How to Make a Bibliography of Website

You should include websites in your bibliographies if you use them to glean information.

Because so much research is now done on the Internet, it is often necessary to include one or more Web references in a bibliography. Although there are some similarities in the way that you should refer to a website to the way that that you would refer to a printed publication, there are also some distinct differences. In some instances, the way that you cite a Web page depends on the amount of information the website includes about itself.

Instructions

1. Include the name of the author of the page you reference in your document with the last name first. For example: "Willis, Nancy." (Do not include the quotations.)

2. Write the name of the section or article you read. For example: "Highways are More Dangerous than Ever." (Do include the quotations this time.)

3. Indent five spaces on the next line and type the name of the website operator. For example: "Newsweek." (Do not include the quotations, but do italicize this text.)

4. Include the date associated with the content or article if listed on the page. Also include the date on which you read the content. For example: "12 Apr. 2008. Web. 20 June 2009." (Do not include the quotations.)

5. Create a third line to the bibliography entry and include the full URL of the page.

References

• Virtual Salt: Citing Web Sources
• A Research Guide: How to Write a Bibliography

Resources

• Purdue: Basic Rules of Reference Lists