Anyone know anything about bibliographies?

Question

When writing a bibliography, if a website doesn't present the name of the author or other information you're supposed to include, do you leave that information out?

And also, if one line doesn't fit all on one line, where are you supposed to cut it off and start the next line?

And one more thing: is the date accessed the day YOU accessed the website, or the day the website was last accessed and updated?

TEN POINTS FOR BEST ANSWER!!

Answer 1

You should at least try to find it if not on that page then somewhere else on the website. If it's totally left out, its ok to leave it out because it is the website you are quoting. (But you should be careful about quoting "reliable" websites when it is a question of facts.)
From Columbia Guide to Online Style:
"Parenthetical or in-text references to print publications usually include the author's last name and the page number of the reference (humanities styles) or the author's last name, the date of publication, and the page number of the reference (scientific styles). Often, for electronic sources, some or all of these elements may be missing. Thus, parenthetical references to electronic sources may include only an author's last name or, if no author's name is available, the title or file name, and, for scientific styles, the date of publication or the date of access if no publication date is available. "
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Line breaks:
If possible, it is considered best to break a long URL at the slashes, if any. Otherwise just where it fits in the page.
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Date accessed is date YOU access it.

Good luck!

Answer 2

Yes, If the website doesn't have the required information just omit it from your bibliography. If you're afraid you don't have enough information included the URL. If you can't fit it all on one line you should start a new line AND a new section. In other words don't put part of the publication information on one line and part on the next. Also, yes the "date accessed" is the date you accessed the site. Hope this helps. For more information go to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citation

Answer 3

OK, you seem to have about the same problems that I do. If you can't find the info on the website, use the website for your reference. When you get to the end of a line you can split the word, called hyphenating. But there are rules that need to follow when you hyphenate. It usually is acceptable to go as far as you can with complete word, and then start another line. The date that you are asking about should be the date you signed in. I am not to smart, I hope this helps you some. Good luck with your report. Something else I picked up. It is not what you learn, it is the learning process that you learn that is important. Everyone learns a little differently, so you just have to experiment around until you find out what works for you. Once you find out the best learning process for you, there is nothing you can't learn.

Answer 4

Hi! I feel for you and the frustrations! If the website does not provide the info you need for the bibliography format, I was told in my college class (4 years ago) to just omit it.

Do not cut the address off, just copy and paste it, but allow it to wrap itself onto the next line.

Date accessed is the day you did your research and found the info used in your report. This is cruddy because if you waited until last minute to do the project, you are busted!

I hope this helps!

Answer 5

To answer the easier part first, there's no rule about how much goes on what line. Just write to the right margin, indent the next line, and go on. If there's a third line, it's indented the same distance as the second.

I'm no expert on bibliographic citations for websites, but the rule for other kinds os sources is this:

If no author is named, begin with the title and go on as usual. If the publisher or place of publication (for a book) isn't named, indicate it with "n. p.," which can stand for either depending on which side of the colon you put it on. If there's no date given, indicate that fact with "n. d." This site may be helpful, especially for online sources: owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/research/r_mla.h

Answer 6

1. Most websites do not have an author, so yes you can leave it out.

2. If everything does not fit on one line, you press enter, then indent the second line, then type. The only line that won't be indented is the first line, but the rest are.

3.the day you accesed the page

Answer 7

I write in APA format. If there is no author, I think you either state "no author" and just provide the website, or just provide the website. And yes, the date is the date of access. If you need further help, as my answer is quite ambiguous, do a search of the format you are writing in, there are plenty of sites out there to help you. Could you email your professor? Do they even know? Hope this helps!

Answer 8

if a website doesnt present the name of the author or other information, LEAVE IT OUT!
if one line doesnt fit all on one line, enter, and indent after the period or comma.
and the date accessed is the date YOU visited the website.

Answer 9

yes, you are supposed to leave the info out, skip the line closest to a new piece of information (so as not to cut anything off) and you usually put both the date you accessed it and the last update date on

Answer 10

Use the address of the site and any usable links to that site as a footnote in your report. The internet is a great tool for accessing information but teachers often give more credit for knowledge which was obtained from a book because it was harder to find and can be easier to reference for verification.