Quick Guide net. This guide shows the elements commonly used when creating bibliographic references for Internet sources. It is a research aid, not a definitive source on citation format. See the style manuals listed at the end of this guide for further information. General Rules Provide sufficient information to allow a reader to locate the source you are citing.
Web documents share many elements found in print sources.
The citation for a Web document often follows a format similar to that for print, with some information omitted and some added. When you cannot find some elements of information about a source, cite what is available. For example, publication dates may not be provided for some online information sources. If the work originally had a print existence, it may be necesssary to give the date of the original print publication. Always include the date that you accessed the source.