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Author’s Last Name, First Initial(s). (Date). Title of article. Name of Website. URL.
Barden, B. (2020, March 14). The actor who was really stabbed on stage. BBC News. https://www.bbc.com/news/stories-51878964
Group Author Name. (Date). Title. URL
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2019, October 11). Foods that can cause food poisoning. https://www.cdc.gov/foodsafety/foods-linked-illness.html
Do not create references or in-text citations for whole websites. To mention a website in general, provide the name of the website in the text and include the URL in parentheses.
The team utilized PubMed for their research project (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/).
Artist’s Last Name, First Initial(s). (Date). Title [Description]. Source, Location. URL
Shaunessy, M.R. (n.d.) Babi Yar [photograph]. Creative Commons. https://ccsearch.creativecommons.org/photos/104d40e9-c2e3-4274-bed7-d71103f64126
[Title][Description]. (Date). Source, Location. URL
[Maimonides teaches about the 'measure of men'][Manuscript illumination]. (1347). Wikimedia Commons. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Measure_of_men.jpg
Author’s Last Name, First Initial(s). (Date). Title [Video]. URL
Braxman, R. (2019, February 26). What is the best browser for internet privacy? [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fZTXGUjHTJc
Name of agency. (Date). Title. URL
National Endowment for the Arts. (2020). How do we read? Let’s count the ways: Comparing digital, audio, and print-only readers. https://www.arts.gov/sites/default/files/How%20Do%20We%20Read%20report%202020.pdf
Company Name. (Date). Report name. URL
General Motors. (2020). Form 10-K. https://investor.gm.com/static-files/6e1cc515-418e-4c5b-9526-f8ea41e02aef
Author. (Date). Title of entry. In Name of reference work. URL
Merriam-Webster. (n.d.). Cat. In Merriam-Webster.com dictionary. Retrieved March 31, 2020, from https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cat
Title. (Date). In Wikipedia. URL
List of breweries in Michigan. (2020, February 23). In Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_breweries_in_Michigan
Last name, First initial. [username]. (Date). Title [Online forum post]. Name of Website. URL
Carter, L. [OfficialLyndaCarter]. (2020, November 18). I'm Lynda Carter, Wonder Woman actress & singer. Ask me anything! [Online forum post]. Reddit. https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/jwjaq4/im_lynda_carter_wonder_woman_actress_singer_ask/
username. (Date). Title [Online forum post]. Name of Website. URL
u/carbonclasssix. (2020, December 2). Seeing depression in the pupil; study proves correlation [Online forum post]. Reddit. https://www.reddit.com/r/science/comments/k5azru/seeing_depression_in_the_pupil_study_proves/
Last name, First initial. [username]. (Date). Text of comment up to 20 words [Comment on the online forum Title of forum]. Name of Website. URL
Carter, L. [OfficialLyndaCarter]. (2020, November 18). I have quite a collection of memorabilia! I have the original costume, bracelets, boots, everything. The costume was actually on [Comment on the online forum post I'm Lynda Carter, Wonder Woman actress & singer. Ask me anything!]. Reddit. https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/jwjaq4/im_lynda_carter_wonder_woman_actress_singer_ask/gcqi5jz/?utm_source=reddit&utm_medium=web2x&context=3
username. (Date). Text of comment up to 20 words [Comment on the online forum Title of forum]. Name of Website. URL
sovereignbiopolitic. (2020, November 18). How can people support biodiversity and/or reforestation in their daily life? [Comment on the online forum post I am an ecologist exploring the role forests play in tackling climate change. Ask me anything!]. Reddit. https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/jwhvgc/i_am_an_ecologist_exploring_the_role_forests_play/gcqel1f/?utm_source=reddit&utm_medium=web2x&context=3
Individual or Group Author. (date). Title of document or report. Advertising Age. http://www.adage.com
Advertising Age Datacenter. (2018, August 7). Hispanic fact pack 2018. Advertising Age. http://www.adage.com
Example 1: (Advertising Age Datacenter, 2018)
Name of Company [Company Profile]. (date). Business Insights: Global. Retrieved retrieval date, from URL of database homepage
General Motors Co. [Company Report]. (2020). Business Insights Global. Retrieved June 2, 2020, from https://www.gale.com/c/business-insights-global
Example: (“General Motors Co.,” 2020)
Name of chart: List of companies, countries, or industries [Comparison Chart]. (date). Business Insights Global. Retrieved retrieval date, from URL of database homepage
Revenue by company: General Motors Co and Ford Motor Co. [Comparison Chart]. (2020). Business Insights Global. Retrieved June 2, 2020, from https://www.gale.com/c/business-insights-global
Example: (“Revenue by Company,” 2020)
NAICS code [Industry Data]. (date). RMA eStatement Studies. Retrieved retrieval date, from URL of database homepage
3238320 - Painting and Wall Covering Contractors [Industry Data]. (2019). RMA eStatement Studies. Retrieved June 3, 2020, from https://www.rmahq.org/estatement-studies/
Example: (3238320 - Painting and Wall Covering Contractors, 2019)
Name of report: Name of geographic region(s) [Explanatory Note]. (date). Gale Business: Demographics Now. Retrieved retrieval date, from URL of database homepage
Business comparison: 48906 Lansing, 48910 Lansing, 48911 Lansing, 48912 Lansing, 48915 Lansing, 48917 Lansing, 48933 Lansing [Demographic Data]. (2019). Gale Business: Demographics Now. Retrieved June 2, 2020, from https://www.gale.com/c/business-demographicsnow
Example: (“Business Comparison,” 2019)
Name of topic [Topic Overview]. (Publication Year). Name of Database. URL of database homepage
Author’s last name, First initial(s). (Publication Year). Name of topic [Topic Overview]. Name of Database. URL of database homepage
Cyberbullying [Topic Overview]. (2020). Gale In Context: Global Issues. https://www.gale.com/c/in-context-global-issues
Lerner, K. L. (2019). Designer babies [Topic Overview]. Gale In Context: Science. https://www.gale.com/c/in-context-science
Example 1: (Cyberbullying,
2020)
Example 2: (Lerner, 2019)
Report Author. (date). Report title (Report number). IBISWorld. URL of database homepage
Fernandez, C. (2020, March). Paint manufacturing in the US (US Industry Report 32551). IBISWorld. https://my.ibisworld.com/
Example: (Fernandez, 2020)
Name of Report [Explanatory Note]. (Year of Publication). Dun & Bradstreet Key Business Ratios. URL of database homepage
SIC: 10-metal mining [Industry Report]. (2018). Dun & Bradstreet Key Business Ratios. https://www.mergentkbr.com/
Example 1: (SIC: 10-Metal Mining,
2018)
Name of Company [Company Report]. (date). Mergent Online or Mergent Intellect. Retrieved retrieval date, from URL of database homepage.
Steelcase Inc. [Company Report]. (2020). Mergent Online. Retrieved June 4, 2020, from https://www.mergentonline.com/login.php
Example: (Steelcase Inc.,
2020)
Analyst’s last name, First initial. (Publication date). Title of report [Industry Report]. Mintel. URL of database homepage
Failla, J. (2019, July). Coffee – US [Industry Report]. Mintel. https://www.mintel.com/
Example: (Failla, 2019)
Author. (Date). Title [Data or Table]. Sports Market Analytics. Retrieved Retrieval date from URL of database homepage
National Sporting Goods Association. (n.d.). Youth sports: Ages 7-17 as % of participants, by sport [Data]. Sports Market Analytics. Retrieved August 12, 2020 from https://www.sportsmarketanalytics.com/home.aspx
(National Sporting Goods Association, n.d.)
Title. (Date). Name of Article Series. URL of database homepage
Nike employees march at headquarters for women’s rights. (2019, December 10). SGB Update. https://www.sportsmarketanalytics.com/home.aspx
(Nike Employees,
2019)
Most articles in SMA do not have authors listed. When that happens, the title goes in the Author position.
Name of report [Explanatory Note if necessary]. (date). Standard & Poor’s NetAdvantage. Retrieved retrieval date, from S&P NetAdvantage database.
Herman Miller, Inc. (NasdaqGS:MLHR) public company profile. (2020). Standard & Poor’s NetAdvantage. Retrieved June 4, 2020, from https://www.capitaliq.com/CIQDotNet/my/dashboard.aspx
Example: (Herman Miller, Inc.,
2020)
See Journal Articles with DOI if your article includes a doi.
Author. (Date). Title [Video]. Source. URL
Tompkins, K. (2020, April). Let’s make the world wild again [Video]. TED Conferences. https://www.ted.com/talks/kristine_tompkins_let_s_make_the_world_wild_again
TED. (2016, April 6). Tim Urban: Inside the mind of a master procrastinator [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=arj7oStGLkU
Author. (Date). Title. Name of Site. URL
Tucker, N. (2020, July 21). Can I copyright this? Library of Congress Blog. https://blogs.loc.gov/loc/2020/07/can-i-copyright-this/
Author. (Date). Name of webinar [Webinar]. Name of Organization. URL
Dale, L. & Fink, M. (2020, May 5). Data for decision making [Webinar]. Infopeople. https://infopeople.org/civicrm/event/info?reset=1&id=895
Names of Executive Producers (Executive Producers). (Year range of show). Title [TV Series]. Production Company(s).
Schur, M., Miner, D., Sackett, M. & Goddard, D. (Executive Producers). (2016-2020). The good place [TV Series]. Fremulon; 3 Arts Entertainment; Universal Television.
Note: If the series is still airing, use present in place of the second year in the range. Separate the names of production companies with a semicolon.
Contributor names (Roles in parentheses). (Date of episode). Title of episode (Season number, Episode number) [TV series episode]. In First Initial(s). Last Name(s) (Executive Producer), Title of Series. Production Company or Companies.
Schur, M. (Writer), & Goddard, D. (Director). (2016, September 19). Pilot (Season 1, Episode 1) [TV series episode]. In M. Schur, D. Miner, M. Sackett, & D. Goddard (Executive Producers), The good place. Fremulon; 3 Arts Entertainment; Universal Television.
Note: Format the names of executive producers the same way you would format the editors of a book. Separate the names of production companies with a semicolon.
Author. (Date). [Description of map]. Retrieved date from url
Google. (n.d.). [Google Maps directions for driving between the Davenport University Grand Rapids and Lansing campuses]. Retrieved April 30, 2020 from https://goo.gl/maps/sQv9FU1EXB54Rbv18
Author. (Date). Title [Map]. Publisher. URL
Potter Park Zoo. (n.d.). Potter Park Zoo [Map]. https://potterparkzoo.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/PPZ-2019-Map.pdf