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Dr. Richard S. Courtney
Kutztown University of Pennsylvania Department of Geography


 

Samples of Electronic Media Citation
(adapted from Harcourt Brace Co.)

Revised 2/7/8

From CD-ROM Database With No Print Version

General format:
 
Author's last, and first name. Year of publication.  "Article Title." Publication Title. Publication medium
  (CD-ROM).  City, and state of CD-ROM publisher: Publisher of CD-ROM.

Example:
 

Courtney, R. 1999. "Site and Situation in Urban Geography."  Fundamentals of Urban Geography.
  CD-ROM.  Reading, PA: Mondo Publishers.
 


From CD-ROM Database With Print Version

General format:
 
Author's last, first name. Date of original publication.  "Article Title." Original Publication:  pages. 
  Title of CD-ROM.  Publication medium (CD-ROM). City, and state of CD-ROM publisher: Publisher of 

CD-ROM.  Electronic publication date.

Example:
 

Courtney, R. 20 April 1999. "Internet, Schminternet!" Newsweek: 20-22.  Infotrac Magazine Index Plus.

CD-ROM. Boston, MA: Information Acces Inc. January 2000.
or if the author is not known,
Newsweek 1999.  "Internet, Schminternet!" 20 April 1999, 20-22.  Infotrac Magazine Index Plus.

CD-ROM. Boston, MA: Information Acces Inc. January 2000.
 


From An Online Database With Print Version

General format for computer networks or services (Internet, WWW, or America Online, Prodigy etc):
 
Author's last, first name. Date of original publication. "Article Title." Original Publication: pages.

Publication medium (online).  Computer network or service.  Date accessed.  Available at source URL.

Example:
 

Courtney, R. 1 January 2000. "The Students are Revolting!"  Capstone: np. Online. World Wide Web.

2 February 2000. Available http://www.capstone.com/jan2k/features/revolt.html.
Note: np indicates that no page numbers were given.


From An Online Database Without Print Version

General format:
 
Author's last, first name. Date accessed. "Article Title. " Publication Title. Publication medium (online).

Computer network or service.  Available at source URL.

Example:
 

Courtney, R. 29 February 2000. "World Cities." Gadget's Encyclopedia of Trivia. Online. Worldnet.com. 

Available http://www.worldnet.com/info/gadget/cities/wcities.html.
or if the author is not known,
Gadget's Encyclopedia of Trivia. 2000. "World Cities." 29 February 2000.  Online. Worldnet.com.  

Available http://www.worldnet.com/info/gadget/cities/wcities.html.
 
Example of a typical web page
General format:
 
Author's last, first name. Date of last revision. "Web Page Title."  Publication medium

(online).  Computer network or service.  Date accessed.  Available at source URL.

Example:
 
Courtney, R. 18 March 2000. Samples of Electronic Media Citation.  Online. World Wide Web.

20 April 2000.  Available http://faculty.kutztown.edu/courtney/emedia.html.

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Page last revised on May 18, 2000