, year, from Title of Web
            Site: http://www.complete/webaddress.org

2.  For referencing an electronic copy of an article, full-text without page numbers.

VandenBos, G., Knapp, S., & Doe, J. (2001). Role of reference elements in the
           selection of resources by psychology undergraduates. Journal of
           Bibliographic Research, 5, 117-123. Retrieved October 13, 2001,
           from http://jbr.org/articles.html

3.  For referencing full-text articles found through a secondary database, not the original publisher.

Borman, W.C. (1993). Role of early supervisory experience in supervisor
           performance. Journal of Applied Psychology, 78, 443-449.
           Retrieved October 23, 2000, from PsycInfo database.

4.  For referencing Electronic Newspaper articles

Hilts, P.J. (1999, February 16). In forecasting their emotions, most people
          flunk out. New York Times. Retrieved November 21, 2000,
          from http://www.nytimes.com

5.  For referencing Technical Reports obtained through a database (the example below is from the ERIC database).

Mead, J. V. (1992). Looking at old photographs: Investigating the teacher tales that
          novice teachers bring with them. (Report No. NCRTL-RR-92-4). East Lansing,
          MI: National Center for Research on Teacher Learning. Retrieved July 21,
          2005, from the ERIC database. (ERIC No. ED346082).

6.  For referencing a Full text journal article obtained through a database (example below from the ERIC database).

Klassen, R. M. (2004). A cross-cultural investigation of the efficacy beliefs of South
          Asian immigrant and Anglo Canadian nonimmigrant early adolescents. Journal of
          Education Psychology, 96, 731-742. Retrieved July 21, 2005, from the ERIC
          database.