How to Study

Citing Online Information
Because students are increasingly using online sources, the Modern
Language Association (MLA) and American Psychological Association
(APA), which publish style guides for research papers, have integrated
electronic citations into their latest editions.
The MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers by Joseph Gibaldi
(for high school and undergraduate college students) is now available
in a seventh edition (2009). The MLA Style Manual and Guide to
Scholarly Publishing, 3rd Ed. (2008), also by Gibaldi, is for graduate
students, scholars, and professional writers. The Publication Manual
of the APA, 6th Ed. (2009) is not available for free online, but detailed
examples can be found at a number of addresses.
Another good source to consult is Research and Documentation in 
the Electronic Age by Diana Hacker (Bedford/St. Martins, 2004),
which details citations using both styles.
Here is a sample online citation:
Furfaro, John P. and Maury B. Josephson. “Reasonable
Accommodation to Disability Act.” New York Law Journal.
http://homepages.go.com/~atlanticcity/040299 c4.htm 
(2 April 1999)
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Sample Bibliography Card for a Book
1
315.6
Main Reading Room
Spechler, Jay W.
Reasonable Accommodation: Profitable Compliance 
with the Americans with Disabilities Act
(see esp. pp. 54–61)
Computer Card Catalog
College Library
Sample Bibliography Card for a Magazine Article
2
www.timeinc.com/pub/2003/index.html
Smolowe, Jill
“Noble Aims, Mixed Results”
Time
(July 31, 2003; pp. 54–55)
Sample Bibliography Card for a Newspaper Article
3
www.nytimes/index/404/5.html
Wade, Betsy
“Disabled Access to Inns at Issue”
The New York Times
(April 14, 2004, section 5, page 4)

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