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There are several accepted ways to cite online materials in a bibliography or works-cited page. Many history teachers prefer students use The Chicago Manual of Style (15th ed, Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2003). Ask your teacher or professor which style he or she prefers you use in your research paper. The following is based on the Chicago style, as described on the Web site Research and Documentation Online, maintained by Diana Hacker and presented by Bedford/St. Martin's Press.
To cite information found on a Museum Web page, provide as much of the following as you can identify:
- Web page author
- Title of Web page (or short work)
- Title of the site
- Sponsor of the site
- Exact URL of the site.
Unless an author's name is listed for a particular page, treat the Museum as the author and leave the "site sponsor" empty. Some citation guidelines advise including the date you accessed a Web source, particularly if the cited material is time-sensitive.
Using this format, a sample citation for this article from the Holocaust Encyclopedia would be as follows:
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. "The Holocaust." Holocaust Encyclopedia. http://www.ushmm.org/wlc/en/index.php?ModuleId=10005143 (accessed September 8, 2006).
Here is a sample citation for information found on the Library's Frequently-Asked Questions page:
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. "Frequently-Asked Questions: What is the origin of the word 'Holocaust'?" http://www.ushmm.org/research/library/faq/details.php?topic=01#02 (accessed September 8, 2006).
In addition to the Chicago Manual of Style, other common style guides include:
- Gibaldi, Joseph. MLA Style Manual and Guide to Scholarly Publishing. New York: The Modern Language Association of America, 1998.
- Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, 5th ed. Washington: APA, 2001
Citation styles continue to evolve. Be certain you are using the most recent edition of your particular guide, or the edition preferred by your teacher. Ask your teacher or local librarian for assistance in determining which style to use. Information about citing sources using these styles can be obtained at the Research and Documentation Online site.
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