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Brief Citation Guide for Internet Sources in History and the Humanities
Melvin E. Page for H-AFRICA Humanities On-Line and History Department, East Tennessee State University
Suggestions for citations of Internet sources in history and the humanities derived from the essential principles of academic citation in Kate L. Turabian, A Manual for Writers of Term Papers, Theses, and Dissertations, 5th ed. (Chicago, University of Chicago Press, 1987).

Columbia Guide to Online Style
Janice R. Walker and Todd Taylor, Columbia Univ.

A guide to locating, translating, and
using the elements of citation for both a humanities style (i.e., MLA and Chicago) and a scientific style (APA and CBE) for electronically-accessed sources.

Electronic Reference Formats Recommended by the American Psychological Association
American Psychological Association

Using APA style to cite email communications, articles and abstracts from electronic databases, and web sites or pages.

Online! Citation Styles
Andrew Harnack and Eugene Kleppinger

Using MLA, APA, Chicago, or CBE style to site and document internet sources

 

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