Citing On-line Information

The first published electronic citation guide has become available, according to an article in USA Today (2/7/96); it is entitled Electronic Style: A Guide to Citing Electronic Information (Meckler Media, $15) by Xia Li, a University of Vermont research librarian, and Nancy Crane. Another product of theirs, coming out in March, is The Official Internet World Guide to Electronic Styles: A Handbook to Citing Electronic Information (Meckler Media, $19.99).

This information can now be accessed on-line at this site.

The information covers both MLA and American Psychological Association formats. In all cases, the necessary information to be included is:

• Author
• Title of Home Page, article, or book
• Date accessed (because information is sometimes added or deleted)
• Web site

There are other sources available for on-line documentation, including:

• MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers (fourth edition, MLA, $12.50)
• Kate L. Terabian's A Manual for Writers of Term Papers, Theses, and Dissertations (sixth edition, University of Chicago Press, $12.50)
• Janice Walker's MLA-Style Citations of Electronic Sources, found on the World Wide Web:

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