Can anyone tell me how to refer websites in essays? I looked up some sites on Chicago referencing system but they are incomprehensible.
I need to know whether to make a works cited list or not, and how to included something that I got off of a website in the paper (essay).
Re: Chicago Referencing System
^ depends on wha type of text is being cited and whether author information and published dates are available - e.g. blog sites.
Generally though, in your bibliography/cited references list, it’s something like:
<Insert GroupName/AuthorName>. “<Insert Title of Article / Webpage>”. <Insert Title of Website/Organization Name>. (accessed ).
For the citation in the body of the document itself, you can simply use the name of the groupname/authorname in brackets or the URL of the website if it isn’t too long.
I usually find myself giving the groupname/authorname, with a full reference in the references list, as well as a footnote on the page with the URL. This way, there’s really no ambiguity.
I would also suggest using EndNoteWeb to organize references generically by entering the appropriate information, and formatting your bibliography using any style you wish you use. It helps a lot in writing papers and articles esp. when you need to use different formatting styles like Chicago, Harvard, or APA.
Re: Chicago Referencing System
Oh thanks LC! :) Will look in to EndNoteWeb.