Citation order:
Author
Title
[CD-ROM]
Journal information (journal title in italics)
Abstract/Index entry from: give information sufficient for retrieval of the abstract/index entry from the database

Example:

Green, P.S. Fashion colonialism: French export "Marie Claire" makes in-roads [CD-ROM]. Advertising Age, 23 October 1989. Abstract from: ABI/INFORM Item: 89-41770

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Citing a journal/newspaper article from a full-text CD-ROM database

Citation order:
Author
Title of article (not in italics)
Journal/Newspaper title (in italics)
[CD-ROM]
Volume, date paging

Example:

Lascelles, D. Oil's troubled waters. Financial Times [CD-ROM], 11 January 1995, p.18.

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Electronic Mail: E-mail correspondence

Citation order:
Author
Date of message (in round brackets)
Subject of the message (in italics)
e-mail to recipient's name (in square brackets)
[Online]
Available e-mail: recipient's e-mail address

Example:

Corliss, B. (16 September 1992). News from Seattle [e-mail to T. Wright], [Online]. Available e-mail: WRIGHT@UVMVM.UVM.EDU

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Citing a journal article from e-mail

Citation order:
Author
Title (not underlined/italicised)
Journal title (underlined or use italics)
Type of medium (in square brackets)
Volume (issue), date and paging (if given)
Available e-mail: e-mail address

Example:

Sloan, B. Linking OPACS: policy issues and considerations. MeckJournal: an Electronic Monthly from Meckler Publishing [Online], 2(3), March 1992.Available e-mail:
pihl@nisc.junc.net

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Electronic Conferences (Interest Groups) and Bulletin Boards - Citing a message

Citation order:
Author of message
Date of message (in round brackets)
Subject of the message
Electronic conference or Bulletin Board (underline or use italics)
[Online]
Available e-mail: e-mail address

Example:

Peters, W.R. (11 August 1995). International finance questions. Business Libraries Discussion List [Online]. Available e-mail: BUSLIB-L@IDBSU.BITNET

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Citing Usenet messages (discussion groups)

Citation order:
Author
Date (in round brackets)
Subject (underline or use italics)
[Discussion]
[Online]
Available e-mail: USENET Newsgroup: name of the group

Example:

Tranholm, S. (8 January 1993). 2001: a space odyssey [Discussion], [Online]. Available e-mail: USENET Newsgroup: alt. cult-movies

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Citing individual works/pages - World Wide Web

The World Wide Web is based on hypertext documents (using http - HyperText Transport Protocol), and is structured by links between pages of these documents. To link its data it uses Uniform Resource Locators, or URLs which are used to cite material on the web.

Citation order:
Title (in italics)
URL: http: // internet address /remote path

Examples:

PC Magazine. URL: http: // www.ziff.com/~pcmag/

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