AHS Media Center               

                      Citing Electronic Sources

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1. SIRS Article

Woods, Audrey. “Remembering the Princess of Peace.” Richmond Times-Dispatch.

          August 30, 2001,  SIRS Researcher. http://sks.sirs.com. 16 July 2005.

 Documentation within paper- parenthetical reference
 

                Even though the tears for Princess Diana have dried, her memory remains a force for change at the heart of the royal monarchy ( Woods 1).
 

* paraphrased
 

NOTES:
1. Actual entries are double-spaced.
2. The SIRS Articles will not actually print page numbers; therefore you should number the pages of the articles i.e., 1,2,3,4. In your parenthetical reference use the page number you assigned.

2. EBSCO 
 
 

Wexler, Arnie and Marc Isenberg. "Blowing the Whistle on Campus Gambling." Chronicle of Higher Education.

           February 22, 2004, EBSCOhost. http://search.epnet.com. 12 June 2005.
 

Documentation within paper-parenthetical reference

                It might be hard for a student under 21 to buy a pack of cigarettes or a can of beer, but anyone can find a bookie and
place a bet within fifteen minutes on campus (Wexley 1).
 

*paraphrased

 

3. Electric Library

 

Sowell, Thomas. "Kids Left Vulnerable to Cults." Rocky Mountain News. April 9, 2004, Electric Library.

             http://www.elibrary.com. 23 April 2005.
 

Documentation within paper-parenthetical reference

                      If we are to learn from the recent cult-suicides, it should be that people must be trained to examine ideas critically and to subject beliefs to systematic analysis and factual examination (Sowell 1).
*paraphrased
 

4. Grolier (Online Encyclopedia)

 
Richards, George E. “School Violence.” Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia. http://gme.grolier.com. March 5, 2005.

Documentation within paper-parenthetical reference

              “An irrational fear of victimization can cause students to perform poorly in their studies, reduce or cease their participation in extracurricular activities, and, in some cases, bring weapons to school in order to protect themselves” (Richards 3).
 *directly quoted from source

5. World Book (Online Encyclopedia)


"Anthrax." The World Book Online Americas Edition. http://www.worldbookonline.com. May 5, 2005.
 

Documentation within paper-parenthetical reference
 
             A person infected with anthrax can be cured with antibiotics if he receives treatment early. There are several forms of anthrax that are fatal, however (World Book 1).
*paraphrased
 

 
6. Web Pages

Brown, N.L. and C.D. Johnson. "San Joaquin Kit Fox."
http://arnica.csustan.edu/esrpp/sjkfprof.htm
(9 July 2004), 8:49 a.m.
 
 
Documentation within paper-parenthetical reference
 
There are geographical, seasonal, and annual variations in the diet of San Joaquin kit foxes based on variation in the abundance of potential prey (Brown 2).
 
*paraphrased
 
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California Department of Fish and Game. "San Joaquin Kit Fox.”

http://www.dfg.ca.gov/te_species/index/classification/mammals
list/kitfox.html (9 July 2004), 8:50 a.m.


Documentation within paper-parenthetical reference
 
“Agricultural and residential development in the San Joaquin Valley since the completion of the California Aqueduct, is the main cause of the fox’s decline in range and numbers” (California Dept. Fish and Game 4).

*directly quoted from source
 
NOTES:
1. Make sure you look at the home page of the site for the author.
2. If no author is listed, use the name of the person responsible for the web page as the author.
3. If your printer does not print the URL at the bottom of the page, make sure you copy it before you leave the site.
 
 

7.  Info Trac
 

 Malido, Webster. "British Airways to Introduce In-Flight Internet Services." Africa News Service. June 21, 2003.  Info Trac.
 

         http://infotrac.galegroup.com. 10 January 2004.
 
 Documentation within paper-parenthetical reference
 
"Connexion by Boeing provides the broad band technology which provides air travelers with the opportunity to use their own lap top computers at 35,000 feet and surf the internet, send e-mails with attachments and access their own corporate intranets"(Malido 1).
 
*directly quoted from source
 
 

 8. E-mail

 Seabrook, Richard H. "Crime in our Communities." Cybermind@jefferson.virginia.edu (22 Jan 2005).
 
 Documentation with paper-parenthetical reference
 
           Increases in crime are not necessarily tied to the socio-economic level of the people living within a given area; rather, a link has been discovered relating crime rates to the educational background of the inhabitants (Seabrook 2).
 *paraphrased
 
NOTES:
1. In the case of personal e-mail, you need not include the e-mail address in your citation.

 

9. New York Online Virtual Electronic Library (NOVEL)

Rowh, Mark. "Stress Busters! Understanding Stress Can Help You
Get Past it and Get on with Your Life." Weekly Reader
Magazine. April 9, 2005,  NOVEL.  http://novelnewyork.org.
25 July 2005.
 Documentation within paper-parenthetical reference
 
 In some way, stress can be beneficial, especially when you find yourself in a moment of danger. The stress of that moment causes your body to kick into high gear so you can fight the danger or run away (Rowh 1).
 
*paraphrased
 
 

Online images
Description or title of image. [Online Image] Available http://address/filename, date of document.
OR
Description or title of image. [Online Image] Available http://address/filename, date of download.
 
Example: Pontiac grand am car. (Online image)
http://www.pontiac.com/pontiacjsp/grandam/main.jsp, July 7, 2004.

 Online sounds
Description or title of sound. [Online Sound] Available http://address/filename, date of document.
OR
Description or title of sound. [Online Sound] Available http://address/filename, date of download.
 
Online video clips
Description or title of video clip. [Online Video Clip] Available http://address/filename, date of document or, if document date is not available, download.
OR
Description or title of video clip. [Online Video Clip] Available http://address/filename, date of download.