Citing sources

Copy notes on proper citing of sources:

The basic elements of an Internet citation are as follows:
Author's Last name, First name. "Title of Document." Page or site name. Document date. Protocol and Internet address (Date of access).

Example:
Frank, Peter. "Yoko Ono As An Artist." The Fluxus Home Page. 1997. http://www.artcommotion.com/Issue2/VisualArts/#Fluxus (1 Aug. 2000).

An Article in a Newspaper or Magazine
Author(s). "Title of Article." Title of Periodical Day Month Year: pages.

A Part of a Book
Book parts include an essay in an edited collection or anthology, or a chapter of a book. The basic form is:

Lastname, First name. "Title of Essay." Title of Collection. Ed. Editor's Name(s). Place of Publication: Publisher, Year. Pages.

For more on properly citing sources seeThe Owl at Purdue website.


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