JBBUS: Dissertation Tips: 3. Anatomy of a Reference

Jonathan's Boring But Useful Site:

Internet Referencing

3. The Anatomy of an Internet Reference

Remember the five questions?

Who wrote it?
When?
What's it called?
Where was it published?
Who published it?

When the work which is referenced is a chapter or article in a larger publication, these questions are answered in the following order:

Author (Year) Title of Chapter/Article. Host publication. City of Publication: Publisher.

Now let's look at the reference for an article in the online edition of The Times, for example:

Webster, B. (2001) London charge is capital for some. The Times [online] London: Times Newspapers Limited, 23/07/01 [last accessed 23/07/01]. Available at http://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/0,,2-2001251857,00.html

Examine this carefully, and you'll see that it's structurally the same as any other reference - with some extra information. On the next page, we'll look at the additional information in an internet reference.

Updated Sunday November 11, 2001 4:29 PM

© Jonathan Still 2001 You may quote from these pages, but if your selection includes a reference I have made to someone else's work, please make sure that the attribution is clear. By not doing so, you may implicate me in plagiarism.

Jonathan's Boring But Useful Site: Home \| Internet Referencing \| IT Skills \| Links \| Forum \| Calendar \| Web Skills \| Search
Internet Referencing
Introduction Principles Structure Additional information required Q: Too much information? A: Identify the nature of the document Q: Too little information? a)No author b) No title c) No date d) No publisher Links to other citation guides FAQs		3. The Anatomy of an Internet Reference

		Remember the five questions? Who wrote it? When? What's it called? Where was it published? Who published it? When the work which is referenced is a chapter or article in a larger publication, these questions are answered in the following order: Author (Year) Title of Chapter/Article. Host publication. City of Publication: Publisher. Now let's look at the reference for an article in the online edition of The Times, for example: Webster, B. (2001) London charge is capital for some. The Times [online] London: Times Newspapers Limited, 23/07/01 [last accessed 23/07/01]. Available at http://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/0,,2-2001251857,00.html Examine this carefully, and you'll see that it's structurally the same as any other reference - with some extra information. On the next page, we'll look at the additional information in an internet reference.
	Updated Sunday November 11, 2001 4:29 PM © Jonathan Still 2001 You may quote from these pages, but if your selection includes a reference I have made to someone else's work, please make sure that the attribution is clear. By not doing so, you may implicate me in plagiarism.