Internet Referencing

I purposely chose the example from The Times because it was easy to identify and fill in all the fields that we would ideally see in a reference. Life is not often that simple. The following pages deal with some of the problems you may encounter, and guidelines for applying the principles to each one.

Problem one: Too much, or confusing information

Website: http://www.theatrelibrary.org/sibmas/congresses/sibmas90/sto_10.html

This delightful article about the development of ballet technique classes in the 19th century has this information in the heading area of the page:

The Missing Link:
"Using Class Notes to Document Advances in Late-Nineteenth-Century Ballet Technique
Norma Sue Fisher-Stitt (York, Ontario)

Documentation et Art de l'Acteur
Records and Images of the Art of the Performer
18ème Congrès International, Stockholm 3-7 septembre1990
18th International Congress, Stockholm 3-7 September 1990
Editor: Barbro Stribolt (Drottningholms Teatermuseum). Stockholm: 1992, p. 43-48"

At the bottom of the page, we are told that the site was "Last modified: November 21, 2000"

So, we have an author, an editor, three organisations (SIBMAS, Drottningholms Teatermuseum, Theatre Library), a congress, three dates (1990, 1992, 2000), two titles (using Class Notes... and Records and images...). Let's sort it out by using a guiding principle: Identify the Nature of the Document