Citing Electronic Information

Citing Electronic Information
Style Sheet

At present, no standard of citation for electronic information exists. This style sheet, compiled from the works cited suggests the following examples:

FTP (File Transfer Protocol): To cite files available for downloading via ftp, give the author's name (if known), the full title of the paper in quotation marks, and the address of the ftp site along with the full path to find the a paper, and the date of access. Example:

Buckman, Amy. "Approaches to Managing Deviant Behavior in Virtual Communities." ftp.media.edu pub/asb/papers deviance-chi94 (4 Dec. 1994).

WWW Sites (World Wide Web) (Available via Lynx, Netscape, Mosaic and other Web Browsers): To site files available for viewing/downloading via the World Wide Web, give the author's name (if known), the full title of the work in quotation marks, the title of the complete work if applicable in italics, the full http address, and the date of your visit. Example:

Burka, Lauren P. "Hypertext History of Multi-User Dimensions." MUD History. http://www.ccs.neu.edu.home/lpb/mud-history.html (5 Dec. 1994).

TELNET Sites (Sites and files available via the telnet protocol): List the author's name (if known), the title of the work (if shown) in quotation marks, the title of the all work if applicable in italics, and the complete telnet address, along with directions to access the publications, along with the date of visit. Example:

Gomes, Lee. "Xerox's On-Line Neighborhood: A Great Place to Visit." Mercury News 3 May 1992. telnet lambda.parc.xerox.com 8888@go #50827, press 13 (5 Dec. 1994)

GOPHER Sites (Information available via gopher search protocols): For information found using gopher search protocols, list the author's name, the title of the paper in quotation marks, any print publication information, and the gopher search path followed to access the information, including the date that the file was accessed. Example:

Quittner, Joshua. "Far Out: Welcome to Their World Built of MUD." Published in Newsday, 7 Nov. 1993. gopher/University of Koeln/About MUDs, MOOs and MUSEs in Education/Selected Papers /newsday (5 Dec. 1994)

E-MAIL, LISTSERV, and NEWSLIST Citations: Give the author's name (if known), the subject line from the posting in quotation marks, and the address of the listserv or newslist, along with the date. For personal e-mail listings, the address may be omitted. Examples:

Bruckman, Amy S. "MOOSE Crossing Proposal." mediamooo@media.mit.edu (20 Dec. 1994).

Seabrook, Richard. "Community and Progress." cybermind@jefferson.village.va.edu (22 Jan. 1994).

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