What is a citation?
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
- author's name,
- title of the book, article or website,
- name of the magazine or journal,
- date published or updated
- if the information was found in print or online
Using citations gives credit to an author or creator for their research, writings and ideas.
Selleck, Caity. "The Citation." Vimeo. 9 Apr. 2014.
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 |