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When citing a website, take note of the author, title, the publisher, publication date, and the date you accessed the site.
For each type of source in this guide, both the general form and a specific example will be provided.
The following format will be used:
In-text Citation - entry that appears in the body of your paper.
References - entry that appears at the end of your paper
General Format
In-Text Citation (Paraphrase):
(Author Surname OR Screen name, Year)
In-Text Citation (Quotation):
(Author Surname OR Screen name, Year)
References:
Author Surname, First Initial. Second Initial. OR Author screen name {as it appears on the
blog}. Year, Month Day {of post}). Title of specific post [Web log post]. URL of specific post
NOTE: When using the original blog post use this format:
[Web log post].
If it is a reply or comment to the original post, use this format:
[Web log comment].
Example
In-Text Citation (Paraphrase):
(Hughes, 2011)
In-Text Citation (Quotation):
(Hughes, 2011)
References:
Hughes. (2011, June 19). Will parliament reform convert the process? [Web log post].
http://politicalviews.com/reform/2011/06/reform_parliment.php
The Online Writing Lab at Purdue University offers an online resource which can be used in some cases. However, it does not include everything required for citing sources in one place.
The APA citation style does not cover Canadian government sources, and has only a limited section on American government resources.
Please refer to the staff at the Library Reference Desk for clarification when citing Canadian government sources.