A citation is all the information about a given source organized according to a standard format or citation style guide.
MLA, APA and Chicago Style are used in classes at Oakton College.
Citations include information such as
Using citations gives credit to an author or creator for their research, writings and ideas.
A citation is reliable way to lead your reader back to the materials you used in your research.
A citation gives credit to an author for their research, writings and ideas.
When you use citations you are
What do I include in a citation for an internet source?
MLA requires as much of the following information as possible: Author's name Title of the work Title of the website Name of the website sponsor Date of the most recent update Web (to show this is not a print source) Date of access (or the date you looked at the website) |
APA requires as much of the following information as possible: Author's name Date of publication or update Title of the source URL ("Retrieved from" followed by the url) or DOI - Digital Object Identifier - for online newspaper, magazine or journal articles. |
CMS or Chicago Manual of Style requires as much of the following information as possible: Author's name Title of the work Title of the source Date of publication or update URL |