APA
for Electronic Sources
Citing electronic sources is continuously evolving. Be advised that the goal of referencing online information is the same as for other types, to credit the author and to help your reader find the material.

Reference entry for an online document:

• Author(s).
  same as print and followed by a period
• (Date in parentheses).
  followed by a period and a space
• Main title of work italicized.
  followed by a period and space
• The word “Retrieved” month day comma, year, (that you took the info. from the internet)
  followed by a comma
• The word “from”
• The <url>.
  followed by a period.
  
  If you retrieved the info. from a database you must include the name of that database after the word “from” period. There is no <url> following)
  
  Example of an online encyclopedia, no author:
  Elk. (2003). Encyclopedia Britannica Online. Retrieved May 16, 2004, from
         <http://search.eb.com/>.
  
  Example of an online subscription database:
  Ries, M. (2002, Winter). Andre Masson: Surrealism and his discontents. Art Journal 61, 4-86. Retrieved May 20, 2004, from Academic ASAP, Gale Group database.
  
  More examples of both in-text and reference citations are available in the College Learning Centers.

For online references see:
APA Style.org Electronic References
http://www.apastyle.org/elecref.html
© 2003 American Psychological Association

For unusual electronic entry citations check the following:
The latest publication manual for the American Psychological Association. A copy of this can be found in CCC's library.