As this note suggests, there is already a stylebook out on how to cite
material from the Net.
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Subject: Citations - The Definitive word
Anita Cohen-Williams; Reference Services; Hayden Library
Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287-1006
PHONE: (602) 965-4579 FAX: (602) 965-9169
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Subject: Citations - The Definitive word
From ELECTRONIC STYLE: A GUIDE TO CITING ELECTRONIC INFORMATION by Xia Li
and Nancy B. Crane (Westport: Meckler, 1993), pp.49-50:
Cite a Message: Basic form
Author of message (year, month, day). Subject of message. Electronic
Conference or BBS [Online]. Available email: LISTSERV@email address.
Example:
Hurst, J.A. (1992, September 10). International finance questions. Business
Libraries Discussion List [Online]. Avaiable e-mail:
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Capitalize the names of discussion groups, and lists as they are proper
names. [Also, put the name of the discussion list in italics (I can't
reproduce that here).]
Cite a discussion or Conference: One Topic, Several Discussants
Basic form
Author of message. (year, month, day). Topic of discussion [Discussion].
LISTSERV [Online]. Available e-mail: LISTSERV@e-mail address.
Example:
CHRISTIN. (1992, September 22). HRAF/Librarian spouses [Discussion].
General Anthropology Bulletin Board [Online]. Available e-mail:
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[If author's name is not available, use the author's login name in
uppercase letters.]
The book does not have anything on WWW as the technology was not yet
widely available when this edition came out. I strongly advise people to get a
copy of this book.
Anita Cohen-Williams; Reference Services; Hayden Library
Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287-1006
PHONE: (602) 965-4579 FAX: (602) 965-9169
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