Web documents and sites

Author and date known, No author given

As with any published reference, the goals of a citation to online material are to credit the author and to enable the reader to find the material.

When citing Internet sources, observe the following guidelines:

Follow previous sections for format of author, date, and title elements.
The date element should indicate the year of publication or, if the source undergoes regular revision, the most recent update.
Direct readers as closely as possible to the information being cited; whenever possible, reference specific documents rather than home or menu pages.
Include retrieval dates where the source material is likely to change over time.
Provide addresses that work where possible.

When citing entire websites, it is sufficient to give the address of the site in the text only (e.g. Comprehensive information about the College can be found at http://www.hsmc.edu.hk, or, the Hang Seng Management College website (http://www.hsmc.edu.hk) gives comprehensive information). Specific information from a site, or parts of a site, needs to be cited as follows:

Type

Examples

Author and date known

General form (include a retrieval date if the source material is likely to change over time) - Do NOT copy the use of bold text!

Author, A. A. (year). Title of work. Retrieved month day,

year, from source.

Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. (2011).

Australia's health 2004. Retrieved from http://www.aihw.

gov.au/publications/index.cfm/title/10014

Allen, D. (2004). Dealing with your meeting notes. Retrieved

from http://www.effectivemeetings.com/meetingbasics/

notes.asp

American Psychological Association. (2008). HIV Office on

Psychology Education (HOPE). Retrieved June 24, 2008,

from http://www.apa.org/pi/aids/hope.html

No author given

General form - Do NOT copy the use of bold text!

Title of work. (year). Retrieved month day, year, from source.

Psychological perspectives. (n.d.). Retrieved June 2,

2001, from http://www.onl.org.jp/horo~3/htm