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Internet sources

Please note that the information presented under this tab concerns the electronic retrieval aspects of formulating a citation.  For guidance on correctly citing bibliographic information (such as author names, publication dates, journal titles, etc), please see the articles tab above.

 

Article from a Web page:
Ostro, A. (2009, Oct. 8). Twitter is frozen in time. Mashable. 
     http://mashable.com/2009/10/08/twitter-is-frozen-in-time/

Article from a Web page, no author:
Globalization and clothes. (2006). http://unpac.ca/economy/g_clothes.html

Article from a Web page, no date:
Dvoretsky, D.P. (n.d.). History: Pavlov Institute of Physiology of the Russian Academy of Sciences.
     http://www.infran.ru/history_eng.html

Online newspaper article:
Zernike, K. (2020, May 31). Why major sports might risk comebacks during the pandemic.  The New York Times.
     https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/31/sports/coronavirus-sports-comeback-reopening.html

Audio podcast episode:
Hawley, S. (Host). (2019, August 21). Mental health: Language matters [Audio podcast episode]. In MPHTC Podcast.
     https://anchor.fm/hannah-shultz/episodes/Mental-Health-Language-Matters-e4uq78

Blog posting:
Shultz, H. (2020, May 7). MPHTC student integral to county COVID-19 response. MPHTC Blog.
     http://www.mphtc.org/mphtc-student-integral-to-county-covid-19-response/

Social media posting:

Center for Disease Control. (2020, June 1). The COVID-19 outbreak may be stressful for people. Get tips for managing stress here

  [video] [status update]. Facebook. https://www.facebook.com/CDC/posts/10158009325656026

  • Status updates are indicated by typing [status update] in brackets.  When citing a tweet from Twitter, write [Tweet].  If an image, link, infographic, or video accompanies the update, include [image attached], [Thumbnail with link attached], [infographic], or [video].
  • This form of citation can be applied to Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Tumblr, or other social media services.

Wiki, no date:
Psychometric assessment. (n.d.). In Psychology Wiki.
     http://psychology.wikia.com/wiki/Psychometric_assessment 

Video/Movie online:
Norton, R. (2006, November 4). How to train a cat to operate a light switch [Video]. YouTube
     http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vja83KLQXZs

Recorded webinar, group author, author the same as the publisher:

Pace University Library. (2013, January 24). Searching the literature: From clinical scenarios to best evidence. [Webinar].
     https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O4bKm5QLe9Y

PowerPoint slides:

Maxson, B. K., & Garcia, M. (2020, April 29). Engaging users through accessible and pedagogical guides [PowerPoint slides].
     Scholar's Bank. https://scholarsbank.uoregon.edu/xmlui/handle/1794/25340

 

Based upon the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, 7th edition, sections 10.01, 10.03, 10.13, 10/.14, and 10.16.

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