Increasingly information is being published only in electronic formats, and questions about how to cite these sources in academic papers have become frequent at library reference desks. Although a definitive standard for the citation of these resources has yet to emerge, there are now several printed guides and Internet sites which can provide guidance. This guide provides references to these sources. This guide is written for students at the University of Alberta and is not meant to be definitive.
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Examples Based on APA Style Citation Examples Based on Chicago Style Style Guides on the Internet Style Guides in Print in the University of Alberta Libraries 1. As more information becomes available on the Internet and in electronic form, some standardization of citation formats is necessary in order to provide accurate references to authorship and to facilitate access to the sources. The style authorities have various approaches to the citation of electronic sources and, in general, there is little agreement among them. The standard is also supported by the Chicago Manual of Style . For Web sources, include a URL that points to the entry page of the database.