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Anonymous Posted 12 years ago
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Citation Style? Quotation From Website
I'd like to offer automatic citations for quotes found on a website. However, there doesn't appear to be any specific reference to how exactly they should be formatted.
Let's say, for example, that we're citing this quote (http://www.quotery.com/one-of-the-greatest-things-a-father-can-do-for/). Should the author of the quote be listed?
APA does provide guidelines for online encyclopedias. If I were to go off of that, then I'd imagine simply using "Quote" or "Quotation" at the beginning would be satisfactory.
Below are a couple of possible APA formats that I came up with. Would any (or all) of these be considered accurate and acceptable?
Using author:
Hunter, H. (n.d.). Quotery. Retrieved December, 21, 2013, from www.quotery.com/one-of-the-greatest-things-a-father-can-do-for/
Using entry name:
Quotation. (n.d.). Quotery. Retrieved December, 21, 2013, from www.quotery.com/one-of-the-greatest-things-a-father-can-do-for/
Using ".com" in the beginning.
Hunter, H. (n.d.). Quotery.com. Retrieved December, 21, 2013, from www.quotery.com/one-of-the-greatest-things-a-father-can-do-for/
Using website name before the url at the end:
Hunter, H. (n.d.). Quotery. Retrieved December, 21, 2013, from Quotery.com website: www.quotery.com/one-of-the-greatest-things-a-father-can-do-for/
Let's say, for example, that we're citing this quote (http://www.quotery.com/one-of-the-greatest-things-a-father-can-do-for/). Should the author of the quote be listed?
APA does provide guidelines for online encyclopedias. If I were to go off of that, then I'd imagine simply using "Quote" or "Quotation" at the beginning would be satisfactory.
Below are a couple of possible APA formats that I came up with. Would any (or all) of these be considered accurate and acceptable?
Using author:
Hunter, H. (n.d.). Quotery. Retrieved December, 21, 2013, from www.quotery.com/one-of-the-greatest-things-a-father-can-do-for/
Using entry name:
Quotation. (n.d.). Quotery. Retrieved December, 21, 2013, from www.quotery.com/one-of-the-greatest-things-a-father-can-do-for/
Using ".com" in the beginning.
Hunter, H. (n.d.). Quotery.com. Retrieved December, 21, 2013, from www.quotery.com/one-of-the-greatest-things-a-father-can-do-for/
Using website name before the url at the end:
Hunter, H. (n.d.). Quotery. Retrieved December, 21, 2013, from Quotery.com website: www.quotery.com/one-of-the-greatest-things-a-father-can-do-for/
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Anonymous However, there doesn't appear to be any specific reference to how exactly they should be formatted. That's right. Different style guides, different publishers, and different fields have different guidelines.
- Anonymous However, there doesn't appear to be any specific reference to how exactly they should be formatted.
- That's right.
- Different style guides, different publishers, and different fields have different guidelines.
- Anonymous Should the author of the quote be listed?
- Somewhere, always.
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Anonymous However, there doesn't appear to be any specific reference to how exactly they should be formatted.That's right. Different style guides, different publishers, and different fields have different guidelines.
AnonymousShould the author of the quote be listed?Somewhere, always. If not juxtaposed to the quote, then
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